SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONALIZATION

LISAA Paris Interior Architecture & Design has set up a solid programme to support students in their professionalization. Students are monitored individually by the person in charge of professionalization, a member of the school's supervisory team, who helps them find their internships and work-study contracts.

The support takes several forms: individual meetings with each student to help them specify their professional project and professionalization workshops/courses from the 3rd year onwards where students learn how to create their LinkedIn profile, write their CV and cover letter, improve their diction with the Cours Florent (workshop on public speaking), source and respond to a job offer, etc. Coaching, interview simulations and job-dating are also offered to 4th year students in their search for a professional contract or apprenticeship within the framework of work-study.

94.6% of work-study students are on an apprenticeship contract and 5.4% on a professionalization contract.

FOR WHICH PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION?

The Interior Architecture & Design course at LISAA Paris validates two areas of competence, in interior architecture and design. The Institut Développement Arts Appliqués professional certification "Interior Architect/Designer" has been renewed at level 7 by France Compétences. Any registered person will be able to obtain the certification when registering in accordance with the set procedures.

Careers

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What is global design? Global design is a very specific approach: the designer thinks about a project in its entirety (space, furniture, product and packaging, service, interfaces, brand, digital communication, etc.). Design approached in a transversal manner allows for a very coherent solution.

This competence in global design is particularly relevant in the field of retail and commercial architecture because it enables a project to be designed with respect to the overall coherence of the brand.

In the context of the redevelopment of a hotel, the interior designer-architect rethinks the space, the layout, the circulation, designs the furniture and also intervenes in the visual identity of the place, the services offered to the clients, and the related elements that serve the concept that he has defined.

Here is the list of interior architect and designer jobs for which you can apply:

Designer d'environnement

The advantages of the Interior Architecture & Global Design Masters

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LISAA is a school of interior architecture and design that is committed to preparing you for the professional world. This is achieved through internships, the possibility of completing your 5th year in a sandwich course, and corporate partnerships.
The teaching team is made up of architecture and design professionals, constantly updating their teaching to keep up with developments in the sector. This expertise, added to the many partnerships it has developed with companies in the sector, has enabled LISAA to enjoy wide recognition from professionals, notably from the UNAID (National Union of Interior Designers), but also from the Ministry of Culture.
LISAA benefits from a network of more than 1500 partner companies.
LISAA Paris is ranked among the best interior architecture and design schools in France: it is in the top 10 of interior architecture schools preferred by professionals and the top 10 of product design schools preferred by professionals by L'Étudiant (2018).
LISAA also opens the doors of its important network to you: it has more than 5,000 alumni holding positions of responsibility throughout the world.
LISAA Paris welcomes you in its new 2500 m² premises and gives you access to top-of-the-range equipment.
LISAA is a partner of the Arts Reserve. You will have access to more than 1000m² of recycled materials at a lower cost and to workshops equipped with professional machines. LISAA is also a partner of ArchiMaterial, an educational connected material library.
LISAA's Paris School of Interior Design is ideally located in the 13th arrondissement, in the heart of Paris' cultural life.

The interior architecture & design course in figures

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95% certification rate
Rate of integration in 6 months 94% (2019)
Rate of integration into the target profession after 6 months 94% (2019)

The content of the interior architecture & global design course

After a 3-year Bachelor's degree in Interior Architecture & Design, the 4th year of the programme begins with a specialisation in global design.

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Master’s Year 1

Total annual hours: 625 hours

In Year 4, students select a specialization (depending on campus): Global Design, Culinary Design, Hospitality & Restaurant Design, Sustainable Design, Scenography, Service Design & Interactive Spaces.

UE1 – Design Studios

Interior Architecture Studio
Design Studio
Specialization Studio

UE2 – Technology

Architecture Technology
Design Technology

UE3 – Representation Techniques

Graphic Design
Digital Tools
Visual Identity
Moving Image

UE4 – Cultural & Professional Teaching

Technology & Society
Marketing
Research & Monitoring
Essay
Project Management
English
Public Speaking

UE5 – Business Knowledge

Professionalization & Internship

UE6 – Competency Validation

Assessment Jury

Master’s Year 2 (Work-Study Program)

Total annual hours: 539 hours

Year 5 is delivered as a work-study program. The schedule alternates between two weeks in a company and one week at school.

UE1 – Design Studios

Interior Architecture & Design Studio
Specialization Studio
Innovation & Digitalization Studio

UE2 – Cultural & Professional Teaching

Project Direction
Visual Data
Management
Client Network Development
Marketing
Strategy
Sociology
Digital Culture
Culture & Innovation
Written & Spoken English
Anti-Discrimination Awareness

UE3 – Technology

Techniques & Technologies
Trends & Innovative Materials

UE4 – Representation & Communication Techniques

Graphic Design & Visual Communication
2D & 3D Digital Tools
Portfolio Development
Video & Sound
Moving Image (Video & Animation)
Personal Project Development
Narrative & Project Valorization

UE5 – Prototyping Workshops

Fablab
Volume Production

UE6 – Professional Support

Individual Student Follow-up

UE7 – Competency Validation

Assessment Jury

Methods & evaluations

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LISAA's teaching methods are geared towards the student's progress for a successful professional integration. To achieve this, it uses a variety of methods:

A project-based teaching method: individual or group work on real cases proposed by a partner company or representative cases. The student presents his project report orally and in writing, accompanied by visuals and models. His or her presentation is evaluated by the trainers and or professionals from the partner company.
Training led by teachers who are working professionals and experts in their field.
Individual pedagogical follow-up allowing each student to situate him/herself in his/her progress towards the acquisition of skills and to prepare his/her project and professional integration. As part of the work-study programme, students benefit from support modules to help them find a company to sign a professional or apprenticeship contract.
As part of the work-study programme, students benefit from support modules to help them find a company to sign a professional or apprenticeship contract.
Meetings and conferences led by former students and professionals are organised at the school.
Internship periods are integrated into the training to allow students to develop their skills in the field.

Students are assessed throughout the course:

Assessments are made on a continuous basis throughout the school year: all the subjects taught are assessed in the form of files, oral presentations, MCQs, etc.
End-of-semester assessments are used to evaluate the student's progress and to validate the semester and the passage to the next year.

The assessment for graduation includes the following elements:

Role-playing exercises that put the student in a situation of active listening and exchange with the client, enabling the student's negotiation skills to be assessed.
An oral presentation of the project file (30 to 40 minutes)
The student presents his/her project with the file worked on during the year of training, before a jury composed of professionals from outside the school. The jury will assess the student's professional attitude and the quality of the project in its visual presentation, its feasibility, its realism and its risk-taking...
Several case studies are proposed based on a real interior architecture or design project, putting the student in the position of project manager and allowing the evaluation of his or her ability to manage the realization of a project.
A report on experience and professional activity is presented, linked to the work placement or work-study programme.

Admissions

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ENROLMENT PROCEDURES

Admissions are made by appointment on presentation of work files. The results are communicated after the interview.

See entry requirements.

PREREQUISITES

Initial training:

5-year course: Pass an admission interview; Hold a baccalauréat.
4-year course: pass an admission interview; have completed and validated a 1st year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or at an approved partner preparing for the title or have validated a 1st year of teaching in the field;
3-year course: Pass an admission interview; Have completed and validated a 2nd year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or with a partner preparing for the title, or hold a level 5 title or diploma or have validated a 2nd year of teaching in the field;
2-year course: Pass an admission interview; Have completed and validated a 3rd year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or with a partner preparing for the title, or hold a level 6 title or diploma or have validated a 3rd year of teaching in the field;
1-year course: pass an admission interview; have completed and validated a 4th year at LISAA Interior Architecture & Design or at a partner company preparing for the title;

In apprenticeship or professionalization contract:

1-year course: Pass an admission interview; Hold a level 6 title or diploma and have completed a 4th year of teaching in the field; Or hold a level 5 title or diploma and provide proof of 2 years of professional experience in the field.

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ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Any student or work-study student can ask for help from the disability advisor before or during the course to obtain advice and assistance in adapting the course, assessments and finding a host company.

Sandwich course

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Acquiring professional expertise is not only a matter of assimilating theoretical knowledge, but also of confronting this knowledge in the field. Quality professional training must allow students to explore the techniques and mechanisms involved in the professional world, whatever their specialisation, in order to present a profile in line with the requirements of employers looking for young talent.

LISAA offers a number of sandwich courses, apprenticeships and professional training contracts. Thus, students are available to companies for part of their training. Once they have graduated, they have a good level of qualification and significant professional experience which enables them to be fully operational in the structures that hire them.

LISAA's teaching teams support students in their research for work experience, particularly through a large network of partner companies, but also through the alumni network and during speed-recruiting sessions for sandwich students.

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International students at LISAA Archi & Design look back on their trip to India

In April, LISAA Archi's international students had the chance to travel to India, to the Kochi site in Kerala. We went to meet Hélène Thébault, Head of Teaching.

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LISAA Archi d'intérieur & Design x CEEBIOS: a partnership on biomimetic innovations

The students of LISAA Architecture d'intérieur et design Paris have once again worked in partnership with the Centre Européen d'Excellence en Biomimétisme et Innovation (CEEBIOS). This new collaboration enabled the students to study and understand the principles of biomimicry with a view to solving concrete problems. The students were able to present their creative projects, inspired by living things, to a panel of professionals.

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Première promotion anglophone - photo Guillaume Lebrun

First English-speaking class graduated from LISAA Interior Architecture and Design

During a special evening on Thursday, December 15, 2022, the students of the first English-speaking class of the Interior Architect and Designer program received their diplomas. A special moment that marks the advent of five years of intensive training spent alongside the professors and the teaching team. A look back at this beautiful event.

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Biomim’expo 2019: LISAA students take inspiration from nature in their designs

How does one design with a bio-inspired approach? How does one innovate while taking environmental challenges into consideration? For several years now, LISAA Interior Architecture & Design has ensured its students are aware of these major issues. And this happens, in part, through the collaboration with the CEEBIOS – the European Centre of Excellence in Biomimicry at Senlis. And once again this year, student projects carried out as part of this partnership will be exhibited at the Biomim'expo.

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New Living Wood competition 2019: won by a designer from LISAA Interior Architecture & Design Paris

Until 18th December, five designers from LISAA Interior Architecture & Design Paris will be exhibiting their projects around the theme of "Wood, Light, Sound" at the Le French Design by VIA gallery. These creations are made as part of the New Living Wood competition, in which LISAA has participated for several years.

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At LISAA, we are committed to supporting and highlighting the creativity of each of our students. Here is a selection of projects realized within the framework of the Interior Architect & Designer course at LISAA Paris that we are proud to share with you!