For international students majoring in interior design, Edinburgh, Chelsea and Pratt from the United States are always at the top of the rankings. They are the dream school in the minds of many students. Pratt, Chelsea and Edinburgh, the three top interior design colleges, which is better to enter? Today, from the perspective of college selection, we will comprehensively interpret the three ace colleges of interior design in terms of background advantages, specialty settings, enrollment requirements, etc.

Pratt, Chelsea, Edinburgh Institute of Interior Design, which is better?

　　 Background advantages:

　　 1、 Preet College of Art

Pratt is a famous art school located in New York, USA. Its interior design specialty is the top in the world, and it has been rated as the top two in the United States by DI magazine all the year round. Pratt is famous for its perfect teaching system and commercialized curriculum.

Design Intelligence Magazine 2018-2019 Interior Design Professional Ranking

Pratt's interior design major is located in Brooklyn Campus. As the birthplace of modern art, Brooklyn has brought Pratt a strong artistic atmosphere and high-quality commercial resources. In addition, many famous designers in the American interior design industry graduated from Pratt, which is also known as the cradle of American interior design.

Brooklyn Museum, New York

To sum up, Pratt is one of the colleges with a good employment environment. Whether it is a commercial curriculum or the recognition of Pratt by the American design community, students will be more likely to get internship or work opportunities.

　　 2. Edinburgh College of the Arts

The University of Edinburgh is located in Edinburgh, one of the most attractive cities in Europe. It is one of the top 20 comprehensive universities in the world. It has a long history and profound cultural heritage, and has trained many political giants and Nobel laureates.

The School of Design is located in the old campus of Edinburgh University

The major of interior design is the trump card of the University of Edinburgh. It ranks in the top three in the British official research ranking, and enjoys international reputation. The art school where the interior specialty is located is equipped with the world's highest level design studio, where you can also see the ancient castle buildings in the center of Edinburgh.

Castle complex in the center of Edinburgh

In addition, Edinburgh is a highly integrated university, with students from all over the world, including a high proportion of Chinese students. The university library is also one of the largest libraries in the world, so it is very suitable for international students in terms of teacher allocation and campus facilities.

　　 3. Chelsea Academy of Art and Design

Chelsea is the most artistic of the six universities in London. The college is located on the bank of the Thames River with beautiful scenery. In addition to using the resources of the other five universities, students can also visit the major art museums in London for free.

Chelsea is considered to be one of the top schools for interior design in the world, but it is different from other schools in that the interior design of Chelsea is divided into two directions. BA Interior Design has not enrolled international students since 2019, but the other direction is MA Interior and Spatial Design.

Chelsea interior professional 3D studio

Chelsea is a very good school integrating pure art and art design, with perfect supporting facilities, various workshops and laboratories and professional technicians to help students create freely.

　　 Professional settings:

　　 1. Preet College of Art

Undergraduate major: Interior Design

Master Major: Interior Design

Pratt's interior design attaches great importance to professionalism, and the curriculum is also constantly exploring the depth of the interior design field to cultivate commercial interior designers. Therefore, the professional requirements for students themselves are relatively strict.

MA Student Practice Works

For students applying for undergraduate courses, the school has one year of Foundation Year. Systematically learn relevant theoretical knowledge and skills, and then students can choose to enter their own major or transfer to another major. The master's professional school arranges a one-year Qualifying year for students who have no professional background in architecture or interior. In this year, students need to complete 24 credits of professional skills courses.

The undergraduate course is divided into eight semesters. The first semester focuses on the relationship between people and space, learning how to solve problems such as space scale, proportion, configuration, light source, texture, material and color through decoration. Students will carry out interior design research through six semesters of study from the second grade. The school will configure professional studios for students, cooperate with professors and students in the form of groups, and jointly carry out complex interior design projects.

Mechanical laboratory - providing RP (rapid prototyping technology) equipment

The school will also encourage students to cooperate with the outside world and use the school resources to provide students with internship and study tours. In addition, Pratt will also focus on cultivating students' leadership in the industry and ability to perform tasks independently. In addition to basic credits, Pratt also provides students with many elective courses, hoping to help everyone give full play to their interests and talents.

Postgraduate courses are divided into six semesters. Compared with undergraduate courses, they pay more attention to the combination of interior design and architectural space, so as to train students to explore complex problems in the space field and generate creative solutions. The scope of course content is also wider. In addition to continuing to deepen theoretical courses, it also includes a large number of studio courses. Design topics include understanding of sustainable practice, material research, environmental quality, aesthetics and changing technologies.

In addition, students are required to choose 5 elective courses, and courses in other departments of the school are also available for everyone to choose. These courses have created many opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation, helping students to identify and solve complex problems in the indoor field in the future.

Student works

At the end of the semester, students are required to complete an independent thesis project, which requires students to demonstrate their comprehensive understanding of knowledge and skills acquired in the learning process through a large amount of accumulation, and to link interior design with residential space, urban and social issues.

　　 2、 Edinburgh College of Art

Undergraduate major: Interior Design

Master Major: Interior Design

Edinburgh Interior Design is a four-year undergraduate program, which aims to train students to study and design the space environment in public and private environments. In addition to the basic theory of interior design, the curriculum also includes a large number of new media and new technology learning. These courses are included in specific topic exercises, hoping to give vitality to architectural space through learning different design methods, and create an environment that has a positive impact on people's daily life and interaction.

Source: Edinburgh official website

Edinburgh also provides students with a studio designed to replicate the professional design office environment, so that students can directly receive professional work models in the learning process, and encourage team cooperation in projects.

Workshop

Starting from the third semester, the school will encourage students to develop their skills through specific projects. The school will also provide students with real topics, including the reconstruction of the old site, exhibition hall design, overseas projects, etc. It is hoped that all students can have a better technical understanding of interior design through internship projects, so as to prepare for work after graduation.

Metal workshop with the help of professional technicians

The postgraduate course is a one-year program, and the main purpose is no longer to teach students about the definition of interior design, but to cultivate their own unique ideas and the ability to implement ideas. The school will carry out a series of professional seminars and lectures with designers in the industry to give students professional advice and opportunities for business cooperation. In addition, because Edinburgh is in the process of large-scale reconstruction, the school also hopes that students can participate in the reconstruction plan and support students to develop their own innovative design projects.

　　 3. Chelsea Academy of Art and Design

Bachelor: Interior Design

Graduate: Interior and Spatial Design

Interior Design of Chelsea is not sure whether it will enroll international students in 19 years, so we will not discuss it today. The undergraduate major of Interior and Spatial Design, originally set up in Chelsea, was also transferred to the Camberwell University of Arts, which belongs to the same ethics, last year. Since the concept of the course has hardly changed, it is still listed for reference to students in the undergraduate direction.

Camberwell's space and interior design is a three-year discipline, which also continues the tradition. It emphasizes that interior design is a comprehensive space art. The curriculum integrates architecture, art, furniture, interior and space practice, etc. Camberwell also set up a new design studio to welcome new students.

The first year's course is mainly to lead students to understand the history and theory of interior and space design, and prepare for subsequent design exploration; In the second year, expand practice and learn spatial structure from specific topics; In addition, the college has good cooperation with many art institutions in Europe and the United States. In order to experience different cultures and design practices, students are encouraged to communicate in the second year; In the third year, students will devote themselves to the design projects provided by the school. It can also be seen from the recent project cases provided on the official website of the school below that Camberwell interior and space design is a highly inclusive profession.

The master's degree in interior and space design is still in the Chelsea Academy of Arts, which has also been rated as Top 1 in interior design by many professional institutions. Different from other colleges and universities, it focuses on participating in and transforming our living space with architectural language, which is a discipline complementary to architecture.

Student works

The subject is a one-year program, and practical exercises and theoretical research continue to intersect throughout the course. In order to help us participate in and develop all aspects of the space environment, the course also focuses on cultivating our comprehensive abilities, including architectural structures, art installations, furniture, animation and films;

Chelsea VR Studio

Chelsea also has professional seminars and supporting workshops for students, including ceramics, casting, laser cutting, photography, audio-visual editing kits, metal and wood products. In a word, this is a professional discipline to cultivate all-round designers.

　　 Admission requirements:

　　 1. Preet College of Art:

Language:

Undergraduate - IELTS 6.5 (5.5)

Master - IELTS 6.5 (5.5)

Collection requirements:

1. 12-20 pictures;

2. Different types of performance methods or visual styles can be used to produce works not limited to indoor space;

3. At least three of them have complete works showing their ability to solve problems.

Pratt attaches great importance to students' design foundation, so in the personal statement part of the application form, it is necessary to clearly show their past learning and work experience;

Student works

In addition, whether undergraduate or master, Pratt recommends that students apply for video interviews, hoping that students can make preparations in advance.

　　 2. Edinburgh College of the Arts:

Language:

Undergraduate - IELTS 6.5 (5.5)

Master - IELTS 7.0 (minor 6.0)

Collection requirements:

1. Students' ability of hand drawing and software should be reflected;

2. Display a complete design process: inspiration research solution;

3. Combination of multiple design schemes;

Edinburgh University has a relatively high level of hard indicators, both in terms of language and professional foundation. The master's degree requires that the applicant has obtained a bachelor's degree in interior design, interior architecture, architecture, landscape architecture, product design or 3D design and other related disciplines.

In addition, the requirements of the master's discipline for the collection of works hope that the applicant can propose a design to solve the problem, and attach the process from inspiration to landing; The school also encourages students to include self introduction videos in their application materials.

　 　3、 Chelsea College of Art and Design ：

Language:

Undergraduate - IELTS 6.0 (5.5)

Master - IELTS 6.5 (5.5)

Collection requirements:

1. The works reflect relevant professional skills such as architectural drawing, model making, CAD, etc;

2. Have a strong sense of space and the ability to creatively organize and express space;

3. Around the concrete practice of contemporary architecture and space design.

Chelsea attaches great importance to students' creativity and potential, so in the work collection, students can combine their own advantages to do more interdisciplinary practice or a combination of multiple design techniques;

3D model of student works

In addition, from the student works on the official website, we can also see that Chelsea students often use 3D models to present themselves, and students can also try more.

In all art disciplines, it is generally believed that interior design will be more difficult. In fact, this is also because interior design is a relatively comprehensive discipline, which requires us to accumulate a certain design foundation. Therefore, when choosing colleges and universities, we must take our own advantages and the curriculum emphasis of each school into consideration, and make the most suitable choice. I hope everyone can get the offer of the favorite college!

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