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ASID Names Student Design Competition Winner
April 29,
2015 by in Designer Weekly 
To meet the needs of a global society in continuous transit, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) challenged design students to create a space within an airport to offer business travelers a private, comfortable and secure place to work, connect and recharge while en route to their destinations.
Eighty-six students from 24 schools answered the challenge of the “Touchdown” design competition to create this space, and Heemyung Yang, a student at California State University, Long Beach, was selected as the winner. Yang incorporated the concept of dream catcher into both the design and the theme.
“San Francisco has been a dreamer’s city; 49ers came to San Francisco looking for fortunes, Chinese immigrants settled in San Francisco with dreams for better lives,” said Yang, who immigrated to the United States from Korea in 2000. “Based on the city’s historical background, the concept of my design is the dream catcher—a place for people who work to catch their dreams.”
Yang’s design can be viewed online.
Entries were required to include social, retail and dining spaces; work and communication stations; and conference areas. Touchdown spaces, including virtual offices and collaborative workspaces, are growing in popularity as workers become increasingly mobile.
Honorable mention winner in the competition, Morgan Nestegard, a senior at West Virginia University, found inspiration for her design in San Francisco’s warehouse and wharf district. She included glass and steel wall panels that allow the space to be customized according to user needs.
Nestegard’s design entry can be viewed online.
As the competition winner, Yang will receive a $2,000 cash prize and a trip to Boston, where she will be honored at the annual ASID Awards Celebration July 18.