HCC Interior Design students place at regional competition

Feb 26, 2016

Two Houston Community College (HCC) Interior Design students won second and third place at the 16th annual International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Student Conference, Interior Design Charrette Competition in Houston.

Candice Rogers-Rupp (left) and Samantha Bourgeois (right) joined teams with other interior design students from various colleges and universities from across Texas and Oklahoma.

Bourgeois was on the team that placed second and Rogers-Rupp was part of the team that placed third. Tech Revolution and Data Site were the titles of the conceptual solutions to the interior design problems that were presented at the charrette. All teams were given a theoretical, conceptual interior design problem to solve.

HCC has been an IIDA Campus Center for the last two years. Kevin Hamby is the faculty advisor for the HCC Campus Center and for iDesign, the HCC Interior Design Student Organization. HCC is the only community college included as a Campus Center within the entire IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.

Campus Centers provide an environment for the development and exchange of knowledge among students, educators, administration and design professionals. Participation in a Campus Center adds further value to the IIDA student membership because it involves working closely with the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter and the IIDA Houston City Center to develop programs and events.

To learn more about the HCC Interior Design Program, visit hccs.edu/interiordesign.