Congratulations to the winning team members of the Inaugural IIDAÂ West Coast Student Design Charette!
The 2015 West Coast Student Design Charette problem was a “cross-disciplinary” learning and working environment called “Makerspace | A New Studio For Design.” Makerspace is a 50 week graduate program dedicated to learning, research, mentorship and collaboration across design disciplines.
The five First Place winning team members (pictured with the jurors below) will be advancing to the IIDA International Student Design Charette competition held in Chicago this June.
First Place Team (Front Row, from Left to Right):
- Danya Hyder, IIDA Oregon Chapter Student Member, Freshman at The Art Institute of Portland
- Jennifer Baarley, IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter Student Member, Senior at Bellevue College
- Erika De La Parra, IIDA Southern California Chapter Student Member, Sophomore at Orange Coast College
- Minji Lee, IIDA Northern California Chapter Student Member, MFA, Final year at Academy of Art University
- Jiayue He, IIDA Northern California Chapter Student Member, Junior at California College of the Arts
Second Place Team (Left to Right):
- Harry Armstrong, IIDA Oregon Chapter Student Member, Sophomore at Oregon State University
- Francesca Parodi, IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter Student Member, Senior at Bellevue College
- Maria Valencia,  IIDA Northern California Chapter Student Member, Junior at West Valley College
- Kerry Vandermuelen, IIDA Southern California Chapter Student Member, Senior at Interior Designers Institute
- Eric Pelayo, IIDA Southern California Chapter Student Member, Junior at The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire