Promotion: the Instituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Florence has led a collaboration between students on its Interior and Furniture Design programme and design company CampusX.
With guidance from professors of the Rizoma Architetture programme at IED, the students were tasked with reimagining student housing for the next cohort of students in Generation Z ? people born from the mid 1990s to the early 2010s.
The students designed campuses for Generation Z
The project involved students from the Interior and Furniture Design course designing a hypothetical CampusX structure, with a focus on creating co-living spaces along with a ground floor and lobby area.
"The collaboration between IED Florence and CampusX not only provides students with real-world experience but also contributes to the ongoing evolution of student housing," the university said. Lisa Laudieri's proposal was highlighted among the student projects
A standout proposal was designed by student Lisa Laudieri who explored the role of digital advancements in shaping modern life ? conceptualising the digital age as "Generation Z's playground".
Titled Pixel ? An Urban Hub for the New Generation of Art and Artists, Laudieri's project imagines a co-living space in Milan with a modular grid arrangement that enables multifunctional uses.

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