Interior architecture
A Collaborative, creative design discipline
In Interior Architecture, we blend interdisciplinary design experiences with discipline-specific knowledge that prepares you to be at the forefront of interior design practice. Deep design thinking coupled with the rich liberal arts focus of the UO offers interior architecture students the opportunity to blend a broad understanding of the human condition with innovative design strategies to create human-centered environments.
Study Interior Architecture
Undergraduate Programs
Engaging interior environments, human experience, and spatial design thinking
- Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIArch) offers an immersive undergraduate experience focused on adaptive reuse, interior environments, and human‑centered design inquiry that supports healthy, sustainable, and meaningful spaces.
- Minor in Interior Architecture expands design expertise and introduces human‑centered design thinking and placemaking across disciplines.
Courses for Nonmajors
Explore College of Design courses
- College of Design courses for nonmajors introduce design thinking and the built environment. These courses offer an accessible way to explore architecture, design culture, and related ideas, including:
- IARC 204. Understanding Contemporary Interiors. Introduction to the theory of interior architecture. Design criteria explored through illustrated lectures and projects involving analysis of space.
- IARC 474, 475, or 476. History of Interior Architecture I, II, and III. Interior architecture as artistic expression. Includes the study of furnishings, textiles, and other interior traditions.
Accreditation
Our Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIArch) is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).