Our newest FIU Interior Architecture Folio, Fall 2015 is out! Look through our review of student, alumni, and faculty achievements during the Fall 2015 semester!View it by clicking here. http://carta.fiu.edu/interiors/about/folio/ View full entry
On Friday, April 15th, students from FIU’s Sustainable Practices in Interior Architecture course presented their final design proposals at YWCA Miami for its “Clubhouse” and Teen Room. In a coordinated effort by Senior Instructor, Katie Rothfield and YWCA Miami, the students were asked... View full entry
FIU 2014 Torch Award recipient Marlene Liriano ’89 (B.A.Sc., Interior Design) was elected to be the 2016-2017 President of the International Board of Directors of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).“Marlene’s passion for design, her leadership at top global firms, and... View full entry
On Tuesday, April 5th, Lorraine Bragg (Interior Designer, Heery International) led a PROsession for FIU Interior Architecture students to discuss the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Certification) and its Interior Design Fundamentals Exam (IDFX). Bragg has worked as a study coach... View full entry
On Wednesday, March 23rd, the Florida International University School of Architecture (SOA) hosted its annual Career Fair for students in the Departments of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design.The Career Fair was hosted at the FIU... View full entry
On Tuesday, March 22nd, Houzz – an online networking platform for both home professionals and homeowners – conducted a workshop for students in FIU Interior Architecture and FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design. This workshop stood in as a PROsession for Interior... View full entry
FIU Interior Architecture students in Adjunct Lecturer and FIU Cejas Scholar Harvey Bernstein's Graduate Design 4 Studio recently presented projects while blindfolded. Bernstein, who is a CCE Tenured Professor at Pratt Institute, assigned students this unique task not only to enhance their... View full entry
On Tuesday, March 8th, Eloisa Bustos (Design Manager, Starbucks) and Lydia Kurth (A and D Account Executive, Ceramic Technics, Ltd.) spoke to students in a PROsession in Professional Office Practice, taught by Senior Instructor Katie Rothfield.The title of the PROsession was “Specifications... View full entry
Preparing students for a future in the cruise ship and super yacht design industry is a goal of FIU Interior Architecture’s Certificate in Cruise Ship and Super Yacht Design (CSSY). Students in this certificate program have just returned from a cultural exchange and study abroad program, in... View full entry
On Tuesday, January 19th, FIU Interior Architecture students in Graduate Design Studio 2 visited the Facebook offices in Miami.Graduate Design Studio 2 seeks to deepen student thinking in several different areas of the design process. These include application and synthesis of... View full entry
FIU Interior Architecture alumna Diana Farmer-Gonzalez '96 (BS Interior Design; Principal & Managing Director, Gensler) will be receiving the Distinguished Alumni Torch Award at the 15th Annual Torch Awards on Saturday, March 19th. Diana Farmer-Gonzalez is a Principal and Managing Director... View full entry
On Tuesday, February 16th, Nicole Levine (SapientNitro) and Sasha Kobrynich (SapientNitro) presented to students in Professional Office Practice - taught by Senior Instructor Katie Rothfield - about "Branding Yourself" and making yourself appealing and marketable as a designer in the... View full entry
Harvey Bernstein, a CCE Tenured Professor at Pratt Institute in New York, is teaching Furniture Design and Graduate Design 4 studio in the FIU Department of Interior Architecture.Bernstein’s motto for this course is, “Don’t become tools of your beautiful tools!” Through Furniture Design... View full entry
Kemo Duddle received a Master of Interior Architecture in 2014 from Florida International University, graduating magna cum laude. Duddle is an Adjunct Faculty member at the FIU Department of Interior Architecture and has taught classes such as Art in Public Interiors, which focuses on how... View full entry
On Tuesday, January 19th, students in FIU Interior Architecture’s Cruise Ship and Super Yacht certificate program visited the Ferretti Group in Fort Lauderdale for the first time. Students were able to tour the Ferretti Group offices, as well as some of the yachts in the covered, in-water... View full entry
Mariateresa Campolongo – a PhD candidate in Architecture and Design within the Design Navale e Nautico curriculum at the University of Genoa – is sharing her expertise with FIU Interior Architecture students in the Cruise Ship and Super Yacht Certificate program.Campolongo was born in Turin... View full entry
On Tuesday, January 19th, students in Professional Office Practice (IND 5508), taught by Senior Instructor Katie Rothfield, sat in on the first PROsession of the Spring 2016 semester.The January 19th, PROsession #1, titled “Advocacy: The Legalities of Interior Design” featured guest... View full entry
Two FIU Interior Architecture students Monica Fuentes and Adriana Lacruz each received the NEWH South Florida Chapter Scholarship for 2015. Fuentes and Lacruz were two out of five individuals who won the scholarship in the entire South Florida region.The NEWH South Florida Chapter Scholarship is... View full entry
Ruby Ramirez (FIU BA in Interior Design ’01) is a partner with Alison Antrobus in the interior architecture and design firm Antrobus+Ramirez. The firm recently won the Best Interior Design Show Home for its project “Ocean House” in Miami Beach at the International Property Awards for the... View full entry
Juliana Sharkey (Manufacturers Representative at 3Form) spoke to FIU Interior Architecture students in the course Materials for Interiors. Materials for Interiors, taught by Adjunct Faculty Lisette Boosooboy, is a blended learning lecture course that introduces students to the analysis and... View full entry
On Tuesday, October 20th, FIU Interior Architecture students toured The World, the largest existing, private residential cruise ship.“Imagine the ultimate lifestyle that comes with combining a private yacht and a luxury vacation home,” says the website for The World. “A home that takes... View full entry
The 29th Annual Festival of the Trees was a huge success on Thursday, November 19th at the historic Moore Building in the Miami Design District!This year’s theme was Design DNA: Differentiators, Nuances, Attributes. The event featured work by some of the region’s premier design... View full entry
Engaging the larger design community in support of our students’ education helps prepare them for entry into the professional environment. Robert Sutnick (Regional Manager and Architecture and Design Representative for Crossville Inc.) spoke to FIU Interior Architecture students in the... View full entry
In order to broaden our students’ experience of design and the world around them, the department offers field trip opportunities to students within our top ranked graduate program. This fall, from September 30th to October 3rd, students in the FIU Interior Architecture Graduate Design I... View full entry
According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), “[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] LEED Green Associates have a documented, up-to-date understanding of the most current green building principles and practices, and are committed to their professional future.” Some of... View full entry
Instructor Katie Rothfield has been named the 2015 Educator of the Year by the South Florida Chapter of the International Interior Design Association. She received the award at the chapter's Annual SANDI Awards Gala at Jungle Island on Friday, July 10th, 2015.During her career at FIU... View full entry
At the beginning of the Summer 2015 semester, FIU Interior Architecture students participated in Design at Sea and cruised Royal Caribbean’s “Brilliance of the Seas” transatlantic voyage. Classes took place during days at sea, and the cruise included port stops in Virginia, Ireland, France... View full entry
FIU’s Master of Interior Architecture program prepares students for a successful future after graduation, especially through the Master Project Jury conducted at the end of each semester for those in their final term. Completing the program in its entirety prepares our graduates to meet the... View full entry
On Thursday, March 19th, FIU Interior Architecture students in Luxury Residential Interior Architecture and Design (taught by Adjunct Faculty Liliana Korn Custy) visited the Faena Collaboratory and toured Faena House Miami Beach.The Faena Collaboratory is a showroom ensuing from the work and... View full entry
The School of Architecture is composed of three closely aligned departments: Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. Jointly headed by the three department chairs, the School of Architecture provides a rich and diverse platform for interdisciplinary activities at the curricular and research levels.
