World Interior Day 2022

 

World Interior Day 2022 is an annual event that is organised by the IAD Club of First City University College (FCUC) on 31st May 2022 at FCUC campus. This year we are honour to have two representatives from Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID), IDR Sharifah Suzana Simmonds and Associate Prof. IDr Mohammad Zani Mohammad Zain. Director of First City University College, Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Teo Chiang Liang, Vice Chansellor of First City University College, Prof Dr Saw Sor Heoh, Registrar, Mr Lye Boon Han, Head of Student Services, Ms Teoh Seok Kean, Acting Dean of Faculty of Design & Built Environment, Assist Prof Chua Huwi Huwi, respective Heads of Departments, lecturers, and students to join this event. This event has been separated to few days as there is an art installation competition take place. The theme of World Interior Day 2022 is ‘Pride of the Past, an Incentive for the Future’. 



An aspiring speech delivered by IDR Sharifah Suzana Simmonds


After launching gimmick session, IDR Sharifah Suzana Simmonds, Associate Prof. IDr Mohammad Zani Mohammad Zain and Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Teo Chiang Liang are invited to respective installation for the judging session. There are 6 group that included 1 lecturer and students of IAD Club FCUC. Representative from each group is going to explain their concept of their art installation to the judges. These are the group that involve in retrospective 3D installation competition on World Interior Day 2022:



Group 1: ‘Lest We Forget’


Group 2: ‘Verna Vive’ 

Group 3: ‘Paper Crane’


Group 4 ‘The Fallen 1995’


Group 5 "Creation of Adam"


Group 6: ‘Shadow of the Past’

After judging session, Associate Prof. IDr Mohammad Zani Mohammad Zain is invited to the stage and give feedback for retrospective 3D installation. Then, there are 3 groups of winners are selected from the retrospective 3D installation which are 1st prize winner ‘Verna Vive’, 2nd prize winner ‘Shadow of the Past’ and 3rd prize winner ‘Paper Cranes’. 

3rd prize winner ‘Paper Cranes’

2nd prize winner ‘Shadow of the Past’

1st prize winner ‘Verna Vive’


Here’s another highlight of this event. Our IADians had recently participated in the BU9 Roundabout Competition organised by Bandar Utama Development Sdn. Bhd. This is an open competition that aims to benefit the Bandar Community Architect. One of the judges of the BU9 Roundabout Competition, Mr Loh Tian Hong has joined us to present the certificate and RM 100 voucher to the finalist while Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok is invited to this event and present the grand prize that worth RM 5000 cash to the winner which is Tan Jia Xin from year 2 of BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design.





Dean of Faculty of Design & Built Environment, Assist Prof Chua Huwi Huwi present the token of appreciation to our honoured MIID representative, IDr Sharifah Suzana Simmonds and Associate Prof. IDr Mohammad Zani Mohammad Zain.


This annual event is indeed a precious event for us students as this is the first time having all level of student participating in one project as we get to mingle and getting to know more new faces in person than what we had been practicing behind the screen during pandemic. 

Indeed, we learnt from our experience in our past and we are all rather appreciating the moment and time spent together in WID2022.

Thank you.