Theorising Interior Architecture and Design. Identity, Practices, Education, and Beyond
Theorising Interior Architecture and Design. Identity, Practices, Education, and Beyond
21 January 2026
Time
6.00 PM
Location
AA Bookshop, 33 Bedford Square, WC1B 3ES
Theorising Interior Architecture and Design. Identity, Practices, Education, and Beyond looks at interior architecture and design from a contemporary and international perspective. The book takes theory building to be one of the most important activities for a discipline. It explores the interior discipline’s theoretical dimension, and discusses pedagogical, professional, and creative practices across the globe. Why is the identity of interiors a complex issue, and how does this relate to theoretical concepts like surface, interior/exterior, or time? How can we think about the different roles of interior education, creative and professional practice? What lies beyond interiors’ boundaries?
The chapter in focus, “Intrinsically Interior. Intricacy Not Size” by Nerma Cridge and Sophie Ungerer, identifies pivoting as essential to the discipline itself and discusses it through a series of selected case studies where physical and literal overlap with the urban, collective and digital realm.
We are delighted to welcome Carola Ebert, Sophie Ungerer and Nerma Cridge to the AA Bookshop to celebrate the launch of their new publication. The evening will include drinks and a discussion with the editor and both chapter authors.
The book will be available at a special launch price of £29.99 (RRP £39.99).
Biographies
Carola Ebert is Professor of Interior Design, History and Theory of Architecture and Design at Berlin International University of Applied Science (BI), Germany. Her current research focuses on interior-specific approaches to history, theory and reuse, and the nexus between history/theory/research and the studio.
Sophie Ungerer is an architect and designer with an interest in the threshold between the interior and the city. She is a Senior Lecturer in Interior and Spatial Design at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London.
Nerma Cridge completed her PhD at the AA in 2011 and currently teaches at the History and Theory, Media Studies and DRL: Architecture and Urbanism, The AAIS and PhD programmes. Her recent publications include essays in The Routledge Companion on Women in Architecture (2021) and Remote Practices (2022).