İKÜ Design Factory project participating in the "Common Futures" project competition organized by the Confederation of Turkish Employer Associations (TİSK) was deemed worthy of the first prize under the "Those Who Pave the Way for Young People" category of the first ever competition to be held in which a total of 200 projects were admitted. IKU Design Factory Project was deemed worthy to receive the award as a result of the public vote in which approximately 30 thousand people participated held in addition to the judgement given by the jury consisting of business, art, press and academy figures.