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Process! Experimental Practices for Creative Industries

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Lecture Series 2024-2025

Testing new ideas in field conditions has been central to the design professions throughout history. In this year's annual lecture series, the IE University School of Architecture and Design aims to highlight contemporary practices that use experimentation as an integral part of their creative process.

Upcoming events

A promotional image featuring Andres Lepik, with various architectural models and references to the TUM Architecture Museum in Munich.

Andres Lepik - TUM

Date: November 20, 2024 - 19h

Location: COAM (Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid)

An infographic featuring Livia Schaeffer involved with renewable energy projects represented by wind turbines, a train, and architectural development, showcasing her connection with IE University and United Nations.

Livia Schaeffer - UN-Habitat, UNITAC

Date: December 11, 2024 - 18h

Location: IE Segovia

A promotional graphic featuring a portrait of Gustav Düsing with architectural diagrams and lecture information for IE University.

Gustav Düsing - Gustav Düsing GmbH

Date: February 6, 2025 - 18h

Location: IE Tower

A promotional image featuring a woman's profile on the right, various graphic elements and text including a name Matylda Krzykowski, and abstract shapes on the left with thematic red connections and dynamic layout.

Matylda krzykowski

Date: February 12, 2025 - 18h

Location: IE Tower

Graphic presentation related to Horacio González-Alemán, showcasing elements of his design process including sketches, tools, and fabric.

Horacio González-Alemán - Gospel Estudios

Date: February 26, 2025 - 18h

Location: IE Segovia

The image shows a graphical presentation linking a man to various creative and visual elements including books, dynamic text formats, and artwork.

Felipe Rocha - Porto Rocha

Date: March 19, 2025 - 18h

Location: IE Segovia

The image showcases a presentation layout of architects Ophélie Herranz and Paul Galindo from Nomos Architects with diagrams and photos relating to a project.

Ophelie Herranz and Paul Galindo - Nomos Arquitectos

Date: March 26, 2025 - 18h

Location: IE Tower

The image displays a promotional graphic featuring architect Xavi Llarch, showing various design projects and elements related to his work.

Xavier Ilarch - The Decorators

Date: April 23, 2025 - 18h

Location: IE Tower

Past events

Dr. Nathan King - Autodesk

Nathan King - Autodesk

Learn about the process of how Dr. Nathan King, Senior Industry Futures Manager within Autodesk Research developed the Autodesk Technology Centers and continues to cross industries to provide innovation opportunities at the intersection of disciplines. Dr. King is co-Director of the Center for Design Research at Virginia Tech, Instructor of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a founding faculty member within the MSD- Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) program at the University of Pennsylvania.

The image features a promotional design layout for José Araguez Architects, showcasing architectural models, plans, and a portrait of José Araguez.

Jose Araguez - Yale University

Learn about José Aragüez's process from inspiration to innovation building  his practice. José Aragüez is a practicing architect, writer, and educator holding a PhD from Princeton University. He teaches at Yale University and runs José Aragüez Architects, a Paris-based office that maintains substantial connections with New York and Málaga. His six-year project, involving the publication of The Building (Lars Müller Pub., 2016), is widely regarded in international circles as one of the most significant contributions to architectural discourse in the 2010s.