Becoming an Interior Designer? Interior Architect?

larationalist
Sat, 05 May 2007 22:07:45 +0000

My understanding was that most or possibly all programs which called themselves ‘Interior Architecture’ were Interior Design programs which were tired of the confusion between interior design and interior decoration, so started using ‘interior architecture’ to further distance themselves from decoration.

A degree in Interior Architecture does not qualify one to become a licensed architect, but I believe a degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch) does allow one to practice Interior Design in most areas, or is one step towards being qualified to do so.

edit: just to clarify, this is coming from the perspective of an architectural designer. I have worked closely with someone who had a degree in interior architecture in the past, and much of my knowledge of this was gained through her. So if someone else who’s actually in one of these programs had different information, I will gladly defer, I am just trying to help by contributing what I know (or think I know).