Student Competitions
Students, start entering design competitions while you are in school. Not only will your wins impress interviewers, but you will create the career-building habit of entering competitions that will serve you well when you become a practicing designer. Take the opportunity to shine!
Texas Chapter Level
The ASID Texas Chapter has two Student categories – Commercial and Residential – within it’s annual design competition recognizing the finest interior design achievements within the Texas Chapter: Celebrating Design Texas.
VIEW A LIST OF THE 2024 WINNERS
The CDT25 Awards design competition will be open for entries February 1-April 30, 2025. Visit the official CDT website to find more information.
Design Community Level
Our Design Communities (DCs) within the Texas Chapter also offer two Student categories – Commercial and Residential – within their own professional design competitions.
- Austin DC Design Excellence
- Dallas DC Design Ovation
- Fort Worth DC Design Awards
- San Antonio DC Pinnacle of Design
You can find out more about the 2025 design competitions HERE.
National Level
ASID offers an annual Student Portfolio Competition that endeavors to generate the best collection of student design projects for review.
Students will submit their portfolios, resumes, and written statements to an online portal for the chance to earn an internship at firms like Gensler, HKS Architects, HOK, and Studio O+A.
Submissions for the 2025 ASID Student Portfolio Competition will be accepted between November 20, 2024-February 5, 2025. VIEW PAST WINNERS
Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, it’s too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' - they need confidence in themselves and people around them to help them to get on.
-Zaha Hadid, Architect