IIDA Student Design Competition (SDC) 2024

IIDA Student Design Competition (SDC) 2024 now is over!

IIDA Student Design Competition (SDC) 2024: International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has announced its IIDA Student Design Competition (SDC) 2024, celebrating the talent and fresh design ideas of interior design students throughout the world who are currently enrolled in an interior design program or institution.

➜ Short description

New edition of IIDA Student Design Competition (SDC) 2024 has been recently announced for entries, organised by International Interior Design Association (IIDA) 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 the opportunity to showcase their work and gain exposure in the interior design industry.

The 2024 IIDA Student Design Competition invites you to design several critical areas within a new pediatric clinic located in Baltimore, Maryland. A newly constructed pediatric primary care clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, will be completed in the fall of 2024. This new clinic will provide comprehensive pediatric primary care from birth to age eighteen (18) with accommodations to treat behavioral health issues. The clinic’s design scope will include Exam Rooms, Public Areas, both Administrative and Physician Workrooms, Manager’s Office, Nurse’s Station, Staff Lounge, Medical Room, Soil Room, both Family Restrooms and Staff Restrooms, a Patient Education Space, and an Outdoor Area. The winning design projects will be selected by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design. Winners will be announced Spring 2024.

First, second, and third place winners will be selected by a jury of interior design and business professionals who will judge entries based on innovation and creativity, coherence and functionality, human impact, fulfillment of program requirements, and presentation of the information.

Note! The competition will open Monday January 9, 2024, it is advised that you begin the application and project before that date.

➜ Submission requirements:

➜ Project description outlining why your concept demonstrates the best solutions possible for the design prompt (500 words)

➜ Please submit one (1) 24” x 36” digital presentation board in PDF format with a file size between 3MB and 10MB and containing the following:

- One (1) dimensioned floor plan drawn to scale
- One (1) furniture and materials plan (may be combined with dimensioned floor plan)
- One (1) reflected ceiling plan, created with the assumption that the ceiling is a blank slate
- Two to four (2-4) renderings of the completed space
- Two (2) additional drawings of the space, which can be elevation, perspective, isometric, axonometric, or orthographic.
- Additional elements to convey the overall concept including, but not limited to, furniture and fixture specifications, color palettes, wall sections, electrical plans, schedules, additional renderings, etc.

➜ Please submit individual images of the 10-12 images outlined above. All images should be submitted in JPG or JPEG format with a file size between 2MB and 10MB. Images should be saved in RGB color mode with a minimum 150 dpi (300 dpi is preferred). Images should have a minimum dimension of 8.5” x 11”.

➜ Who may enter?

This competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students around the world who are currently enrolled in an interior design or architecture program.

➜ Prize:

The prize fund for 2024 is almost $5,000.

➜ Entry fees:

Individual Entries Fee
➜ IIDA Student Members: 35 USD
➜ Non-members: 60 USD

Team Entries Fee
➜ IIDA Student Members: 50 USD (at least one student on the team must be an IIDA Member)
➜ Non-members: 90 USD