For Immediate Release
Interior Design graduates showcase thesis projects
Toronto, Ontario – April 25, 2010 –Fourth year students from Humber College’s Interior Design degree program are creating innovative interior spaces and built environments for intriguing public spaces. Graduating students will showcase their evidence-based design strategies and creative concepts at the 2011 Interior Design Thesis Celebration.
Event:
2011 Interior Design Thesis Showcase
Location:
Eurolite Showroom
200 Queens Quay East, Suite 6
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 28, 2011
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Note to Media: Interviews and photo opportunities may be arranged in advance. Media will have access to students and displays as of 3:30 p.m.
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Humber Interior Design Degree graduating students Humber faculty
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Student conceptual diagrams, massing models, spatial quality illustrations, technical drawings and digital media presentation. |
Opening of new Eurolite showroom
Projects include:
“Humber Interior Design students use creative problem solving to design exceptional interior spaces. Students combine practical skills, research and digital media to create concepts that are functional and aesthetically pleasing,” says Susan Krausz, associate dean, School of Applied Technology.
“Our evidence-based approach to design education encourages students to demonstrate understanding and integration of diversity, sustainability and environmental psychology into their work. Client relationships and professional mentorships engage students in this industry-driven design curriculum. We are thrilled about this year’s exceptional outcomes,” says Kelly Gluck, Interior Design degree program coordinator.
About Humber’s School of Applied Technology
Humber’s School of Applied Technology offers the most comprehensive range of interdisciplinary programs that focus on design and sustainability. Within the framework of a polytechnic vision, the school offers four-year bachelor degrees, two and three-year advanced diplomas, certificates and apprenticeships. Students have access to the latest software technology, facilities and equipment and receive hands-on training in innovative labs. Faculty are current industry professionals.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca.
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For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact:
Andrew Leopold / Kevin Gonsalves
Humber Marketing and Communications
(o) 416.675.6622 ext. 4296 / 5778
(c) 416.518.8989
andrew.leopold@humber.ca / kevin.gonsalves@humber.ca
