On Wednesday, April 11th a large group of us IED students jumped on a bus and rode down to Springfield for the day. The day began setting up some of our projects in the main corridor of the State Capitol to show off our hard work!
Then the bus took us over to Resource One a few blocks away. This is a furniture showroom in downtown Springfield that doubled as our meeting grounds for the day. Here, we were briefed on the rundown for the day's activities and our lobbyist gave us a few tips. Then we were paired up with a professional designer and headed over to the State Capitol to meet with some legislators to "educate them on the importance of a Practice Act for Registered Interior
Designers, otherwise known as the Economic Opportunity Act". While wandering around, attempting to navigate the century old building, we were able to see the amazing architecture that is the State Capitol.
Excuse my lack of photography skills...
After exploring the State Capitol Building and the Stratton Building and talking with legislators, we headed off to lunch then over to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for a special guest speaker and tour. We heard the story of the inspiration and research behind the design of the museum and the path it takes through Lincoln's life from childhood to assassination.
We weren't allowed to take photos once inside each exhibit so here are a few that we were able to snap before entering!
The Presidential Library
If you haven't seen the museum yet, it is definitely worth the trip down to central Illinois!
After the tour, we headed back to Resource One for the reception. Here, we relaxed and talked with the professional designers and invited the legislators to join!
The whole group with Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford!
Such a great experience to meet legislators, professional designers, and networking. If you were unable to make it this year, join us next year!
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