Interior Architecture with Foundation

Interior architecture occupies the space between architecture and design, concerned not just with how buildings look from the outside but with how their internal spaces are conceived, structured and experienced by the people who inhabit them. It brings together spatial thinking, materials knowledge, environmental understanding and design creativity to transform existing buildings and create new interior environments that function well and feel meaningful. The discipline has become increasingly important as sustainability, adaptive reuse and the conversion of existing building stock take priority over new construction.

At the University of Westminster in London, this four-year full-time programme includes a foundation year and a sandwich year with a work placement. The foundation year prepares you for advanced study before you progress to the full honours degree, building the foundational drawing, spatial reasoning and design thinking skills that the subject requires. The sandwich placement gives you structured professional experience in a design or architectural practice, allowing you to work on live projects alongside qualified practitioners and develop the professional awareness that employers value.

You will study spatial design, building technology, environmental systems, heritage and conservation, materials and construction, and the history and theory of interior architecture. Studio-based learning is central to the programme, with design projects that develop your ability to move from concept to detailed proposal, to communicate your ideas visually and verbally, and to respond critically to real briefs and constraints. London's rich architectural and design culture provides an exceptional context for this kind of study.

Graduates go into careers in interior architecture, interior design, spatial design, architecture practice, retail and hospitality design, exhibition design, heritage and conservation, and set design for film and theatre. Some go on to professional accreditation or postgraduate study in architecture, design or related fields.