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If you’re looking for a challenge or to stretch your design skills, you can read up on your topic, take some courses, seek out a mentor, or get a certification.

Once you’ve chosen your niche area, you’ll need to develop expertise. Or you might want to focus on a sub-specialty, like designing for an aging population and senior living, biophilia and green design, designing for children, or health and wellness. Which business sectors are currently underserved by designers, decorators and remodelers? Depending on where you or your firm resides, it could be multihousing, clinics and other care facilities, retail, restaurants and food vendors, model homes or luxury units, libraries, affluent millennials, or startups. Take some time to ask around in your area to find out what’s trending in building, construction and development. That still leaves a lot of potential clients who could benefit from your services.

Lots of designers are competing for the usual residential projects, and the big A&D firms are dominating major contract projects. In either case, consider developing a niche specialty. 21 - Apr.Are you thinking about ways to grow your design business or to take on more projects? Or perhaps you’re tired of doing the same types of projects over and over and would like to try something new. What does Engineer Together mean to you? Let us know and have your work recognized throughout the Auburn Engineering campus - enter your design Feb.

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What is the full timeline from submission to announcement of the winner?įebruary 21st: Submission link opens for students to submit their entry April 1st: Submission link will close at 5:00PM April 4 - April 15th: Committee will convene to discuss applicant designs Week of April 25: Winners will be announced during Spirit Week The design will also be added to select promotional material.įirst prize: $100 Amazon gift card (sponsored by Southern Company) Second prize: $50 Visa gift card (sponsored by Brasfield & Gorrie) What is the winning prize? The winning entrant’s design will be showcased on this website and be featured across College of Engineering platforms. Only complete design applications will be accepted. How are designs submitted? Designs must be submitted through the secure application form. A group submission does not count as an individual submission. If a student outside of the College of Engineering would like to participate, they must pair with a College of Engineering student.Ĭollege of Engineering organizations are welcome to submit their design, but they must designate a contact person and indicate this design is on behalf of the organization.Īn individual applicant/organization can submit up to 3 designs. Who is eligible to enter? This contest is open to College of Engineering students. What is the Engineer Together Design Competition? This is a design contest to visually represent the idea of Engineer Together as it pertains to Auburn Engineering and the greater engineering community. The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee is launching an Engineer Together Design Competition.

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