2026 Student Design Competition Winners

Undergraduate Winners

First Place

Signs of Earth

Team

Students: Abigail Kimes, Chloe Cannon, Mel Hackney

Faculty Advisor: Tina Patel

Institution: Kent State University

Second Place

The Apiarium

Team

Students: Samantha Stevens, Karly Hance, Stella Bosworth

Faculty Advisors: Elif Tural, Michelle Boyoung Huh

Institution: Virginia Tech

Honorable Mention

Kizuna Hollow Permaculture Center

Team

Students: Lauren Harris, Zosha Harris, Tami Meyer, Liberty Alofsin

Faculty Advisor: Jun Myung

Institution: Colorado State University

Honorable Mention

TIDE

Team

Students: Brooklyn Douglas, Madeline Stephens, Anna Matthews, Alexa Cobarruvia

Faculty Advisor: Tharique De Silva

Institution: University of Idaho

Graduate Winners

First Place

Common Ground

Team

Students: Kindra Faucher, Lina Rahman, Anastasiia Skvortsova

Faculty Advisor: Tama Duffy Day

Institution: Marymount University

Second Place

CORE

Team

Students: Jaye Mack, Phoebe Nguyen, Kaia Morris, S.M. Adnan Iqbal

Faculty Advisor: Gabriela Fonseca Pereira

Institution: Illinois State University

2-Year Program Winner

First Place

Inflow: Holistic Wellness Education Center

Team

Students: Anna-Maria Zoric, Danielle Weigel, Shandeen Docherty

Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Yeo

Institution: College for Arts and Technology

Competitions

IDEC members can integrate special projects like the Student Design Competition and the Interior Design Education Video Competition into their curriculum.

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