2020 IIDA Student Design Competition

The IIDA Student Design Competition celebrates the talent and fresh design ideas of interior design students throughout the world who are currently enrolled in an interior design program or institution. The competition provides emerging professionals with the opportunity to showcase their work and gain exposure in the interior design industry. IIDA.org

Erica Vallejo and Katherine White Interior Design students earned second place in the IIDA Student Design Competition. The team designed Curecology, which represented the intersection between the earth’s layers and its effects on humans, who have long had deep physical and emotional ties to nature, officeinsight.com reported. IIDA is an international commercial interior design association with more than 15,000 members in 58 countries. Erica Vallejo and Katherine White won $15,000, and to be split among themselves. All winners will be announced in the Spring 2020 issue of QUAD, the IIDA student newsletter, and featured in DesignMatters and on the IIDA website. This is a prestigious International Award, and the team is proud to share their accomplishment with Interior Design Professor Boback Firoozbakht

See all the winners on the IIDA website

2020 Winner Projects

2020 Student Design Competition design brief

The 2020 IIDA Student Design Competition invites students to space plan and designs the digestive health clinic described above. The space plan should include all program requirements such as waiting areas, exam rooms, offices, and an infusion therapy suite. The design should facilitate increased efficiency for physicians and create a seamless patient experience through thoughtful use of architecture, interior design, and space planning strategies. A spa-like feel and amenities seen in hospitality are instrumental in creating a sense of calmness and well-being. The new facility should be flexible and allow for growth due to the changing landscape of healthcare from volume-based care to value-based care.