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Bensalem Student Designer Recognized in Ritz Carlton Contest

She won the $500 second-place prize.

A local student in the Interior Design Program at The Art Institute of Philadelphia won an award in a recent design contest.

According to a release, Veronica Aldana, of Bensalem, won the $500 second prize in a unique residential interior design competition sponsored by The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, in Philadelphia.

The competition was staged in the Art Institute’s fall semester for upper class students in the Interior Design Program.

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A release said this was Philadelphia’s first-ever residential interior design contest for students, in which they were challenged to create interior plans for an actual, two-bedroom unit at The Residences. 

Students like Aldana were given an opportunity to create interior plans for one of the city’s premier luxury condominiums—something many experienced designers might never have the chance to do, according to a release.

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The student designs will be displayed long-term in condominium’s “H” units to allow prospective buyers to visualize what this unit would look like with finished interiors, the release stated.  


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