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D(esign) Lab

Approach the world of design and architecture

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Description

The D-Lab aims to offer Architecture and Design students professional experience within the field of design by working on real projects and with real clients.

The goal of our Lab is to introduce to our students the many branches of architecture and the wide range of scales that the work of an architect comprises.

In this context, we explore the tools and procedures involved in the act of design, getting involved in all the steps of the design process, from concept to completion.

Objectives

Provide students with the necessary knowledge of the tools needed in the architectural practice.

Working on the ``materials of reality``: clients' requests, budgets, material and economic constraints, and changing environments.

Develop an adaptability to new scenarios: in most cases projects suffer transformations along their development, affecting the design process. Students are asked to develop a positive attitude and the creativity to deal with the changes inherent to any architecture project.

EXAMPLES OF CONSULTANCIES

  • Casetas de las Biblio de Verano

    Project for little buildings to hold the ludic and educational activities organized during the summer months from the Department of Culture of the city of Segovia in six different public spaces. The project encompassed the design, development, construction detailing, and budgeting of the six buildings and their platforms which adapt to the specific site conditions of each park.

  • Plataforma Educativa

    Functional re-development and design of an old “masía” in Catalonia.

  • Casa De La Lectura

    Project for the new Municipal Library in an XVI century building located in the center of the World Heritage City of Segovia. The project encompassed all the phases of design, development, and construction, and active involvement with a diverse range of stakeholders.

  • C.E.I.P. El Peñascal

    Functional reorganization of the schoolyard, proposing different programmatic areas and furniture to re-activate the ludic-educational use of the exterior areas.

Clients

Department of Patrimony, Segovia City Council

Department of Culture, Segovia City Council

IE University

Plataforma Educativa Foundation

Lab Directors

Romina Canna

rmcanna@faculty.ie.edu

Romina Canna is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Coordinator of the Design Studio Sequence at the School of Architecture and Design. She holds a Ph.D. in Urbanism from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and her dissertation “Expressway Ends: Construction and Evolution of Urban Highways in the US 1900-1967” was the recipient of the UPC Extraordinary Doctoral Prize. She also holds a Bachelor in Architecture from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, in Argentina. Prior to joining IE University, she taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and in the Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño in Argentina at undergraduate and graduate levels. Since 2015 she is Visiting Professor at the MAAPUD at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Her research deals with infrastructures in urban tissues and the relationship between architecture, urbanism, and the institutions that direct the future of cities. Her research has been published in journals and books of international reach.

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Welcome to the D-Lab
C.E.I.P. El Peñascal
C.E.I.P. El Peñascal
Experiencing the D-Lab
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