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Master in Interior Design and Interior Architecture

Take a deep dive into the world of interior design and learn to come up with solutions for today’s architectural challenges. The MA in Interior Design and Interior Architecture will teach you to design functional domestic spaces and working environments that have character and meaning.

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Presentation

What profile of designers is currently making a positive impact in the professional field of interior design and architecture?

This Master’s Degree in Interior Design arises from an in-depth analysis of today’s professional and social context, which demands interior designers with a comprehensive education who are capable of addressing complex projects that explore the hybridisation of living, residential and working spaces, as well as other spaces linked to culture, leisure, or knowledge.

In this master’s program, we understand interior design as a discipline in constant evolution, currently driven by an increasing prioritisation of user-centred design. This approach considers users’ functional, vital, and cultural needs and translates them into the design of spaces and the selection of materials, with a particular emphasis on their well-being.

Unlike other programs, this master’s not only enhances the usual skills of designers as the main creative agents who give unique identity to spaces, but also aims to train professionals capable of managing and mastering the design of interior spaces in their entirety. This approach includes both interior architecture and interior design, integrating visible and non-visible systems. These design principles involve the use of meaningful materials, both for their identity and their low environmental impact or contribution to the passive performance of spaces, understanding construction systems, emphasising spatial conditions related to comfort (lighting, mobility, temperature, acoustics…), and keeping up-to-date with technological solutions applied to space and its operational strategies.

Admission requirements:
Official university degree or equivalent. Knowledge of graphic representation software for architectural space.

Study a MA in interior design in Barcelona

If you are passionate about interior design and want to start your career in this area, but you are still not clear where to study, on this page you will find all the answers. If you want to study a master’s in interior design abroad and you are looking for an interior design university, Elisava is among the leading design schools worldwide, as our training system allows students to acquire the necessary tools to meet current needs to study an interior design master’s.

Thanks to our Master in Interior Design you can study interior design from perspectives and approaches that you would never have imagined. Below, you will discover some of the many skills and objectives that you will acquire throughout the course. To learn more, we encourage you to become part of the Elisava community.

At Elisava we have many other master and postgraduate programmes, find the most suitable design master for you.
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Objectives

This master’s program aims to train professionals with a global and critical vision, capable of:

  • Leading interdisciplinary teams and managing complex projects to achieve comprehensive, high-quality interior design solutions.
  • Designing spaces centred on users’ functional, emotional, and cultural needs, with special attention to their well-being.
  • Mastering professional communication, from conceptual narrative to technical documentation and advanced graphic representation.
  • Applying creative and innovative methodologies, with a critical approach to the social and cultural changes that impact interior design.
  • Gaining an in-depth understanding of construction processes and material impact to oversee the design of interior spaces in their entirety, including visible, non-visible systems and thermal, acoustic, and technological aspects.
  • Conceptualising projects with a distinctive character, developing creativity and its practical application in spatial configuration.
  • Creating a final portfolio that demonstrates the technical, communicative, and innovative skills acquired throughout the master’s program.
  • Exploring and analysing living, working, and hybrid spaces, understanding the interrelationships and influences that shape the environments we inhabit.
  • Designing with special attention to the application of materials and constructive solutions that define the various elements of interior architecture.
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Highlights

MA in Interior Design and Interior Architecture programme

1 Space Design Culture: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

Analyzes user needs and the sociocultural contexts that influence design. Studies the evolution of interior design, construction processes and materials, fostering critical thinking and adaptation to new technologies and trends.

2 Interior Space Perception: A Sensory Approach

Explores the sensory and experimental dimension of interior space through material, light, color and texture, developing hands-on workshops to sharpen perception and connect with user well-being.

 3 User & Environment: Interiors for Well-Being

Focuses on designing interiors that guarantee user comfort and health. Addresses passive strategies, new materials and concepts such as biophilia, accessibility and integral ergonomics, synchronizing human biology and building systems.

 4 Spatial Communication: Concept & Narrative

Works on conceptualization and storytelling in projects, giving them unique identity according to their context and clients. Includes tools for representation and the development of a professional portfolio tailored to career opportunities.

5 Interior Space Configurations

An intensive studio that analyzes and designs configurations for housing and workspaces, delving into their function, form and physical characteristics. Incorporates organization strategies, natural light and functional adaptation.

6 Materials & Systems

Studies materials and building systems (lighting, acoustics, climate, installations), their evolution and impact on comfort. Prepares students to make sustainable decisions and lead projects with technical complexity.

 7 FF&E Strategies: Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment in Interior Design

Deepens knowledge of selecting furniture, lighting, applied graphics and finishes — from custom design to signage and corporate identity.

8 Final Master’s Project

A comprehensive project designing shared spaces that blend living and working, challenging traditional architectural programs and exploring new scenarios for contemporary life. Integrated with furniture, equipment, materials and technical documentation to deliver a highly professional outcome.

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Do you want to know more about the Masters’ School?

Each academic year, students with very diverse professional and cultural profiles of more than 80 nationalities from all over the world attend their master’s or postgraduate training at Elisava. We want to promote connections and networks among students beyond the context of each master’s degree to promote the exchange of knowledge through very diverse projects: we organize interdisciplinary workshops and conferences; transdisciplinary projects with students from several master’s degrees; collaborations with companies, institutions and NGOs…

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Masters’ Scholarships

Do you want to study the MA in Interior Design at Elisava? In this section you will be able to check all the information on the annual call for scholarships, which recognize, reward and disseminate the talent and excellence of future master’s students.

Elisava Masters’ Scholarships