Interior – Inferior – In Theory ? Contemporary Positions in Interior Design Theory

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Interior – Inferior – In Theory? Contemporary Positions in Interior Design Theory International Conference 17-18 May 2018 Deutsches Architektur Zentrum DAZ www.interior-theory.org Thursday, 17 May 2018 SYMPOSIUM On the first day, the conference “Interior – inferior – in theory? Contemporary positions in interior design theory” addresses the discipline’s current status, its theoretical disposition and the nexus between research teaching and profession. Seven academic papers in three panels (“Interior Design. History, Identity, Education”, “Interior Design Theory”, “Extending the perspective on the interior”) are followed by Graeme Brooker’s keynote address “The Story of the Interior: The Dispositions of Enclosure”. Brooker is Professor and Head of Interiors at The Royal College of Art, London, and founder of Interior Educators, UK. Friday, 18 May 2018 DISCUSSION The conference’s second day continues the discussion of interior design theory and discipline building in a more interactive format. Fifteen short papers by researchers, educators, and professionals from six continents present different regional and occupational perspectives on the conference’s topic. The five panels aim to foster a lively exchange and debate on “Interior Education – an International Perspective”, “The Interior Beyond Architecture”, “Interior Practices”, “Reuse and Reconfigure”, and “Research and Practice”. organised by in cooperation with / kindly supported by Prof. Dr. Carola Ebert, Chair of Interior Design, History and Theory of Architecture and Design Berlin International University of