IIDA Announces Winners of the Student Design Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is proud to announce the winners of the 11th annual Student Design Competition, sponsored by OFS Brands. This year’s Student Design Competition challenged participants to conceptualize the future of an urban university mixed-use building.
“Students are uniquely positioned to rethink how educational institutions are designed, and this year’s Student Design Competition gave us the opportunity to see how the future of our industry will approach big challenges with big ideas,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “I’m pleased that the entries displayed cutting-edge innovation, creative thinking, and real-world design solutions.”
Entries were judged by a panel of design professionals, including Nick Blessinger (Director of Marketing and Education, OFS Brands), James Kerrigan, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C (Design Principal, Jacobs), Krystal R. Lucero, IIDA (Senior Interior Designer, Edwards + Mulhausen Interior Design), and Robyn Taylor, IIDA, CID (Director of Design, Westgroup Designs).
“There was an impressive range of original design thinking evident in the submissions. A consistent theme in the top entries was the successful articulation of design thought and planning resolution combined with an impressive clarity in graphic presentation. Congratulations to all the winners,” said Kerrigan on behalf of the judges.
Seoyoun Yun, Student IIDA, and Nayeong (Chloe) Oh, Student IIDA, of the California College of the Arts won first prize honors and $2,500 for their project, City Within City.
Hyung Kim, Student IIDA of The University of Georgia captured second place and won $1,500 for the project, Terminal. Third place and $750 went to Kaltham Alkuwari, Fessal Eleglah, Mariam AlKhamis, Majdulin Nasr Allah, and Sahar Ansari of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar for their entry, Social Steps. Winning projects can be viewed on the IIDA website.
For more information, contact Liz Moran, IIDA Design Competitions Director, at lmoran@iida.org.
About International Interior Design Association
IIDA is the Commercial Interior Design Association with global reach. We support design professionals, industry affiliates, educators, students, firms, and their clients through our network of 15,000+ Members across 58 countries. IIDA advocates for advancement in education, design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of Interior Design as a profession that enhances business value and positively impacts the health and well-being of people’s lives every day. www.iida.org
