{"id":3361,"date":"2013-06-18T10:33:53","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T10:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2016-11-28T09:42:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T09:42:51","slug":"how-you-become-an-architect-in-ireland-riai-riba-it-sligo-interior-architecture-ecologicalbuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/how-you-become-an-architect-in-ireland-riai-riba-it-sligo-interior-architecture-ecologicalbuild\/","title":{"rendered":"How you become an architect in Ireland, RIAI, RIBA, IT Sligo, Interior Architecture & @ecologicalbuild"},"content":{"rendered":"
I was at IT Sligo a few weeks back for their end of year show, awards and at the announcement that the Interior Architecture BA (Hons) Degree achieved accreditation as RIBA Part 1 validation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In fact the Institute of Technology Sligo has now become the first higher education institution on the island of Ireland to offer an Interior Architecture degree that is formally accredited by the architecture profession. This is an incredible achievement by the staff and students at IT Sligo and is well deserved.<\/p>\n
The visit really opened my eyes about what the Interior Architecture course was about; specialising in designing and repurposing existing buildings and truly focussing on the purpose of ‘place’. The course facilitates collaboration with students from other disciplines and to engage with the local community and add value to the region. The exhibition also included constructed examples of air-tight construction with materials from Ecological Building Systems<\/a> where students worked alongside students from the Building Science & Technology courses:<\/p>\n