IIDA NY To Host Inaugural Career Fair

The International Interior Design Association’s New York Chapter (IIDA NY) is proud to announce its inaugural Career Fair for architecture and design students as well as emerging professionals. Join esteemed architecture and design firms based in the greater New York City area on Thursday, February 29, 2024 from 5:30-8 pm. The event will be held at the Teknion Showroom, located at 641 6th Avenue #2, New York, NY 10011. 

Architecture and design leaders will offer insights and tools to help attendees advance their careers. This event, conceived by Student Development VPs Robin Reigi and Elisabeth Mejia, will include a portfolio review, organized by IIDA NY’s Knowledge Forum, a student-led committee, that will provide multiple industry perspectives. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to partake in professional mock interviews by IIDA NY’s Design Camp committee, a photo shoot for professional headshots, fireside-style career growth-focused forum discussions and networking among top industry professionals.

Engage with industry leaders such as Barry Richards, Principal & Studio Leader of Rockwell Group; Beth Ann Christiansen, Principal, Senior Project Interior Designer of HOK Architects; Raul Garcia-Moncada, Associate Principal & Design Director of AECOM; Patricia Duval, Senior Associate, Design Director of IA Interiors; Lance Amato, Head of Customer Experience of Canoa Supply; Rebecca Steiger, Senior Associate, Creative Director of TPG; Rachel Robinson, Studio Design Principal, and Richard Bliss, Studio Design Principal of Ted Moudis Associates; Gregory Melitonov, Partner, Creative Director of Taller KEN; as well as EJ Lee, Principal, Design Director, Ju Hyun Lee, Senior Associate, Design Director and Dara Osur, Senior Associate, Recruiting Manager of Gensler. 

Other premier architecture and design firms will include Corgan, a distinguished architecture and design firm; EwingCole, a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm; HKS, a globally acclaimed architecture, interior design, planning, and advisory firm; HLW, a global full-service design firm headquartered in New York City; MKDA, a comprehensive full-service design firm; Perkins&Will, a globally recognized architecture firm; Stantec, a distinguished engineering and architecture firm; Vocon, a global authority in architecture and interior design; and Ware Malcomb, a full-service international design firm.

IIDA NY will also acknowledge the three recipients of its third annual Hazel Siegel Scholarship, named after the late acclaimed textile designer for over 40 years of dedicated service to the chapter. This special ceremony will pay tribute to Dohee Kim from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Giuliana Grosso from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), and Autumn Howard from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The participants have been awarded educational and networking opportunities. 

For more information about the Career Fair, please visit https://iidany.org/event/student-development-career-night/