The winners of the 2nd Future Designer·International Innovation Design Awards (IIDA) were just announced. The work A Sustainable Exploration of the Bazaar—A Case Study of Qingdao Taixi Road Morning Market, created by Liu Wenhao and Cao Yu (supervised by Gu Yi and Xian Yan), graduate students of the MFA in Exhibition and Spatial Environment Design program at SUES’ International Institute of Creative Design, stood out from fierce global competition and won a Bronze Award.
This year’s competition awarded 5 Gold Prizes, 8 Silver Prizes, 12 Bronze Prizes, and 25 Excellence Prizes worldwide. A total of 2,100 teams from 55 countries and regions, including China, Algeria, South Korea, Russia, Argentina, Egypt, the United States, Japan, and others, submitted their works, demonstrating extensive international participation.
The Future Designer·International Innovation Design Awards (IIDA) is co-organized by the IIDA Committee and UNESCO. It is the first international art and design competition listed among the China Association of Higher Education’s ranking of academic competitions. Since 2020, under the support of the YCD Project, the Future Designer Awards have hosted six consecutive competitions on creative designs, promoting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to over a million university students worldwide. The event has received enthusiastic responses and active participation from faculty and students across global higher education institutions.
This award not only recognizes the design capabilities of the faculty and student team at International Institute of Creative Design but also highlights the positive outcomes of SUES’ educational approach in cultivating students’ international perspectives and practical skills.