Creative interior design concepts within an interdisciplinary approach

This gap between theoretical knowledge about historical and stylistic design principles and design process is an up-to-date problem of architectural education. During the students teaching, we suggest to implement the interdisciplinary approach, based on the parallel studying of two disciplines: the theoretical analysis of the interior styles evolution and the practical design of living space. Project solutions by third-year students from the department of architectural environment design at the Industrial University of Tyumen were considered as examples. As well as the theoretical and analytical justification of the results obtained was provided. It was established that the students who have received a preliminary theoretical base apply stylistic principles in interior design more competently, without using the intuitive copying. The interdisciplinary approach promotes the required competencies developing, such as artistic and creative thinking, coloristic and visual culture, and the ability to operate with meaning-forming elements of style and adapt them to modern conditions. The research results prove the necessity of studying the theory of architecture and art in the context of their historical development as the basis for the formation of project culture.