The BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program provides students with the skills and knowledge to develop creative and sustainable solutions in the field of interior architecture and interior design. Taught exclusively in English and based in Berlin, the program enables students to understand the relationship between spatial environments, users, and inhabitants in different contexts in order to build an international design practice.
Whitecliffe provides the only BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program taught in English in Germany that is aligned with the requirements of the Chamber of Architects. Whitecliffe is currently also the only private university fulfilling the chamber's registration criteria for future interior architects.
Study Interior Architecture/Interior Design in Berlin
The first year of the BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program provides students with a broad foundation in basic design skills, material and interior construction fundamentals, visualization skills, and a historical framework. In the second year, students deepen their construction knowledge, tackle interior design projects, learn about building services and lighting, and theoretically reflect on the discipline of interior architecture. During the third year, students collaborate with peers from other programs on an interdisciplinary design project to develop a tailored design solution for a real-life client. In addition, they complete an internship and hone their research skills. During the last semester, students apply and deepen their acquired skills by completing a bachelor thesis and a bachelor design project with a topic of their own choice.
Application period
Applications are open for Fall Semester 2026–2027
Program start
October
Academic calendar
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Portfolio advice
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3 years (6 semesters)
Full-time
Berlin
Tuition fees and additional costs may vary depending on applicant status and academic year. Please check the final admissions and tuition information before publication.
EU Nationals: 745 EUR monthly installment, 6 installments per semester.
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Non-EU Nationals: 4,640 EUR installment per semester.
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The BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program equips students to create sustainable interior solutions. The program explores spatial environments, cultural and structural contexts, and encourages an experimental approach to conceptualizing, planning, and realizing adaptable interior designs.
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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Graduates of the BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program may work on the creation and alteration of a variety of spaces in numerous settings. These may range from residential and office spaces as well as hospitality and gastronomy settings to event spaces, theater and film sets, retail environments, and public spaces.
Possible career paths may lead to (interior) architecture and interior design practices, cultural institutions, production companies for film, TV and theater, exhibition design studios, furniture manufacturers, or freelance work.
Interior Architecture is a protected profession in Germany; professional experience and registration with the Chamber of Architects are required to use the title “Interior Architect”.
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To apply for the BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program, applicants need a German Abitur / Fachabitur or an equivalent international qualification. Foreign qualifications must meet the equivalence criteria set by the German Central Office for Foreign Education.
Applicants are required to submit:
German language knowledge is not required for this English-taught program. [Needs confirmation: final portfolio number of works and document wording]
Graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA).
Yes. The program is taught exclusively in English. German language knowledge is not required, but applicants need proof of English language skills at CEFR level B2 or above.
The BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program takes 3 years/6 semesters.
The program is taught in Berlin.
Students study basic design skills, material and interior construction fundamentals, visualization, historical context, interior design projects, building services, lighting, and theory related to interior architecture.
Yes. Applicants need to submit a portfolio as part of the application process.
Applicants need a German Abitur / Fachabitur or an equivalent international qualification, proof of English at CEFR level B2 or above, and the required application documents, including a portfolio.
Graduates may prepare for careers in interior architecture, interior design, spatial design, architecture-related offices, design agencies, cultural institutions, production design, furniture design, or freelance work.
Yes. Interior Architecture is a protected profession in Germany. Professional practice and registration with the Chamber of Architects are required to use the title “Interior Architect”.
Students in the BA Interior Architecture/Interior Design program learn from an international academic team with expertise across interior architecture, interior design, research, and professional practice. The current academic staff includes: Prof. Katrin Brünjes, Prof. Dr. Carola Ebert, Prof. Pierre Escobar, Prof. Amara Goodwin, Prof. Javier Martín, Prof. Adrian von Starck, Dr. Sait Ali Köknar, and John Tubles.
Javier Martín was born in Valencia, Spain. He studied architecture at the Universitat Politècni ...
John Tubles is a Filipino-American Architect, Academic, and Design Researcher currently based in ...
Jeanne-Françoise Fischer is a Swiss/German architect with many years of international profession ...
Amara Goodwin was born in Toronto. She obtained undergraduate degrees in both fine arts and art h ...
Carola Ebert was born in Berlin. She studied architecture (TU Berlin, 1998) and architectural his ...
Prof. Pierre Escobar is a French architect and urbanist and the founder of l’atelier DEV archit ...
Karsten Huneck was born in Chile and grew up in Germany where he also graduated with a Diploma in ...
Sigurd Larsen was born in Denmark where he studied Architecture at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts ...
Adrian von Starck was born in Cologne. He studied architecture and urban planning at TU Darmstadt ...
Lukas Staudinger is an architect and curator of urban practice. He studied architecture at the Ac ...
Katrin Brünjes was born in Bremen. She studied architecture at the Bauhaus-University Weimar (Di ...
Roger Wilson is a multidisciplinary designer. After studying Architecture in Wellington and Paris ...
Sait Ali Köknar studied Architecture at Istanbul Technical University and earned an M.Sc. in the ...
