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IE University Students Showcase Diverse Design Projects

IE University's Master in Interior Design program features a range of student projects addressing ecological, social, and spatial challenges.

One notable project is a horse-mounted system designed to disperse native seeds for ecological regeneration. Other concepts include a hospital interior inspired by greenhouses and a flood-adaptive interior layer for homes in at-risk areas.

Nyah Nassif's "Healing the Ruin" reimagines an abandoned hospital as a hydrological system, using its infrastructure to cultivate medicinal plants and allowing decay and cure to coexist.

Isabel Dorn's "Territories of Care" proposes modular structures along Ecuador's Lake San Pablo to purify water and produce food, framing gastronomy and craft as tools for regeneration.

Arianna Castro's "Edible Commons" presents a scalable, modular system for collective kitchens in Peru, aiming to improve cooking, storage, and gathering conditions.

Vasco Amado's "Above La Paz" develops a modular timber system for a hospital rooftop, incorporating a tree nursery to support patient wellbeing through natural rhythms.

Projects also include a music and dance residency for migrant minors, a reimagining of waiting spaces at Dubai International Airport using sensory elements, and a system to reconnect fragmented textile practices in Peru.

Other initiatives focus on using soundscapes for ecological monitoring and community ritual on a Panamanian island, and a nomadic, biodegradable module for ecological repair in Argentina's Pampa Deprimida.

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