Interior Architecture & Design / 5-year course

WHAT SKILLS WILL YOU ACQUIRE?

Define an interior architecture and design program based on the analysis of a client's request.
Create a solution based on the identification of trends and innovations, in order to promote it to the client and end users.
Manage the implementation of a project and the activities of the selected service providers and suppliers.

HOW DOES THE INTERIOR ARCHITECT & DESIGNER PROGRAMME AT LISAA PARIS WORK?

This 5-year program leads to a Bachelor's degree at the end of the 3rd year and offers, starting in the 4th year, a focus on interior architecture and global design, hospitality, catering and made in France, sustainable design, scenography or UX design and interactive environments. The Interior Architecture & Design program begins with an integrated foundation year. It can also be enrolled in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th year.

The program offers a French curriculum and an English curriculum.

In order to immerse yourself in the professional world, you will complete a mandatory internship in the 3rd and 4th years. While internships are not mandatory in the other years of the program, they are possible and encouraged! This training, which delivers a level 7 certification, prepares you to enter the job market.

Finally, the 5th year of training can be followed in a sandwich course. The cost of the training is then totally or partially covered by the company or a financing organization (OPCO) and the student is an employee paid by the company where he/she does his/her work experience.

Course also available in Rennes, Nantes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Montpellier.

Présentation de la formation Architecte d'Intérieur & Designer

5 ans pour devenir des experts de l’architecture d’intérieur et du design

Notre double cursus se distingue par son caractère unique sur le marché : il propose un équilibre parfait avec autant d’heures de cours en architecture d’intérieur qu’en design.

Cette particularité vous permet d’acquérir une expertise approfondie dans les deux disciplines, offrant ainsi une vision globale et polyvalente pour répondre à tous les besoins de vos futurs clients.

Ce programme en cinq ans est également accessible en admissions parallèles tout au long du parcours.

Une formation qui combine polyvalence et spécialisation

À partir de la 4ᵉ année, vous franchissez une étape décisive en vous spécialisant dans un domaine clé de l’architecture d’intérieur ou du design.

Ce parcours unique, enrichi par une 5ᵉ année en alternance, vous prépare à devenir un professionnel polyvalent et hautement qualifié, très prisé sur le marché du travail.

SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONALIZATION

LISAA Paris Interior Architecture & Design has set up a solid programme to support students in their professionalization. Students are monitored individually by the person in charge of professionalization, a member of the school's supervisory team, who helps them find their internships and work-study contracts.

The support takes several forms: individual meetings with each student to help them specify their professional project and professionalization workshops/courses from the 3rd year onwards where students learn how to create their LinkedIn profile, write their CV and cover letter, improve their diction with the Cours Florent (workshop on public speaking), source and respond to a job offer, etc. Coaching, interview simulations and job-dating are also offered to 4th year students in their search for a professional contract or apprenticeship within the framework of work-study.

FOR WHICH PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION?

The Interior Architecture & Design course at LISAA Paris validates two areas of competence, in interior architecture and design. The Institut Développement Arts Appliqués professional certification "Interior Architect/Designer" has been renewed at level 7 by France Compétences. Any registered person will be able to obtain the certification when registering in accordance with the set procedures. The certifying nature of the training and its relevance to the needs of the labour market are recognised by the State and the European Qualifications Framework.

Careers

The course prepares students to become specialists in interior architecture and design in the fields of housing, commercial architecture, scenography, landscape and urban space, object and furniture design. From the 4th year onwards, students specialise in interior architecture and global design, scenography, UX or hospitality and made in France.

The advantages of the Interior Architect & Design course

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LISAA is a school of interior design recognised by the Ministry of Culture and by the UNAID (National Union of Interior Designers). LISAA is also a member of France Design Education, a network of the best design schools.
One of the strengths of LISAA's Paris School of Interior Design? Offering a course that validates two areas of expertise, in interior architecture and design, which is a very relevant choice on the job market.
Professionalization is at the heart of our teaching methods: thanks to project-based teaching which will enable you to acquire methodology, design tools, creative, organizational and technical skills, thanks to the professional software you will be trained in, but also thanks to the many corporate partnerships (Orange, L'Oréal, Ceebios, Ikea, Adajio...) that we have developed and which will enable you to work on projects in real conditions.
In its ranking of interior architecture schools preferred by professionals, L'Étudiant ranks LISAA Paris in 9th position (L'Étudiant 2018). LISAA Paris is also in the top 10 of L'Étudiant's ranking of the schools of product design preferred by professionals (L'Étudiant 2018).
Always at the forefront of today's environmental and societal challenges, the Interior Architecture & Design course at LISAA Paris follows the evolution of uses and develops the acquisition of new skills in the field of services and connectivity applied to the design of spaces and objects.
Looking for an interior design school in Paris? The LISAA Paris interior architecture and design campus is located in the 13th arrondissement, just a few steps away from the major museums and cultural facilities in Paris, which are sure to open your mind and inspire you.
LISAA Paris welcomes you in new 2500 m² premises equipped with top-of-the-range facilities: large workshop, computer labs, fablab, laser cutters, 3D printers, photo studio, exhibition room...
LISAA promotes international exchanges: a member of the international network of art and design schools Cumulus, holder of the Erasmus charter, LISAA also offers an international curriculum with courses taught in English, open to French and international students.

The interior architecture & design course in figures

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95% certification rate
Rate of integration in 6 months 94% (2019)
Rate of integration into the target profession after 6 months 94% (2019)

The content of the interior architecture & design course

The first three years of the programme are a generalist course in interior architecture & design. From the 4th year onwards, you can refine your profile by choosing a specialisation in: global design, hospitality, catering and made in France, sustainable design, scenography design, UX design & interactive spaces.

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In the first year, among the subjects taught at the school of architecture, you will find representation techniques, specialized workshops and artistic culture.

SUBJECT
ECTS CREDITS

Basic arts education

Life Drawing
5

Drawing
5

Colour
3

Exterior Sketching
3

Cultural and creative education

Art History
3

Project Methodology
1

Creative process & experimentation
3

English
2

Specialised and technical education

Architecture
8

Design
8

Scenography
8

Theoretical and technical education

Computer Graphics
8

Site Studies
1

Creative process and technical project
1

Semiology
1

Validation of learning

Jury
/

Workshop
/

In the second year, the architecture school programme becomes more specific and design workshops and technology are added to the themes covered in the first year.

SUBJECT
ECTS CREDITS

Conception workshops

Interior Architecture workshop (scenography)
12

Design workshop
12

Technology

Design Technology
8

Architecture Technology/ Construction Drawing
8

Representation techniques

Perspective/Technical Drawing
8

2D/3D Computer Graphics & Visual Communication
8

Cultural and Professional Courses

Architecture and Design Culture
3

Design & Society
2

Professional English (1 semester)
1

In the third year, you will deepen the skills of the first years. You will also be able to carry out corporate partnership projects.

SUBJECT
ECTS CREDITS

Conception workshops

Interior Architecture workshop
12

Design workshop
12

Process workshop
3

Technology

Design Technology
5,5

Architecture Technology
6,5

Representation techniques

Perspective Drawing
4,5

2D/3D Computer Graphics & Visual Communication
5,5

Cultural and Professional Courses

History of Architecture and Design
2

Marketing
1,5

Professional English
1,5

Work experience

Internship
6

What does the School of Architecture programme have in store for you in this 4th year? You will take part in design workshops, learn about architectural technology and representation techniques, but you will also acquire skills in operational project management, marketing and management. You will complete a specialisation project and an internship.

SUBJECT
ECTS CREDITS

Conception workshops

Interior Architecture workshop (scenography)
8

Design Workshop
8

Technology

Architecture Technology
3

Design Technology
3

Representation techniques

2D/3D Computer Graphics & Visual Communication
4

Graphic Design
2

Cultural and Professional Courses

Marketing
5

Management
1

Careers
1

Professional English
1

Professional English
1,5

Specialisation project

Thesis
6

Specialisation project
10

Work experience

Internship
7

The 5th year will allow you to consolidate the learning initiated in the 4th year. This 5th year can be done in alternating years.

SUBJECT
ECTS CREDITS

Conception workshops

Interior Architecture & Design workshop
12

Specialisation workshop
3

Cultural and Professional Courses

Project Management
4

Management
4

Marketing
3

Sociology
1

Culture & Innovation
3

Technology

Techniques & Technologies
5

Innovative Materials
1

Representation Techniques & Communication

Graphic Design & Visual Communication
8

2D & 3D Computer Graphics
4

Prototyping Workshop

FabLab
4

Video & Sound
3

Complementary courses

Valuing a personal approach
4

Sandwich course paths
1

Methods & evaluations

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LISAA's teaching methods are geared towards the student's progress for a successful professional integration. To achieve this, it uses a variety of methods:

A project-based teaching method: individual or group work on real cases proposed by a partner company or representative cases. The student presents his project report orally and in writing, accompanied by visuals and models. His or her presentation is evaluated by the trainers and or professionals from the partner company.
Training led by teachers who are working professionals and experts in their field.
Individual pedagogical follow-up allowing each student to situate him/herself in his/her progress towards the acquisition of skills and to prepare his/her project and professional integration. As part of the work-study programme, students benefit from support modules to help them find a company to sign a professional or apprenticeship contract.
As part of the work-study programme, students benefit from support modules to help them find a company to sign a professional or apprenticeship contract.
Meetings and conferences led by former students and professionals are organised at the school.
Internship periods are integrated into the training to allow students to develop their skills in the field.

Students are assessed throughout the course:

Assessments are made on a continuous basis throughout the school year: all the subjects taught are assessed in the form of files, oral presentations, MCQs, etc.
End-of-semester assessments are used to evaluate the student's progress and to validate the semester and the passage to the next year.

The assessment for graduation includes the following elements:

Role-playing exercises that put the student in a situation of active listening and exchange with the client, enabling the student's negotiation skills to be assessed.
An oral presentation of the project file (30 to 40 minutes)
The student presents his/her project with the file worked on during the year of training, before a jury composed of professionals from outside the school. The jury will assess the student's professional attitude and the quality of the project in its visual presentation, its feasibility, its realism and its risk-taking...
Several case studies are proposed based on a real interior architecture or design project, putting the student in the position of project manager and allowing the evaluation of his or her ability to manage the realization of a project.
A report on experience and professional activity is presented, linked to the work placement or work-study programme.

The educational staff

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The teaching team is made up of working architecture and design professionals. They are constantly updating the content of their courses to keep up with the evolution of the profession and the job market.

Paul Jouan

Director of Studies - Interior Architecture & Design

Chantal Boëtte

Head of Educational Administration - Interior Architecture & Design

Julie Goulet

Head of Studies Bachelors - Interior Architecture & Design

Salma Navarre

Admissions manager - Interior Architecture & Design

Admissions

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ENROLMENT PROCEDURES

Admissions are made by appointment on presentation of work files. The results are communicated after the interview.

See entry requirements.

PREREQUISITES

Initial training:

5-year course: Pass an admission interview; Hold a baccalauréat.
4-year course: pass an admission interview; have completed and validated a 1st year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or at an approved partner preparing for the title or have validated a 1st year of teaching in the field;
3-year course: Pass an admission interview; Have completed and validated a 2nd year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or with a partner preparing for the title, or hold a level 5 title or diploma or have validated a 2nd year of teaching in the field;
2-year course: Pass an admission interview; Have completed and validated a 3rd year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or with a partner preparing for the title, or hold a level 6 title or diploma or have validated a 3rd year of teaching in the field;
1-year course: pass an admission interview; have completed and validated a 4th year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or at a partner company preparing for the title;

In apprenticeship or professionalization contract:

1-year course: Pass an admission interview; Hold a level 6 title or diploma and have completed a 4th year of teaching in the field; Or hold a level 5 title or diploma and provide proof of 2 years of professional experience in the field.

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ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Any student or work-study student can ask for help from the disability advisor before or during the course to obtain advice and assistance in adapting the course, assessments and finding a host company.

Sandwich course

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Acquiring professional expertise is not only a matter of assimilating theoretical knowledge, but also of confronting this knowledge in the field. Quality professional training must allow students to explore the techniques and mechanisms involved in the professional world, whatever their specialisation, in order to present a profile in line with the requirements of employers looking for young talent.

LISAA offers a number of sandwich courses, apprenticeships and professional training contracts. Thus, students are available to companies for part of their training. Once they have graduated, they have a good level of qualification and significant professional experience which enables them to be fully operational in the structures that hire them.

LISAA's teaching teams support students in their research for work experience, particularly through a large network of partner companies, but also through the alumni network and during speed-recruiting sessions for sandwich students.

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