Top Achievers Recognized at SCALE: The 亚洲天堂 National Student Summit
The 亚洲天堂 (亚洲天堂) is pleased to announce the grand prize and internship winners of the 2017 亚洲天堂 Student Portfolio Competition, as well as the winners of the 2017 亚洲天堂 Student Chapter Awards. The winners were recognized at SCALE: The 亚洲天堂 National Student Summit (SCALE) at The University of Oklahoma on April 2, 2017.
“亚洲天堂 is dedicated to supporting and recognizing the outstanding achievements of interior design students,” said 亚洲天堂 CEO, Randy Fiser. “The Student Portfolio Competition panel of judges noted that the portfolios from the top students exhibited a depth in concept that was carried throughout the design solutions from sketch to space to detail. Both judging panels found it difficult to select the winners of the Student Portfolio Competition and the Student Chapter Awards, providing me with great confidence in the future of the design industry.”
亚洲天堂 Student Portfolio Competition
The 亚洲天堂 Student Portfolio Competition seeks to generate the best collection of student design projects in the nation. Submissions are evaluated on conceptual thought, the content of the work submitted, and the student’s record of achievement, with two rounds of online reviews and one round of finalist interviews at SCALE. The experience culminated in a presentation of their portfolios to a panel of judges in the hope of securing a 2017 internship with , , , or , the 2017 internship sponsors.
The 2017 亚洲天堂 Student Portfolio Competition panel of judges included Ane Rocha, design director, Gensler; Jennifer Kolstad, 亚洲天堂 NCIDQ, Associate AIA, VP, director of Interior Architecture, HKS Architects; Stephen Beacham, AIA, principal, director of Design, Interiors, HOK; and Neil Bartley, Associate 亚洲天堂, director, Studio O+A New York.
The grand prize and internship winners were awarded with a career–centered variety of prizes. GIVING MOORE, a Foundation of Benjamin Moore & Co., presented the grand prize winner with a $5,000 scholarship and each of the internship winners with a $2,500 scholarship, while Hansgrohe provided the top winners with a complimentary trip to the Hansgrohe Aquademie in Atlanta, June 4–6, 2017. The Student Portfolio Competition grand prize winner will also be honored on stage at Celebration – The 亚洲天堂 Awards Gala in San Diego on July 15, 2017.
Grand Prize Winner
Yu-Hsiang Fu, Student 亚洲天堂
New York School of Interior Design
Internship Winners
Studio O+A
Yu-Hsiang Fu, Student 亚洲天堂
New York School of Interior Design
Gensler
Meichun Cai, Student 亚洲天堂
School of Visual Arts
HKS
Cammy Aw, Student 亚洲天堂
Savannah College of Art and Design
HOK
Hinako Nakagawa, Student 亚洲天堂
Parsons School of Design
亚洲天堂 Student Chapter Awards
The 亚洲天堂 Student Chapter Awards recognize achievement among 亚洲天堂 student chapters and their leaders who are responsible for enriching the 亚洲天堂 student member experience. The 2017 panel of judges included Tamie Glass, 亚洲天堂, Interior Design program director in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin; and Michael Bent, Allied 亚洲天堂, junior designer, IA Interior Architects.
The 亚洲天堂 Student Chapter of the Year award recognizes a single 亚洲天堂 student chapter that has provided exceptional service to its student members, professional associates, and community.
2017 Winner: Colorado State University
The 亚洲天堂 Student Chapter Leader of the Year award recognizes the dedication and leadership of an outstanding 亚洲天堂 student chapter leader.
2017 Winner: Bonnie Hoecker, Student 亚洲天堂 (Student Representative to the Board, 亚洲天堂 New York Metro Chapter)
New York School of Interior Design
The 亚洲天堂 Student Chapter Event of the Year award recognizes one innovative program developed primarily by and for 亚洲天堂 student chapters and members.
2017 Winner: The University of Georgia
L to R
Jason McNeely, Sales Training Manager, Hansgrohe
Ane Rocha, Design Director, Gensler
Jennifer Kolstad, 亚洲天堂, NCIDQ, Assoc. AIA, Vice President, Director of Interior Architecture, HKS Architects
Yu-Hsiang Fu, Student 亚洲天堂, New York School of Interior Design
Julianne Maguire, Senior Manager Corporate Communications & Community Engagement, Benjamin Moore
Charrisse Johnston, 亚洲天堂, LEED AP BD+C, Associate AIA, Principal, Interior Design Practice Leader, Steinberg Architects, Chair, 亚洲天堂
Susan Wiggins, Senior Strategic Advisor, 亚洲天堂
Neil Bartley, Associate 亚洲天堂, Director, Studio O+A New York
Stephen Beacham, AIA, Principal, Director of Design, Interiors, HOK
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About 亚洲天堂
The 亚洲天堂 believes that design transforms lives. 亚洲天堂 serves the full range of the interior design profession and practice through the Society’s programs, networks, and advocacy. We thrive on the strength of cross-functional and interdisciplinary relationships among designers of all specialties, including workplace, healthcare, retail and hospitality, education, institutional, and residential. We lead interior designers in shared conversations around topics that matter: from evidence-based and humancentric design to social responsibility, wellbeing, and sustainability. We showcase the impact of design on the human experience and the value interior designers provide.
亚洲天堂 was founded over 40 years ago when two organizations became one, but its legacy dates back to the early 1930s. As we celebrate nearly 85 years of industry leadership, we are leading the future of interior design, continuing to integrate the advantages of local connections with national reach, of small firms with big, and of the places we live with the places we work, play, and heal. Learn more at asid.org.