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Two Interior Design students win at ASID Student Portfolio Competition

March 28, 2019

The American Society of Interior Designers chose CCA students Jieru Lin and Jianfeng Ni for their deep understanding of how design can impact and change lives.

Design by CCA student Jieru Lin, 2019 ASID Student Portfolio Winner.

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Graphic depicting Known Unknowns: Dead Ends Aren’t Dead, project transforms cul de sacs in East Palo Alto into a network of interconnected structures that promote collaboration among residents and build resilience against sea level rise.

Two CCA Architecture teams win 2018 COTE Top Ten for Students Awards

Photo of a large, digitally rendered gallery with figures draped in blue and green lighting.

Undergraduate Interior Design student receives 2022 Lighting Design Award

Celebrating lighting designers for their creativity and innovation, the LIT Lighting Design Awards recognizes CCA undergraduate Owen Fernando Patia (Interior Design) as Emerging Lighting Designer of the Year.

Re-compost, the ICFF WANTED Design Schools Workshop's winning project.

CCA Interior Design student reimagines food systems in winning project at 2025 WANTED Schools Workshop

Gabriela Mierkalne (BFA Interior Design 2026) and her teammates won the Workshop with their project, Re-compost, which reimagines New York's composting system to make it truly circular.