Katherine Clifford

Interior Design, 2016

YOUnique is a community center that serves to stimulate the creative process while fostering a deeper appreciation for the arts and the Franklinton community. It draws on the makers movement emerging in the surrounding area and addresses the critical need for a youth-based art center. Research indicates that curricular and extracurricular art studies not only help to keep at-risk students in school but are critical in the maturation of the adolescent brain. With large spaces conducive to the development of gross motor skills, YOUnique aims to motivate individuals to express their creativity through a variety of art mediums. Large windows and a center light well allow for visual access to green elements and natural light to illuminate the creative process. It’s authentic. It’s collaborative. It’s YOUnique.

Katherine Clifford has devoted interest in positively affecting people’s lives through sustainable design. She has become a leader at the Ohio State University after co-founding the IIDA student chapter and creating a community for the Interior Design students. Over the past three years, she has had many, varied experiences: from working at Clara I. Brown Interiors, to conceptualizing spaces for the Ohio State University's Architects and Landscape Architects, and finally interning at M+A Architects. Katie is thrilled to explore where her career path can take her in the future.