Master of Arts in Interior Architecture

MAIA—Master of Arts in Interior Architecture
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Interior ecologies
The Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MAIA) is a full-time, two-year graduate program that delves into interior architecture at the intersection of space, ecology, and media. Space design is viewed as multidimensional, articulating the diversity of interiors, environments, and multispecies that configure reality along various paths and scales, from material to virtual, and from local to global.

MAIA addresses both the responses to contemporary environmental and societal challenges (circular economy, carbon footprint) and the implications of new ecological paradigms (post-human, more-than-human) for interior architecture as a discipline in all its professional dimensions—space design, product design, new media, research, and curatorial and editorial practices. The professional dimension of the program includes full-scale project realizations and multidisciplinary training that explore new interior ecologies.

MAIA: professional projects
MAIA students regularly engage in professional projects in collaboration with cultural institutions and economic partners. This hands-on approach allows students to gain practical experience in real projects, preparing them for the conceptual, technical, and administrative aspects inherent in professional practice. Students also have the opportunity to collaborate with and be showcased in international exhibitions, including events like the Milan Design Week or Vitra Design Museum. MAIA enables its graduates to apply for registration on the Professional Register of Swiss Architects (REG A, Interior Architecture).

*Explore the latest projects from the Interior Architecture Department on Divisare.

MAIA: research partners
MAIA students collaborate on ongoing research projects with academic partners, such as Scènes de Nuit—a research platform investigating the entanglements between night and architecture—and The Future of Humanitarian Design—a research project focused on humanitarian policy and architecture developed in collaboration with the Geneva Graduate Institute and the University of Copenhagen. The MAIA program includes a permanent cooperation with the Joint Master of Architecture (JMA) of the schools of Geneva, Fribourg, and Burgdorf, as well as with the École Camondo in Paris and Toulon. Research is envisioned as central to shaping new professional opportunities, including design, curatorial, and editorial practices, leading to a professional international career.

MAIA: International Community, HEAD—Genève
MAIA students engage in learning within an international community that includes interior designers, architects, curators, researchers, and experts from diverse disciplines. The program benefits from the ecosystem at HEAD—Genève, where it regularly collaborates with other departments such as cinema, fashion, or media design, aiming to redefine the profession of Interior Architecture as a multidisciplinary practice in the 21st century.

Lecturers and speakers include: Javier F. Contreras, Philippe Rahm, Institute for Postnatural Studies, apropå, Lluís A. Casanovas, Kosmos Architects, Space Popular, BUREAU.

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