March 13th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) recently hosted its annual Interior Design Day to showcase the works of students from the University’s School of Architecture and Interior Design. The works, displayed in an open area, celebrated the creativity and innovation of the students.
“We are pleased to host the popular Interior Design Day at CUD for the fourth consecutive year,” said Serkan Gunay, Assistant Professor and Chair of Interior Design, CUD. “Apart from enabling students to showcase their work, the event is designed to engage companies associated with architecture and design with our students, before they graduate.”
Participating companies including DORMA, MAS Paints, AMS Laser Cutter, Carnegie Xorel, J & J Floors and EMCO organised programs to introduce students to new trends, products and materials. Teams from these international and local architecture and interior design companies explained their work and products and provided an opportunity to students to experience specialised equipment and materials.
An Italian paint master from MAS Paints demonstrated special paint effects and gave students a chance to create a wall finish of their own, while Dorma ran workshops with competitions and prizes.
AMS, a company specialising in laser cutting machines, demonstrated the versatility of their machines, generating keen interest from students. “Laser cutting machines have many applications, including making building models and are used by advertising and textile industries for engraving. As laser cutting enables users to make perfectly shaped designs, they are very popular.” said Noushad Sayed Mohamed, from AMS.
Razvan Voda, a second year student added: ‘’For the first time we were able to use laser technology to craft shapes and patterns to complete our project which was initially designed on AutoCAD. We enjoy crafting architectural models manually, however, the laser machine is a lot more accurate and seeing your digital design take shape is certainly a unique experience.’’
A group of students expressed pride at having their previous projects displayed for attending industry representatives, “this event provides exposure for us and our work, showcasing our achievements in front of the industry which may help open doors for us when we graduate as architects and interior designers.’’
As part of the Interior Design Day, CUD launched a competition entitled TRANSPAT (A Space Ornament Adventure), which requires students to transform a space, dimensioned 3m height x 4m wide x 10m long, into a sensor experience. This modulation of space has to be created using the principles of extrusion, repetition, transformation, deformation and effect to translate it into the 3rd dimension and modulate space in an interesting overwhelming experience. Evaluation will be based on creativity, complexity, level of spatial transformation, effect and quality of execution.
“It was a day of creativity and fulfilment for our students and would help them immensely in pursuit of their career. There was a wide diversity of participation, leading to a lot of learning and skill sharing. Students gained new insights into the world of design and architecture and new innovations in the field,” added Gunay.
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