New Urban Design

The Academic Master gives a new perspective on the role of urban designers, and allows the students to enhance their experience in reading into, interpreting and designing cities to face the new complexity of urban contexts, and complement it with practical actions also establishing relationships with local and international partners. Through the research of new ways to understand the city, this course develops the specific necessary skills to carry out new urban design projects, with specific attention to service design.

Over the AM, students will have the opportunity to:

• understand cities in their different scales and dimensions (physical cities, social cities, political cities) in order to develop Urban Design projects that take particular care in re-designing services (physical, social, political)
• develop a methodological approach to management and planning aimed at revitalising neighbourhoods or entire metropolitan areas, organising activities and temporary events for the community, and interconnecting buildings, transportation systems, social networks, and natural environment with attention to local communities
• interact with the main actors in the industry: institutions, associations, companies, architects, sociologists, anthropologists, and citizens.

NABA’s Career Services & Industry Relations Office can provide you with support and guidance during your transition from the academy to the professional world. Our staff can help you develop self-promotion tools and assist you during your first steps into the world of work.

The Office develops relationships with companies in order to set up internship agreements, employment opportunities, and interactive projects between students and businesses.

NABA has developed strong relationships with leading companies which provide internships for NABA students. Among them are: Armani Hotel, Giulio Iacchetti, Studio Bestenheider, Vittorio Martini 1866, Giochi Preziosi, Intégral Ruedi Baur et Associés, The Swatch Group, Giorgio Armani, Pininfarina Extra, Tagua, Azimut-Benetti, Bonetto Design International, Alta Design & Engineering, AAAHHHAAA, Forchets, Studio di architettura Amedeo Guidobono Cavalchini, Aldo Cibic – Cibicworkshop, Progetto CMR Engineering, Integrated Services S.r.l., Abad Architetti S.r.l., Festina Italia, Zanotta, Luxottica, Studio Italo Rota & Partners, Giugiaro Architettura, Rintala Eggertsson Architects, Luceplan, Ikea Italia Retail, 3M ITALIA, Yellow Office, Studio Lissoni Associati, Studio Barreca & Lavarra, Uragano Studio, Veneta Cucine, Dado Arredamenti.