Proving its commitment to supporting research for the design community, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundationhas announced the recipients of its 2018 Transform Grants.
Now in their seventh year, the grants exist to bridge critical gaps in industry knowledge, to advance design understanding, and to transform the practice of interior design for the benefit of all people. With support from the Donghia Foundation, the program awards up to $100,000 annually between two types of research studies: Grant A (up to $30,000) serves as seed/start-up funds for broader research initiatives, and Grant B (up to $70,000) to a research project to investigate how design impacts life.
This year's awarded grants are Convergence: Laying the Groundwork for Repurposing Distressed Urban Mall Environments for Mixed-Use Dementia-Friendly City Centers(Grant A; Principal Investigator: Dr. Emily Roberts, Assistant Professor of Interior Design -- Department of Design, Housing, and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University) and From Illness to Health -- New Venues for a Modern Care Model(Grant B; Principal Investigator: Mr. Stacey Chang, Executive Director, Design Institute for Health, University of Texas at Austin)