Program Overview and Goals

The undergraduate interior design at ARCHIDES is a challenging course of study for students preparing themselves for a career in a field with enormous possibilities and potential.
Interior Design at ARCHIDES provides a rigorous learning environment- with a strong affiliation with the furniture industry in Tripoli. The interior design program is an architecturally oriented program with emphasis on spatial design as well as surface embellishment. The BID shares the same foundation year with the students following the BArch program. All aspects of space—scale, proportion, configuration, and light source, as well as textures, materials, and color—are studied in relation to their effect on the human spirit. Students begin their interior design studies in the sophomore year, working in a stimulating studio setting where the learning is collective, cooperative, and competitive. Students work closely in small groups with their professor on projects that develop in size and complexity through the six semesters of design studio. The senior year culminates with a thesis project; students develop a body of research on a particular issue of the interior in the fall which they then develop as a design project in the spring.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the many courses offered at Azm University in general and ARCHIDES in particular that will enable them to fully develop their interests and talents.

Curriculum

The BID undergraduate program is intended for students seeking a professional career in interior design. The program entails a minimum of four years of university studies plus professional trainings.
The curriculum is designed to offer a unique learning experience for each of its students through the application of the differentiated learning that informs the structure of the curriculum and its related set of electives. The curriculum is devised into a creative and flexible structure, the whole-mark of which is four main study areas, namely: Design, History &Theory, Computation Design & Fabrication, and Material Science & Technology. Through a rich set of electives in the different axes, the structure of the curriculum enables the students to graduate with different specialized inclinations. Three summer internships are designed to foster the necessary professional practice integration in the curriculum.

Degree Requirements