What Will Characterize the Cities of Tomorrow?
How cities will change to accommodate sustainability? Associate Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design Cristina Mateo has several decades of experience in both academia and the professional realm. With journalism training, a PhD in Sociology and an Executive MBA in E-business from IE Business School, Professor Mateo is an expert in ethnology, branding […]
The IE Tower Workspace Challenge: Students Applying Behavioral Science and Design
They conducted a study about campus experiences in IE Tower and worked to improve them by combining their knowledge and different perspectives from their programs. They worked to create new ideas to solve challenges that face students from various programs at the institution in their day-to-day use of the space within the impressive new building. […]
Sebastian Segares: turning a passion for music into an exciting career
Ever since he was a young boy, Sebastian Segares has had many opportunities to live outside his native Costa Rica and enjoys getting to know other people and different cultures. A highly creative person, he’s a keen photographer and surfer. But his main passion is music, which he admits has always been an important part […]
Entrepreneurial Spirit – Bachelor in Design
Rafaela Valencia-Dongo, founder of Retablo, on finding the courage to realize her dreams Rafaela Valencia-Dongo was born in Arequipa in Peru, but her go-getter attitude led her to journey all the way to Madrid in order to pursue the Bachelor in Design—a program Rafaela hoped would give her the expertise to redefine traditional design processes […]
Unlocking Longchamp x IE University
On May 5 at 7 p.m., the students gathered at the Longchamp store on 56 Calle Serrano. They presented what they had been working on for the last few months: project proposals that would help the luxury brand find novel ways of associating with young consumers. The presentation was the icing on the cake for […]
Dean Martha Thorne on 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Francis Kéré
The Pritzker Architecture Prize was created to celebrate architects who have “produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art or architecture.” This prestigious annual award is commonly referred to as the “Nobel Prize of architecture.” It is the profession’s top prize. From 2005 to 2021, Martha Thorne, Dean of […]
The IE University experience as told by Bachelor in Design students
Both Miguel Gutierrez and Yasmina Taher launched their adventure at IE University four years ago. Now, there’s no better time to reflect on their experience as students in the Bachelor in Design. Miguel opens the conversation by going back to the first moment they arrived at the Segovia campus of IE University. How does it […]
Hacking the Masters
In collaboration with Campus Life, the IE University Creativity Center—located at the Casa de la Moneda de Segovia—hosts the exhibition Learning by Doing, a collection of work by students of Intro to Design Studio I, taught by Professor Andrea Caruso at IE School of Architecture and Design. As in the previous edition, lamps have been […]
How technology support the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals were launched in 2015 as a way to bring together countries across the globe to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues. At the core of the 17 Global Goals is the aim to create a more sustainable future by 2030. It is now our responsibility to ensure we work […]
Skateboarding lands in the classroom
The sun beats down on the Nueva Segovia skatepark. Surrounded by about 20 students, Maxon Higbee begins his class with a skateboard under his arm, under the shade of a tree. Sitting on a bench, parents watch their children skate and, at the same time, out of the corner of their eye, watch the speaker […]
Making transitions with Federica Caso | In Their Shoes
Federica was drawn to art and architecture from a young age. While her parents were both lawyers, her family loved art, and it rubbed off on her. Artistic from the start, as a child she created structures from any materials she could find and was fascinated by the plans her grandfather, an architect, showed her. […]
Using Behance to enhance your creativity
Signing up to the platform is very simple through www.behance.net and in fact, if you already own an Adobe Creative Cloud plan, you immediately own a Behance account. It’s a platform that’s taken the world of creatives by storm, so IE University has decided to hop on the trend! The opportunities the platform offers are […]