Interior & Architecture online learning

free resources Designed to support your education and elevate your creative business


 

Art & Design Portfolio Preparation

start building your portfolio today with our video Course

Build your portfolio for university, college or employment applications. Taught over 12 Videos, plus a bonus video with optional projects to help develop your content.

✔️ Introduction to an Art & Design Portfolio and how it’s used

✔️ Understand the contents of a portfolio and how to display your work

✔️ Build your Portfolio & learn to present it


 

Interior Design Masterclass

learn how to Hand Draw a Floor Plan today with our Video Course

Learn to hand draw an Interior Floor Plan from a passionate Architect and former University Lecturer.

✔️ Introduction to an Interior Floor Plan Drawing

✔️ Learn the basics & get confident with the process

✔️ Explore structure, materials & how to add people

✔️ Explore some advanced techniques with texture


 
 

How to draw Perspectives, an essential guide for Interior Design & Architecture Students

 
 

Ideal for Interior Design & Architecture students looking to learn and practice perspective drawing.

We designed this book as a guide to help you understand and develop your perspective drawing skills.

Print out the practice sheets and complete each drawing to help train your brain, and refer to the book when drawing your perspectives.

This is a 44 page instant PDF download

 
 

 
 

people and furniture in plan view

 
 

Ideal for Interior Design & Architecture students, and those looking to learn how to draw furniture and people floor plans.

We designed this book as a guide to help you understand and develop your drawing skills.

Refer to the book when drawing your floor plans to help populate your plans and make your spaces come to life.

This is a 40 page instant PDF download

 
 

Urban Sketching School by Sonia Nicolson
 

urban sketching school

launching soon

Explore urban sketching using techniques from architecture, learn how to hand-drawn urban sketches to either fill a sketchbook on your travels, creatively document a cityscape, or just have fun drawing.

✔️ Introduction to urban sketching & hand drawing

✔️ Learn the basics & get creative with the process

✔️ Explore scale, perspective & how to add people

✔️ Explore some advanced architecture techniques

✔️ Draw onsite or from photos


Interior Architecture School by Sonia Nicolson
 

Interior Architecture School

Membership launching 2025

A community for interior architecture students, graduates and designers with networking, events, workshops, group coaching, and more.

✔️ Courses on both Interior Design & Architecture

✔️ Gallery of Interior Architecture drawings

✔️ Members-only area and job board

✔️ Group coaching calls

✔️ Workshops, events, networking opportunities


 
 

Meet your Mentor

Sonia Nicolson

Over the past 15 years, Sonia has worked as a British chartered Architect, Academic Director at a leading design school in India, Senior Lecturer at a top UK Arts University, Academic Representative with the British Council, and External Examiner at a number of design schools. She continues to teach online and runs her own design studio from her home in Iceland.