Design Skills & Technology Courses

Next intake: October 2, 2025

History of Architecture & Interior Design

The designs you will create as an interior designer or building technologist will use style and other aesthetic considerations to communicate. Every style you might choose to deploy brings with it a complex network of cultural and historical associations that will shape how people understand a space and behave within it. This course focuses on using the language of historical styles to describe existing spaces and create new ones. You'll learn the key characteristics of important historical styles and practice applying these styles to project work.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

- Identify significant historical styles in global architecture and interior design .

- Use art historical vocabulary to describe architecture and interior spaces.

- Ask meaningful questions about architecture that reveal the purpose and stories of buildings.

- Make decisions about when, where, and how to apply historical or cultural influences in contemporary design.

Course Delivery

In-person

Next Start Date

October 2, 2025

Class Time

Thurs - 10:00am -1:00pm

Course Length

12 weeks (Total 36 hours)

Tuition

$750 (CAD) tax incl.

Meet your
instructor

Donna Dowling

INSTRUCTOR ID, GMD, FD

Donna’s background in psychology, education, and instructional design led her to teach Interior Decorating at Algonquin College, sparking her transition to design. After studying art and architecture at Carleton, she launched a residential decorating firm and online consulting service, working with clients across Munich, San Diego, and Ottawa.

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