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The Department of Interior Architecture (IARC) is a community of scholars active in design theory and practice. We transcend the accepted definitions of interior spaces, their appearances, their functions, human interactions within and outside them, and their impact on the world. Within the IARC Department, students and faculty engage in regional, national, and international design discourses, practices, and processes to unite interior spaces with enclosing architecture and the objects contained within them. You can read more about the IARC Department, our Vision and Core Values here.

The IARC Department directs award-winning interior design, visual communication, product design and prototyping and digital design studios.

As a hallmark of IARC, we encourage students and faculty to undertake interesting work both in and outside the studio. Several interfaces provide ways to easily see what is happening in studio and beyond: the student e-journal, first year blog, second year blog, history/theory blog, interior lighting design blog, CAD seminar blog and reports from the field.

The Department of Interior Architecture offers both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Interior Architecture. The BS is a five-year professional degree and the MS is a post-professional degree with opportunities for concentrations in historic preservation, museum studies, interior product design.

IARC is a department of the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Current News and Events

Tiffany Stewart and Amanda Gordon have both won in the 23rd Annual Brass Ring Awards Competition for 2008.

MakingFrom first year to graduate studio, we value the idea of making in the design process. See a brief glimpse into the Iarc+ making

[i] News Click here to read archived copies of [i] news, a digital communication from the department that features items of interest and the latest happenings in design.

IIDA Adopt-A-Stream Department of Interior Architecture participates in The Adopt-A-Stream Program

View the innovative product designs from our Fall 2007 Interior Architecture class 301/411.

April Lewis wins second place in "Live-in-Room" international design competition.

IARc OPEN HOUSES are a required part of the admission process to our department. Please contact the chair of the department by email for a personal appointment if you were unable to attend our information sessions.

The Department of Interior Architecture moved to the new Maud Gatewood Studio Arts Center in July 2006. To view a picture album of our new building, click here.

Internships Abroad- read about our current students' internship experiences abroad.