Design for Urban Environment - IED Barcelona

Overview

The Master in Design for Urban Environment - IED Barcelona at Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)  focusses mainly on the following lines of work: design for sustainable development, social inclusion to empower citizens in the face of social challenges, governance, cooperation, e-democracy, open data and transparency, as well as design to tackle urban mobility issues and contribute to people’s safety.

Urban environments are currently facing significant challenges, which calls for professionals who know about the past, understand the present and can anticipate the future to think up solutions in collaboration with their inhabitants and the people in charge of managing them. 

Student profile

Professionals and recent graduates who are interested in continuing their studies in order to acquire skills in strategic urban design and become involved in urban design projects from a multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspective.

Product, visual communication and interior designers, architects and management/marketing professionals, among others.

Professionals interested in exploring the intersection of design, social innovation and public policies.

Job opportunities

The students will be able to work in public/private entities in some of the following areas/functions:

• Lead urban regeneration processes.
• Urban design consultancy.
• Urban design process management
• Conduct studies related to the urban environment.
• Prepare guidance and statements.
• Site and area design and/or mobility design.
• Facilitate collaborative processes for design in the urban environment.