UF Among Top Interior Design, Landscape Architecture Programs

January 16, 2008
The University of Florida undergraduate program in interior design was ranked 5th in DesignIntelligence’s 9th annual America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2008 survey. The interior design graduate program was ranked 7th, and the undergraduate program in landscape architecture was ranked 13th.

The professional publication’s survey ranks accredited undergraduate and graduate design programs from the perspective of practitioners in the field. Respondents are required to be highly involved in the hiring and performance of graduates and are asked to indicate which schools produce the most prepared graduates.

“Both the interior design and landscape architecture programs provide a consistently superior quality of professional training that justifies such a high ranking by leading practitioners,” said Christopher Silver, dean of the College of Design, Construction and Planning, which houses both departments.

In addition, the department of interior design also tied for 1st in presentation skills and tied for 3rd in cross-discipline experience in DI’s national Skills Assessment Ranking.

“It is exciting to see how highly valued our interior design graduates are in the profession. Our department is recognized for research-based innovation in areas such as corporate and institutional design, the adaptive use of historic properties as well as in sustainability, lighting and design security,” said Meg Portillo, department chair.