Chatham’s IAR Programs are professional interior design curricula that stress holistic design integrated with sustainability & environmental consciousness.
Chatham Interior Architecture Programs Philosophy Statement
The philosophy of the Interior Architecture Programs at Chatham University is fundamentally founded in responsibility for the outcome of design and global public service. The Interior Architecture Programs (BIA, MIA and MSIA degrees) believe in evidence-based design and ethnography, an approach to analyzing user needs by studying the use
07/26/2019
NCIDQ Prep workshop!
Deep discounts for Chatham Alumni and IIDA members!
NCIDQ Prep Workshop - PND West NCIDQ certification is among the highest achievement for Interior Design Professionals. Come increase your preparedness with IIDA PA/NJ/DE.
03/02/2018
Check out the Chatham University IAR programs display at the Home Show! A huge thanks to ASID PA West!
11/09/2017
ASID PA West board meeting! It’s going to be an awesome year!!
Welcome (back) to Chatham's Interior Architecture Programs at our fantastic Eastside campus! We can't wait to get started with another great semester!
02/07/2017
ASID-IIDA February Membership Mixer hosted by Chatham IAR! Tuesday, February 28 at 5:45 PM @ Chatham Eastside. FREE to all ASID & IIDA members, Chatham IAR students, and the friends/guests of ASID & IIDA members. Students, this is a great networking opportunity with local design professionals! Join us for this pertinent design discussion of "How to Manage Social Media Resources Utilizing LinkedIn & Blogging." This event is sponsored and co-chaired by the ASID PA West and IIDA Pennsylvania/New Jersey professional chapters.
Please register online by February 22 at http://februarymixer.eventbrite.com
11/18/2016
Happy Thanksgiving from the Interior Architecture Department!
11/09/2016
Great day at Chatham University Interior Architecture Department with the IIDA vendor trade show. Thank you to everyone who came!
11/08/2016
Don't forget about the Trade Show tomorrow from 1-3pm!
The Chatham IIDA Campus Center has organized an interior design Trade Show for Wednesday November 9th. This event, open to all IAR students, is a great opportunity to meet product representatives and view new and exciting products. Talk to your professors about extra credit opportunities for attending!
10/14/2016
Chatham's IIDA student members joined design students from AiP and IUP to tour three architecture and design firms in downtown Pittsburgh. The tour, coordinated through the IIDA Pittsburgh City Center and Chatham Adjunct Faculty Suzanne Sekula featured Perkins Eastman Architects, Strada, and The Design Alliance Architects. Manufacture Representatives from DL Couch, Kimball Office, and Tandus Centiva also presented product information at each location, along with providing refreshments throughout the day. It was an excellent opportunity for students to see a working design office and network with professionals!
09/30/2016
Students, both Chatham ASID Student Chapter members and non-members too, are invited to a FREE ASID PA West Membership Mixer on October 26 sponsored by The Tile Shop, Robinson Twp. location. RSVP by October 24. This is a great opportunity to network with local design professionals! You'll also hear from a tile rep with the latest product news.
09/27/2016
A big thank you to John Hofmeister for guest speaking in our MIA design and behavior class this evening! John helped us understand universal design through the lens of an individual with vision impairments. We learned SO much!
09/23/2016
On September 29, the Chatham ASID Student Chapter is having a meeting in CE129 (the conference room) to talk about what ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) is and the benefits of joining, as well as open officer positions! There will be food! Everyone is welcome!
In one week we're is having a meeting in CE129 (the conference room) to talk about what ASID is and the benefits of joining, as well as open officer positions! There will be food! Everyone is welcome!