Interior Design (BID)

Your portfolio should include: 

1. Eight to 10 examples of your original work. Each piece must include: date executed, media used, dimensions of work, and state whether the item was self generated or a school assignment. 
2. Three black and white, freehand drawings, placed into a physical context to show perspective. Drawings should not be from a photograph or picture from the internet but from an existing condition (real life). The three items should include: 
   1. A freehand drawing of a staircase
   2. A freehand drawing of a collection of organic material (e.g. leaves, pods)
   3. A freehand drawing of a chair

Guidelines: 

• Demonstrate your spatial thinking and ability by using a variety of media (2D, 3D, computer and hybrid work, e.g. jewelry making sculpture) 
• Include quality work as opposed to quantity (be selective)
• Furniture prototypes, scale models and installations are encouraged
• Sketches of incomplete projects may be used to demonstrate process and sketching ability
• DO NOT use AutoCAD or Sketch-Up drawings

 Save your work as a .pdf file and upload as per the submission instructions below.

Part I 

In 500 words or fewer, please respond to the following excerpt from an essay by the designer and architect Juhani Pallasmaa. Your response must describe your experience with interiors and materials (from your past or present), explaining how and why your experience compares with Pallasmaa’s statement.

“Natural materials - stone, brick and wood - allow the gaze to penetrate their surfaces and they enable us to become convinced of the veracity of matter. Natural material expresses its age and history as well as the tale of its birth and human use. The patina of wear adds the enriching experience of time; matter exists in the continuum of time. But the materials of today - sheets of glass, enamelled metal and synthetic materials - present their unyielding surfaces to the eye without conveying anything of their material essence or age.”

[Juhani Pallasmaa, “An Architecture of the Seven Senses,” in Questions of Perception: Phenomenology and Architecture, ed. Steven Holl, Alberto Pérez-Gómez, and Juhani Pallasmaa (Tokyo: a+u, 1994), 29.]

 Please use 12 point font, single line spacing.

Part II

Please tell us about yourself and the experiences that inspired your passion for spatial design or visual arts (maximum 300 words). Consider activities you were involved with either at school, in your community, or in a broader context that influenced your interest in design and speak to your relationship with these activities. Examples could include sports teams, clubs, committees, math, science or art competitions, and/or hobbies. You can also speak to your past employment, community service work, internships or experience in leadership roles.

 Please use 12 point font, single line spacing.

Weighting

Weighting of the Non-Academic Requirements are as follows:

• Written component Part I: 10%
• Written component Part II: 10%
• Portfolio: 80%

The non-academic requirements assessment fee is $50 CDN and must be paid in order for your submission to be reviewed. Here’s how to pay:

Do not submit non-academic material until after you have submitted your application for admission. You will receive an email acknowledgement of your application that will include your TMU Student Number. Please include your TMU Student Number on all materials you submit.

If you are applying for readmission or reinstatement, you are not required to submit non-academic requirements.

 You must inform the program department of your intentions by February 1, 2023, or 10 business days from your application submission date (whichever comes later).