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Inter-Architecture

'We make space, space that matters’.

The department of Inter-Architecture at the Rietveld Academie trains students to become spatial designers. This means that the outcome of an assignment does not always have to be a building. It can also be an installation, an intervention in public space or a set designed for a dance performance. We often receive assignments by third parties and use these projects to train various practical skills.

The whole realm of Inter-Architecture is discussed: architecture, interior architecture, scenography, exhibition and set design, furniture design, design for dance and theatre and designing for public space, where there is regular collaboration with other creative disciplines in the field of art and science. The starting point of a design at our department is always ‘the space’: space with social significance. The urge to create not only beautiful spaces, but also positive spaces, spaces that generate better environments. The starting point is the student as maker, in which craftsmanship, sensory, material, technique, workshop, tools, production and experimentation with these, are key concepts. The ‘making’ matures, it becomes ingrained through practice, its’ development takes time.

We train students who are critical and inquisitive. Bachelors with their own opinions, which confront society and produce work that stands out. For this reason it offers graduates (BA in Art & Design) excellent opportunities to undertake further study at a Master’s programme in the Netherlands or abroad.

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The starting point of a design at our department is always ‘the space’: space with social significance. The urge to create not only beautiful spaces, but also positive spaces, spaces that generate better environments. Designing, reading and analysing of the space is what we call this ‘the choreography of the space’. Characteristics of this ‘choreography’ are: the making of, the experimentation with, the perception and experience of the space. An essential question we ask within our department is what the making process of tangible things teaches us about ourselves. Experimenting, making, experiencing and reflecting on this lead to answers. This process of change, consisting of a set of infinite unobserved changes, is different for each student. The starting point is the student as maker, in which craftsmanship, sensory, material, technique, workshop, tools, production and experimentation with these, are key concepts.

The ‘making’ matures, it becomes ingrained through practice, its’ development takes time. Time offers the possibility of reflection and imagination. Not just telling but also showing. We train students who are critical and inquisitive. Graduates (after graduation you may use the title Bachelor of Design (BDes) with their own opinions, which confront society and produce work that stands out. For this reason it offers graduates excellent opportunities to undertake further study at a Master’s program in the Netherlands or abroad.

The choreography of the space

The name of the department of spatial design has changed over the years. The Interior department thus became the department of Inter-Architecture. The names reflect the different views on the subject. In forty years the general goal has remained unchanged: the training of spatial designers who can shape space, read and question it.

Theory

Theory has a very important place within the department of Inter-Architecture. One session a week is spent on reading, writing, presenting and analysing texts. You will also learn how to write a good text yourself. Philosophy and conceptual thinking are important in this. The Studium Generale is also a standard part of the theory education in our department. The Studium Generale provides a general historical context concerning current themes in the contemporary international art world. The Studium Generale brings in prominent speakers from the Netherlands and abroad to give lectures. For more information, see Studium Generale

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Education

We want to educate autonomous spatial designers/artist with an independent vision. We want students to learn to develop their own vision about the relationship between man and his surroundings. We want to encourage an independent and critical attitude, which will prepare them for the different situations in which they could find themselves after completing their studies. We encourage the students to examine the overlapping areas between spatial design and other creative disciplines and experiment within these. For this reasons the fine arts are a constant source of inspiration. A good technical base is learnt by paying attention to architectural elements, materials and construction. The spatial insight, the expressive capacity and conceptual thinking are constantly practiced and questioned. Sustainability in terms of material use and manufacturing process, as well as social sustainability, are important principles within the education.

Students 1st year

Alexander Köppel
Anne van de Ven
Caroline Parton
Dóra Riederauer
Giulio Angeli
Ji Eun Kim
Marco Saldanha Pinheiro
Mees van Amesfoort
Morgane le Doze
Nadja van der Weide
Necim Abiadh
Rik Koster
Suni Suni Satoinong
Suzanne Jensen
Timo Piepers

Students 2nd year

Floris Bouma
Hoan Nguyen
Lena Karson
Maisa Imamovic
Mariana Fernández Mora
Roman Tkachenko
Sophie Cloes

Students 3rd year

Au Kwong Ming
Cherie Cheung
Dimitra Chrysovergi
Flore Kueter
Frédérique Albert-Bordenave
Isabelle Hagen
Masha Soetekouw
Natasha Oduber
Romy Yedidia
Xuanhong Huang
Yaniv Schwartz

Daniel Schwartz – inter architecture 2016

Paz Ma – inter architecture 2016

Niels Hendriks – inter architecture 2016

Naama Aharony – inter architecture 2016

Merel Bernhardt – inter architecture 2016

Mayra Sérgio – inter architecture 2016

Mai-Loan Gaudez – inter architecture 2016

Izabela Stepska – inter architecture 2016

Gidion Vork – inter architecture 2016

Katharina Wienen – inter architecture 2015

Sandy Bruns – inter architecture 2015

Marinus de Beer – inter architecture 2015

Jana Vukšic – inter architecture 2015

Thijs Verster – inter architecture 2015

Stefan Voets – inter architecture 2015

Laura Dima – inter architecture 2015

Julia Vrager – inter architecture 2015

Jeanne D'Arc Umubano – inter architecture 2015

Elin Gärdenfors – inter architecture 2015

Anastasija Pandilovska – inter architecture 2015

Mees van Rijckevorsel – inter architecture 2015

Aisha Fouad – inter architecture 2014

Stephanie Varsakis – inter architecture 2014

Yu Song – inter architecture 2014

Setareh Maghsoudi – inter architecture 2014

Gintare Kerbelyte – inter architecture 2014

Julia da Conceição Estevão – inter architecture 2014

Jana Vukšic – inter architecture 2014

Anne van Klooster – inter architecture 2014

Sandra Stanionyte – inter architecture 2013

Tom Bremer – inter architecture 2013

Noëlle Mulder – inter architecture 2013

Cecile Wentges – inter architecture 2013

Hanna Lee – inter architecture 2013

Karoenja Woudenberg – inter architecture 2013

Ji Sun Nowh – inter architecture 2013

Michal Wolffs – inter architecture 2013

Gwen Hoopman – inter architecture 2013

Anna Navndrup Pedersen – inter architecture 2012

Elise Oussoren – inter architecture 2011

Mirte van Laarhoven – inter architecture 2012

Julia Amelie – inter architecture 2012

Satoki Kuwano – inter architecture 2012

Quinten Corbey – inter architecture 2012

Mireille Hofwijk – inter architecture 2012

Marcin Przybyla – inter architecture 2012

Lisa Timmers – inter architecture 2012

Bin Xu – inter architecture 2011

Ivo Clason – inter architecture 2011

Akira Negishi – inter architecture 2011

David Benz – inter architecture 2011

Chris Bakker – inter architecture 2011

Jody Vergeer – inter architecture 2011

Haruka Uemura – inter architecture 2011

Maya Bannink – inter architecture 2011

Luam Habtegaber – inter architecture 2011

Li Wang – inter architecture 2011

Vanessa van Tiggelhoven – inter architecture 2011

Gabor Disberg – inter architecture 2010

Luca Salas – inter architecture 2010
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Invitation Architectural Design / Uitnodiging Architectonisch Ontwerp Final Works 2010

Kristin Maurer – inter architecture 2010

Robert van Embricqs – inter architecture 2010

Niki Clerx – inter architecture 2010

Roos Vergouw – inter architecture 2010

Vineta Du Toit – inter architecture 2010

Jolanda van Goor – inter architecture 2010

Tieke Hentenaar – inter architecture 2010

Arna Mackic – inter architecture 2010

Manon Maatje – inter architecture 2010

Roos Kalff – inter architecture 2009

Jennifer de Jonge – inter architecture 2009

Edina Nemeth – inter architecture 2009

Dirk-Jan Overduin – inter architecture 2009

Diana Cerrada Maeso – inter architecture 2009

Claire van der Boog – inter architecture 2011
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