B.F.A. in Interior Architecture
B.F.A. in Interior Architecture—Athens Campus
2022 INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE THESIS EXHIBITION
As designers, we set out to challenge conventional approaches to the built environment by considering how to leverage design to enhance quality of life and cultivate social progress. Guided by our imagination and supported by research, these projects propose how design can spark positive change that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. As you engage with our exhibition, we encourage you to imagine the positive impact these design ideas hold for our collective future.
Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Interior Architecture program is to provide an educational foundation that prepares graduates for entry level positions in the Interior Design profession as well as preparing them for leadership positions in management and design.
The goals of the program are to provide human centered learning experiences that enable the individual to solve interior space problems through creative exploration, research, assessment, and understanding of the psychological, sociological, and economic needs of those individuals for whom the project is being designed.
The program engages a knowledge base that includes: design fundamentals, design analysis, programming, space planning, materials applications, lighting design, sustainability and environmental impact, technical information (e.g. building codes and written specifications), the integration of digital technology for both exploration and presentation of ideas, and an understanding of the role of aesthetics in design and related disciplines.
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID):
The Impact of Design
The Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ):
What does an interior designer do?
Interior Architecture Alumni Testimonial
COFA Alumni Testimonials
What you'll learn
Through this program, you will learn how architectural elements interact and synthesize to meet physical, psychological, social, and intellectual needs of people in a variety of settings.
If you are sensitive to the use of materials and details in a built environment, are attentive to color, enjoy drawing, constructing, and organizing objects and spaces, this program may provide a challenging and fulfilling career choice.
Career opportunities
For more than 30 years, the Interior Architecture program has been preparing graduates for successful careers in residential and non-residential design, as well as in lighting, visual display, sales, and showroom management.
Interior Architecture Program Student Achievement Data 2016-2019 PD
Admission
Applicants must meet general University admission guidelines to enroll in any School of Art + Design program. Additionally, a portfolio review is required for admission consideration for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Interior Architecture, as well as for talent-based scholarship consideration and transfer admission.
Students planning to apply to a BFA program can learn more about the portfolio requirements and submission via our Portfolio FAQ page.
Current OHIO Students: Application to BFA Degree
Interior Architecture Facilities
The Interior Architecture program facilities are located in Grover Center and Seigfred Hall. Grover Center houses the program's two dedicated studio spaces, faculty offices, resource library, and one additional active learning classroom.The studio spaces provide dedicated workstations for each Interior Architecture major, critique and presentation spaces, program computers, hand tools, a refrigerator, and a microwave.
The Interior Architecture facilities support student success by being available to students 24-7-365, (Each student has an individual PIN that allows access to program studios) by providing dedicated workstations for every student, and by functioning as a social as well as academic community.
The program facilities provide the setting in which faculty and students engage in the design explorations that are at the core of the program mission.
Interior Architecture faculty
The Interior Architecture program faculty are qualified experienced professional designers and dedicated design educators. Program courses present ideas, issues, and information central to the contemporary practice of interior design. If you’d like more information about the Interior Architecture program, contact Professor Dan Harper.
Dan Harper
Area Chair, Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture
harperd1@ohio.edu
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Ohio University’s Interior Architecture program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503.
This CIDA-accredited program prepares students for entry-level interior design practice, for advanced study, and to apply for membership in professional interior design organizations. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree granted by the School of Art+Design, in the College of Fine Arts, of Ohio University meets the educational requirement for eligibility to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Examination (NCIDQ Exam).
For more information about NCIDQ Exam eligibility visit: https://www.cidq.org/eligibility-requirements.