Interior Architecture

Embark on an exciting journey in interior architecture with our BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture. This course goes beyond our traditional BA (Hons) Interior Design degree. It's a place where creativity meets responsibility to address future urban challenges. This interior architecture course combines architecture, lighting, and performance design. It also includes sculptural installation, retail and experience design, and public urban commissions. Join visionary designers. Get the spatial skills to prepare you for spatial design in urban and domestic contexts, equipping you with the skills to thrive as an interior architect. Whether you're passionate about design in interior spaces or want to focus on innovative interior architecture and design, this course prepares you for a dynamic interior architecture career.

Top-Rated Learning Opportunities: Our design studies ranked first in London for "Learning Opportunities", with an impressive 98% of students highly rating the quality of the "teaching on the course" (NSS 2023). It also received the Interior Educators Award for Collaborative Practice, July 2022, beating 47 other UK and Irish Interior Design courses.
Diverse Specialisations: In this interior architecture course, you can explore event and exhibition design, retail spaces, and new public realms. Learn the strategic approach to materials, atmospheres, and technologies. Design temporary pop-up environments. Focus on material development and multi-sensorial spatial experiences, to cater to clients' needs. Whether you're designing retail environments or public art installations, this course offers comprehensive interior architecture courses that blend creativity with functionality.
Holistic Learning: You will learn about digital and analogue skills. You will also study the historical, critical, and contextual aspects of interior architecture, design, and spatial speculation. With a focus on conceptualisation and narrating human-centred environments, this interior architecture programme fosters the skills you need to succeed as an interior architect.

Year 1: Design Investigation 1 (Core), Design Resolution 1 (Core), Material Integration 1 (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Life 1 (Core), History and Theory 1 (Core), Technical Studies and Representation 1 (Core)

Year 2: Design Investigation 2 (Core), Design Resolution 2 (Core), Material Integration 2 (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Life 2 (Core), History and Theory 2 (Core), Technical Studies and Representation 2 (Core) Optional placement (Optional)

Year 3: Design Investigation 3 (Core), Design Resolution 3 (Core), Material Integration 3 (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Life 3 (Core), Integrated Technology (Core), Research Through Practice (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

You will be provided with feedback throughout the year on their progress during tutorial sessions. All modules are assessed individually against specific criteria, at the end of the academic year. Studio work that is developed throughout the course will be assessed within a design portfolio with supporting studies in the form of a bound report. We can also assess online and multi-media submissions appropriately. There will be no closed-booked examinations in this course. A final assessment takes place at the end of each academic year. Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.