Hi there, I will be a high school senior in the fall and am trying to organize my college search and information. I was wondering what are the best steps and advice to becoming an interior architect and going through school. Would you recommend doing a B.Arch or a 4 year BA/BS and 2 year M.Arch? What pathway would be best to get an education while gaining professional experience and obtaining an architect license without wasting a bunch of money or time? I would also appreciate any advice or extra information if you can.
Thank you!
Non Sequitur
Jul 4, 23 5:55 pm
accredited (real) architecture degree or bust. Interior arch is just marketing for interior design in my area and has no professional meaning.
Josh Mings
Jul 4, 23 8:41 pm
Agreed. Those that do a 4 year interior architecture degree have to face a battle of explaining it in interviews. Agree that it’s better to do the architecture degree since you can split off into whatever type of architecture entices you.
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Jul 4, 23 9:09 pm
A state (yours or where you can get resident status) school that has an accredited professional bachelor degree program.
There are a few exceptions to state schools so it is not a given.
Imo it is the student that makes the program not the other way around.
Get as much funding as you can.
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Jul 4, 23 9:11 pm
An architecture degree as others have said.
reallynotmyname
Aug 16, 23 3:46 pm
Ideal pathway is a 5 year BArch at a public school where you will be charged in-state tuition. Extra helpful if the university also has an interior design program (it may or may not be under the umbrella of the architecture school) where you can take some classes as well. The interior design courses will expose you to stuff that the architecture school skips over like furniture and textiles, interior building materials, etc. There may be some private schools that have the same combo, but I'm not personally aware of them.
Hi there, I will be a high school senior in the fall and am trying to organize my college search and information. I was wondering what are the best steps and advice to becoming an interior architect and going through school. Would you recommend doing a B.Arch or a 4 year BA/BS and 2 year M.Arch? What pathway would be best to get an education while gaining professional experience and obtaining an architect license without wasting a bunch of money or time? I would also appreciate any advice or extra information if you can.
Thank you!
accredited (real) architecture degree or bust. Interior arch is just marketing for interior design in my area and has no professional meaning.
Agreed. Those that do a 4 year interior architecture degree have to face a battle of explaining it in interviews. Agree that it’s better to do the architecture degree since you can split off into whatever type of architecture entices you.
A state (yours or where you can get resident status) school that has an accredited professional bachelor degree program.
There are a few exceptions to state schools so it is not a given.
Imo it is the student that makes the program not the other way around.
Get as much funding as you can.
An architecture degree as others have said.
Ideal pathway is a 5 year BArch at a public school where you will be charged in-state tuition. Extra helpful if the university also has an interior design program (it may or may not be under the umbrella of the architecture school) where you can take some classes as well. The interior design courses will expose you to stuff that the architecture school skips over like furniture and textiles, interior building materials, etc. There may be some private schools that have the same combo, but I'm not personally aware of them.