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The University of Edinburgh: Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department Edinburgh College of Art
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

The main aim of this programme is to support you in establishing your own definitions and approaches to the diverse and controversial subjects of interior, space and design.

Addressing and questioning current spatial, interior and architectural theory, alongside the development of creative design projects, you will develop the theoretical and design skills needed for you to practice that definition.

We will encourage you to:

  • question, provoke and expand current thinking

  • address key contemporary issues in the field such as equality, diversity, inclusion and sustainability.

  • investigate your own innovative design solutions that address the future of interior, architectural and spatial design.

Around 50 to 60 students from various countries and backgrounds participate in our programme, allowing all to benefit from multiple viewpoints on the subject.

Design projects We use Edinburgh as a focus for our projects, and define interiors in the context of the city. Each year we base the design projects within a particular site, or institution.

You will:

  • explore the design potential of this by proposing new uses for old or redundant spaces within the site or institution

  • engage with a variety of research and analysis methods, to support your iterative design process and theoretical development

  • work on design projects of varying scale and complexity

  • develop your interior practice in a professional context

  • receive support through engagement with relevant industry codes; but at the same time, we encourage you to find innovative and abstract design solutions

  • look at the subject through varying lenses from an urban to a material and detail scale

  • need to have a robust working knowledge of digital and manual drawing skills in both two and three-dimensions to support the creation and presentation of your work

  • engage in art school studio culture and collaborate with colleagues and staff in a studio setting

Self-directed study Working with our experienced staff, we expect you to take charge of the direction of your coursework, and undertake self-directed study utilising the various facilities provided by the University.

On completion of the course, we expect you to produce a reflective body of work summarising your journey and development as a Master of Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design.

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Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 27th in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

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