ATLAS is excited to share this opportunity with you and asks that you in turn share it with your students and encourage them to participate.

Illinois and other Big Ten campuses, in collaboration with Herman Miller, have announced an opportunity for student teams to redesign an informal space on their campuses, and compete for close to $100K in prizes for the winning design. 

The space that was chosen for redesign on our campus is a student collaboration area in the basement of the Foreign Language Building, an airy, well-traveled space that is easily accessible to anyone who wants to dream up a fantastic redesign solution.

Teams of 3 or 4 students in any discipline are invited to submit a proposal to be judged in this national competition by November 27. The top 3 teams in the final running will travel to Herman Miller headquarters for design consultation in February. One winning team/campus will receive up to $80K in Herman Miller furniture, a $20k stipend to cover building costs, and a $2,000 cash prize. The winning design will be installed in summer 2019.

For more information and to enter the competition please visit the website of the Big Ten Student Design Challenge. If you or your students are interested you can enter an email in the Competition tab of the site to request a packet of materials for the competition.

If you have any questions please contact us at atlas-rooms@illinois.edu.