SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 2015 — (PRNewswire) — The International Interior Design Association of Northern California (IIDA NC) is excited to announce the Northern California Student Design Charette competition. The competition will be held on Feb 21, 2015 at FME Architect + Design in San Francisco, CA. Teams of student members will be solving a design challenge within 6 hours, using only hand drafting and rendering. The teams will present their design solutions to a panel comprised of local judges. Following critiques of the solutions, the judges will select a winning team to advance to the IIDA West Coast Design Charette. This competition will occur on April 11, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA and will feature the winning teams from all four West Coast IIDA Chapters (Northern Pacific, Northern California, Southern California and Oregon). 

An evening of networking will occur on April 10, 2015, the day before the West Coast Design Charette. Professionals from several Interior Design firms will present in a "Reverse Pecha Kucha" format to communicate their respective firm design cultures and work to the students. After winners of the West Coast Student Design Charette are announced, all participating students will be treated to dinner followed by a tour of the Getty Museum. The winning IIDA West Coast l team will be awarded a trip to Chicago to compete in the International IIDA Student Design Charette during NeoCon 2015. 

KEY DATES

• Feb. 21, 2015 - Northern California Student Design Charette will take place at FME Architecture and Design in San Francisco, CA. The winning student will advance to the Inaugural Student Design Charette hosted by the IIDA Southern California Chapter.
• April 11, 2015 -  IIDA West Coast Student Design Charette Event at Gensler in Los Angeles, CA. Winning Students of the IIDA West Coast Student Design Charette are advanced to the International IIDA Student Design Charette in Chicago, IL.
• June 16, 2015 - International IIDA Student Design Charette occurs during NeoCon 2015 at IIDA Headquarters in Chicago, IL.

About International Interior Design Association 
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is the preeminent association for the Commercial Interior Design profession in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

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SOURCE International Interior Design Association of Northern California