Gwangju University Department of Interior Design Stands Out at International Competition

Award-winning works by students of the Department of Interior Design at Gwangju University. Provided by Gwangju University

Gwangju University announced on October 31 that students from the Department of Interior Design have demonstrated their competitiveness in the field of spatial design by achieving outstanding results at the '2025 KISD AWARDS (International Competition of Korean Institute of Spatial Design)' hosted by the Korean Institute of Spatial Design.

At this competition, four teams (a total of 10 students) from the Department of Interior Design all received awards: the teams 'CONVERGE_The form of Hangeul' (Chae-Young Lee, Do-Geun Jeong, Ye-Eun Noh), 'Wisdom of Anyang, Education Headquarters' (Se-Young Kim, Ji-Won Heo, Jae-Won Choi), and 'RE:Enter' (Min-Joong Lee, Soo Moon, Dong-Hoon Lee) were selected for special prizes, while the team 'Marge' (Chang-Han Hwang) received an honorable mention.

The 'KISD AWARDS' is an international design competition organized by the Korean Institute of Spatial Design and supported by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, the Korean Association of Spatial Design, and the Korea Housing Welfare Culture Association, among others. It is a contest that showcases creative ideas in various fields such as interior architectural design, industrial spatial design, universal design, and AI & future environment innovation design.

Min-Kyung Kim, head of the department, said, "It is very meaningful that our students' design capabilities, developed through coursework and studio projects, have been recognized at an international competition. We will continue to provide guidance so that students can further develop their creative design thinking and practical sense."

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