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| Application deadline: | January 15 |
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| Start date: | August 2013 |
| Credits: | 120 ECTS |
| Duration full-time: | 24 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Full-time |
Description
InSpace offers you the possibility of development in the fields of interior architecture and design in relation to external and internal space. The education provides preparation for professional practice and for research and has a firm artistic base.
The work of an interior architect centres on the relationship of human beings to rooms. You will acquire advanced knowledge about the fields of spatiality, furniture, colour and illumination.
The studies involve, from a deeper perspective, the creation of rooms and the design of objects and furniture linked to buildings. The emphasis is on your own processes, approach and ability to communicate and implement ideas. The work of creation and design includes issues of a social, cultural, economic, ecological, aesthetic, industrial and global nature.
The Master's Group sheds light on experience-based knowledge. We encourage the capacity to see beyond the boundary lines of our own discipline and want to foster the desire to apply creative and artistic processes to discover what can be visionary, moving and valuable, irrespective of the expectations of the world around us.
Many of our courses are compulsory, but scope is left to enable you to fulfil your own developmental ambitions in the field. The optional courses provide further opportunities to do so.
Completion of a Bachelor's and Master's program in this subject area qualifies you for professional status as an interior architect according to the requirements laid down by the Swedish Association of Architects. We assume that you already have knowledge and understanding of the tools of architecture and also experience of three dimensional physical modelling.
Contents
The Master´s program at Konstfack functions as an exploratory experimental workshop. Our goal is to lead development in the respective disciplines of arts, crafts and design. This is a program that prepares you for both research and professional careers, and provides you with critical thinking, enabling you to evaluate your own creative work and place it in a meaningful context.
The Master´s program is designed for students with a Bachelor´s degree, a professional degree with a minimum of 180 credits, or an equivalent foreign degree.
Selection is made on artistic grounds and is based upon a portfolio of artwork, a project/thesis proposal or statement of intent. An interview is also conducted for all Master's Groups.
The major part of your program consists of discipline-specific courses and your own work within your Master´s Group. This makes it possible to cultivate a broad knowledge and advanced understanding of your main area of interest, i.e. your chosen field. You will be expected to work independently and to have a clear vision of your own educational goals.
A part of the Master´s program consists of compulsory courses which are the same for all Master´s students. These courses and seminars will introduce you to a wide spectrum of theories and research practices.
Other components of the program are elective courses where you and your advisor jointly decide which courses are required in order to broaden and enrich your education. Electives offered by the different specializations at Konstfack enable further individual specialization. Your degree project comprises at least one semester of work.
Requirements
The Master's program is designed for students with a Bachelor's degree, a professional degree with a minimum of 180 credits, or an equivalent foreign degree. Exceptions to these degree requirements may be made for students who have acquired education by other means.
English language requirements
A good command of spoken and written English is required. The language of instruction is English for all common aspects of the program. Some Master's groups are entirely in English. Swedish applicants are required to have upper-secondary school grades in English B or equivalent. International applicants who obtained degrees from educational institutions where the main language of instruction is not English must submit their TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge ESOL test results.
Applicant assignment 2013/14
PDF file 1: Your own earlier works Maximum ten (10) pages in total.
Name this file by using your last and first name: last name.first name_1.pdf
Drawings, paintings, sculptures (max 5 pages) Present on max 5 pages drawings and/or paintings and/or sculptures you have done. You are free to choose what kind of artistic material you present. At least 3 of them have to be paintings or drawings.
You can choose by yourself, do you present one work on one page, or several ones. We would like to see the creative quality of your work and as well what kind of techniques you use.
Interior architecture, furniture design, design (max 5 pages) Present on max 5 pages your own work in the field of interior architecture, and/or furniture design, and/or design generally.
You are free to choose what type of work you show. You can present photos, drawings, sketches etc.
PDF file 2: Assignments 1 and 2 Maximum ten (10) pages in total.
Name this file by using your last and first name: last name.first name_2.pdf
Work sample 1: Space for a break 48 square metersDesign a space/room for a break. What kind of break have you chosen? Who is taking the break? Where is the break being taken. You have to choose the atmosphere and place.
The space/room should occupy 48 square meters. You can decide on the materials, colours, lighting, furniture and fittings, etc.
You must design a special item of furniture for the space/room for the break.
We want you to show us what design you choose for this space/room, how you create the atmosphere and how you make it function. Show us something about the colours and materials as well as the lighting. Concentrate on the quality of what is inside the space/room The façade and exterior is not as important.
Display your item of furniture both in context and as a separate object. Create a physical model of it and then photograph it. You can choose the scale yourself.
Show at least one (1) drawing of the entire project. Your drawings must be made by hand and may NOT be computer productions.
Otherwise you can choose yourself how you want to communicate with us. You can create an overall model and photograph it, you can make sketches, several drawings and projections. Be informative!
We want to be able see the creative quality of your work in addition to the kinds of techniques you use.
Present your space for a break on a maximum of five (5) PDF pages in A3 format.
Work sample 2: An urban space Find a space in a city that you like. Alter it to make it even better!
Describe the qualities of this space in any way you want to. Say why and how you want to improve the space. How do you set about it? Are you adding spatial objects or altering the materiality of the surfaces, or is something else needed? There are numerous possibilities.
Choose how you communicate the project to us on the basis of what you decide to do with the space a model that you photograph, a photo-montage, drawings, illustrations. What is most informative and inspiring?
We want to be able see the creative quality of your work in addition to the kinds of techniques you use.
Present your urban space on a maximum of five (5) PDF pages in A3 format.
PDF file 3: Project proposal + CVProject proposal: one (1) A4 page, maximum 3000 characters.
Your project proposal must come first in this document, followed by your CV: A4-format.
Name this file by using your last and first name: last name.first name_3.pdf
Technical specifications All material has to be submitted digitally.
You can submit three (3) PDF files.
File format: PDF
File 1 and 2: Print size of the pages has to be A3, portrait or landscape
File 3: Print size of the pages has to be A4, portrait
English Language Requirements
| IELTS band: | 6.5 |
| CAE score: | 75(Grade B) |
| TOEFL paper-based test score: | 575 |
| TOEFL internet-based test score: | 90 |
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