>> The master’s program will feature a teaching team composed of architects, designers, researchers, and active professionals with experience in the Balearic Islands and a national and international profile.
>>The program will combine classes, independent work, and project development over the course of an academic year.
>> The master’s program prepares students for careers in interior architecture, renovation, the hospitality industry, retail, sustainability, creative direction, and 3D visualization.
Starting next academic year, ADEMA’s Inca Campus will offer the Master’s Degree in Architectural Interior Art and Design—part of the School of Higher Artistic Studies—a new program designed to train professionals capable of transforming homes, hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, offices, and cultural venues.
The one-year program will be delivered in a hybrid format and will cover spatial design, materials, ergonomics, lighting, acoustics, sustainability, 3D modeling and visualization, and comprehensive project management.
The introduction of the master’s program will strengthen the Inca Campus’s specialization in Higher Artistic Studies and design, while also aiming to meet the needs of sectors that play a significant role in the Balearic economy, such as architecture, building renovation, tourism, the restaurant industry, and commerce.
Dr. Guillem Aloy, Director of the ADEMA Inca Campus, noted that the addition of this degree program represents “a new step in consolidating Inca as a key hub for higher education in art, design, and architecture.” “We want the campus to be connected to the region’s real needs and to sectors that are fundamental to the Balearic economy,” he added.
Dr. Aloy explained that interior design “is no longer viewed exclusively as a discipline linked to decoration” but has evolved into a professional field integrating creativity, technical knowledge, sustainability, accessibility, and well-being. “Transforming a space requires coordinating designers, architects, builders, installers, craftspeople, and suppliers, as well as using digital tools to plan and visualize projects before execution,” he stated.
The master’s program—currently undergoing verification by the University Quality Agency of the Balearic Islands (AQUIB)—is primarily aimed at graduates and professionals in fields such as design, architecture, fine arts, building construction, and the creative industries who wish to specialize in the conceptualization and execution of interior spaces. The curriculum will combine the artistic aspects of interior design with technical and construction processes. Course content includes the fundamentals of spatial design, lighting and acoustics, materials, ergonomics, sustainability, and 3D modeling and visualization. Instruction will be based on a project-based learning methodology, utilizing exercises that mirror real-world situations students will encounter in the job market.
The aim of this training is to provide students with a comprehensive view of an interior design project, ranging from initial conceptualization and the analysis of user needs to technical development, visualization, and potential execution.
The program will be taught by a specialized faculty team comprising architects, designers, researchers, and active professionals with experience and recognition at the Balearic, national, and international levels. Dr. Aloy highlighted that this diversity will make it possible to “combine knowledge of the Balearic territory with the trends, methodologies, and debates currently unfolding outside the islands.”
Sustainability will be another key pillar of the program, featuring content related to local timber, material reuse, the circular economy, and the recovery of techniques and resources linked to the local area.
“Designing sustainably entails reflecting on the origin and durability of materials, their environmental impact, their potential for reuse, and their relationship with the surroundings,” Dr. Aloy noted.
Career opportunities for graduates of the master’s program include joining interior design and interior architecture studios; companies specializing in design, renovation, and refurbishment; and firms dealing in furniture, lighting, and materials.
Graduates will be able to develop projects for homes, hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, shop windows, offices, art galleries, museums, exhibitions, and ephemeral spaces.
They may also work in sustainability and well-being consulting, creative direction, project management and coordination, digital representation, and 3D visualization. Entrepreneurship is another potential career path, whether by establishing their own studios or working as independent professionals.
Locating the program in Inca aims to contribute to the decentralization of higher education and to the generation of academic, professional, and creative activity in the *Part Forana* (the island’s interior and outlying areas). “Inca possesses an industrial and artisanal identity deeply rooted in a knowledge of materials and a culture of making. The campus seeks to connect this legacy with new languages of design, architecture, and innovation, ensuring that the training maintains a direct link to the Balearic productive sector through collaborations with architecture and interior design firms, construction companies, hotels, material and furniture suppliers, local businesses, and public authorities,” the speaker concluded.