Challenge will bring home design ideas to life
LETHBRIDGE – For interior design students at Lethbridge College, the idea of putting their work to practical use in a dramatic way excited some to the point of tears.
The college’s Interior Design Technology program has teamed up with Ashcroft Master Builders to put what the students are learning to the test. During the Ashcroft Design Challenge, first-year students will create original home designs, which will then be created in virtual reality, as they team up with second-year students.
The clincher is that the winning design, to be chosen by Ashcroft, will be built by the company. Proceeds will be donated back to the college.
“It’s always known that younger people, especially people that are into design, they have new ideas, they are creative, and they are not fearful of trying new things,” Ashcroft general manager and partner Rodrigo Esparza said, “and we thought that it was a good idea just to join forces and try something unique in the marketplace.”