CVAD Interior Design Program Blog

This blog is maintained by the members of the Department of Design's Interior Design Program. Questions? Send an email to design@unt.edu.

Design Competition by AIA Fort Worth and COACT

Open to Interior Design Students: AIA Fort Worth and COACT are teaming up to host a design competition to design a virtual gallery to display art and stories to change the narrative on student homelessness. Please consider revisiting your previous design work and submitting it for this critical narrative. Follow the link and read the project brief for more information.

Schedule

Nov. 19, 2020: Project Launch
Nov. 20: Registration Opens
Dec. 4: Registration Closes
Dec. 10: Competition Kickoff

Jan. 22, 2021: Submission Deadline
Jan. 29: Winners Selected and Informed
February 2021: AIA Awards Ceremony / Winners Announced

IIDA SHIFT All-Virtual Conference 2021

IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter’s SHIFT Student Conference, Jan. 27 – 29, 2021, brings together an array of top students, educators, and design industry professionals for a multi-day professional enrichment experience. The annual conference includes project and firm tours, portfolio reviews and mock interviews conducted by working professionals, an industry expo, continuing education for professionals, and a variety of networking opportunities. 

Registration for SHIFT21 is now open through Jan. 15, midnight, or until it is sold out. All students, educators, and industry professionals are welcome!

Post date: Nov. 30, 2020.

Brinkmann Scholarship + Design Challenge, Internship Opportunities

Must be enrolled in an interior design program: The Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship is an annual award that honors Don Brinkmann’s legacy of nurturing emerging talent. This year, Gensler, a global architecture and design firm, will consider top students of U.S. not-for-profit interior design programs for the scholarship. In addition to scholarship funds awarded to winners, finalists and winners may be also considered for paid internships in a Gensler office during the summer of 2021.

Applications Open: October 2020 | Applications Close: Jan. 15, 2021 | Link to Apply

For additional information including eligibility details, how to apply, answers to frequently asked questions, or to view a gallery of our other scholarship winners, please visit the Gensler Scholarships web page.

Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 50 locations and more than 6,000 professionals networked across Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Founded in 1965, the firm serves more than 3,500 active clients in virtually every industry. Gensler designers strive to make the places people live, work and play more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful.

For additional questions, please contact Kimberly Tuttle at Brinkmann@gensler.com.

Interior Design Entry Portfolio Review Instructions

Nov. 16, 2020: Instructions for the Interior Design Entry Portfolio Review are available now on the Interior Design Entry Portfolio Review Instructions web page.