OCAD University students win first place at provincial competition
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 4:30pm
Two OCAD University students have been honoured at CONNECT: EnAbling Change -- a province-wide post-secondary design competition.
- Third-year Environmental Design student Xiaoyu Xu (Sherry Xu) won first place in the Architecture category.
- Rickee Charbonneau, a student in the Master's of Inclusive Design program, won first place in the Industrial Design category.
CONNECT projects explore design that is accessible to the greatest number of people regardless of age or ability across all design disciplines.
Open to all Ontario post-secondary design students, the competition called for “project ideas that remove barriers for people with disabilities and promote greater inclusion”.
The winners’ work will be on exhibit Friday, May 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Design Exchange, 234 Bay St., Toronto.
Two OCAD University students have been honoured at CONNECT: EnAbling Change -- a province-wide post-secondary design competition.
- Third-year Environmental Design student Xiaoyu Xu (Sherry Xu) won first place in the Architecture category.
- Rickee Charbonneau, a student in the Master's of Inclusive Design program, won first place in the Industrial Design category.
CONNECT projects explore design that is accessible to the greatest number of people regardless of age or ability across all design disciplines.
Open to all Ontario post-secondary design students, the competition called for “project ideas that remove barriers for people with disabilities and promote greater inclusion”.
The winners’ work will be on exhibit Friday, May 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Design Exchange, 234 Bay St., Toronto.