Undergraduate CUR-BIA170-2023

History of the Interior

Travel back through the artistic and design movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. Be inspired by the Bauhaus design aesthetic, Gordon Matta-Clark’s work and the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Trace their influence through to today’s work.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Prior study

Not required

Start dates

27 Feb 2023
28 Aug 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

identify seminal art, design and philosophical movements and their influences on the development of design disciplines,
analyse and discuss the impact and influences of significant global events on design practice from social, indigenous, technological and economic perspectives,
examine and deconstruct the evolution of key design practitioners' methodologies and communication techniques,
appraise contemporary local, regional and global design thinking and practice to anticipate future challenges and opportunities.

Topics covered

- Bauhaus
- Mies vander Rohe
- Frank Lloyd Wright and Creativity
- Eames and the cold war
- Contemporary Practice
- Pop, plastic and Postmodernism
- Modern Critique

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

CUR-BIA270-Interior Architecture Contexts (No longer available)
CUR-BIA170C-History of the Interior (No longer available)

Additional requirements

Equipment requirements - Webcam, Speakers, Microphone

Description

This subject was previously known as BIA270 Interior Architecture Contexts.

This interdisciplinary subject explores and debates significant art and design movements across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in the broader context of significant world events affecting social, political, technological, and economical developments, including indigenous perspectives. The effects of these movements on the shaping and making of the interior is considered at both local and international levels, in particular by deconstructing key methods and processes of design practice.

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