Education

 

We love working with young and ambitious people and sharing our knowledge and experience in de field of design and (interior) architecture. Currently we are teaching at Design Academy Eindhoven and HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. Furthermore we develop educational programs, workshops and lectures on different topics and for different occasions.

Roy has been involved in the education practice since his graduation at Fontys (PTH) University in Eindhoven in 2004. He has experience in teaching courses on many subjects and on a variety of skill levels from secondary education to higher vocational education and professional MA degrees.

Currently Roy holds a teaching position at the Master of Interior Architecture (MIA) of the Utrecht University of Arts (HKU). Here he teaches architectural drafting & visualisation techniques, material & exploration lab programs and graduation counselling.

The Master Interior Architecture at HKU (HKU MIA) trains students to become interior architects who work creative, communicative and investigative within a dynamic/changing profession. HKU MIA has three pillars: human centered design, design research and design within a professional context.

We encourage students to take position in societal issues. Students are challenged to address these in their design process in close relation/collaboration with stakeholders and end-users. Students search for suitable and innovative design solutions; they examine, take a position and translate their ideas into convincing and feasible spatial designs.Students are trained to develop their own design tools, methodology and artistic-technical skills as part of a lifelong learning strategy.

Mieke teaches at Design Academy Eindhoven since 2012 at the Man & Activity department. Students work on a given assignment and discuss their progress on a weekly base. At the end of the semester students present their final results as well as their design process to a team of teachers. Students are being evaluated both on their design process as on their final result.