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Interior Architecture Overview
A solid interior design education yields practitioners who protect and enhance the health, safety, and well-being of humankind. Our programs are also aligned with current issues such as global awareness, community engagement, and sustainable design. The outcome is graduates who are technically savvy and broad-thinking designers. This is what sets us apart.
—KYRA TUCKER, chair and program director, interior architecture

Fallingwater Residency
Most interior architecture students learn about Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. Interior Architecture students in Chatham's Fallingwater Studio Residency program experience it.
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State-of-the-Art Facilities
Chatham Eastside, where our interior architecture program’s classroom, studio, and exhibition spaces reside, is recognized as a LEED Silver renovation project that manifests sustainable design practices, use of recycled materials, and energy-efficient lighting to create a green academic and social space in an urban setting.

Internship Opportunities
Students in the program have interned at companies and organizations including, Anthropologie; City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, Zoning Division; Davin Interiors, Franklin Interiors; Green Building Alliance; LGA Partners (formerly Lami Grubb Architects, LP); Perkins Eastman; RM Creative (formerly Radlet McCarthy Polletta); Stantec (formerly Burt Hill); Strada; Weisshouse; among many others.

In the Real World
Students in the program have gone on to work at companies and organizations including, Department of Veterans Affairs; Ethan Allen; Forms + Surfaces; Insidesource; LGA Partners, MAYA Design (now a part of BCG Platinion); Perkins Eastman; RM Creative; Schoolhouse Electric; Stantec; Starwood Hotels; Workscape, Inc.; and more.

Accreditation
The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Interior Architecture is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. The 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 Interior Architecture granted by Chatham 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 this website.

Integrated Degree Program
Qualified students from the interior architecture program can be admitted early to Chatham's Master of Science in Interior Architecture (MSIA) program, saving money and speeding time towards graduation with two degrees.
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