MBIArch Master in Architecture: Program Overview

The MBIArch is the academic core of the Barcelona Institute of Architecture. The contents of the program are based on a contemporary approach to architectural training, combining theory and practice through reflection and analysis of design processes, a revaluation of craft and efficiency, a knowledgeable approach to site and materials, and in developing critical judgment and capacity for synthesis. Drawing from the rich action-based architectural and urban tradition of Barcelona, as well as from contemporary global perspectives, MBIArch students will develop the necessary skills for exploring the analytical and operative capacities of projects, allowing for a richer, more stable professional perspective.

The MBIArch program extends the architect’s scope of learning to broader areas of territorial analysis and production, energy systems, building technologies, as well as criticism and culture. The program’s open approach combines theory and practice, enabling the exchange of viewpoints and experiences, an interdisciplinary environment, and the use of reflection, debate and design processes as actual working tools.

The syllabus places particular emphasis on architectural design as the basis of professional practice, a vital tool for reinventing current modes of architectural production and urban growth in a way that is coherent and meaningful, taking new environmental, social and aesthetic considerations into account.

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL FOCUS:
The MBIArch experience encompasses advanced theoretical and design-based research and production, with the purpose of both attracting and generating architectural intelligence.

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY:
The program will be supported by an outstanding international faculty, including members of the Institute’s Advisory Council and Academic Board- leading academics and practitioners from around the world.
 
INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM:
The MBIArch curriculum covers five areas of study focusing on key issues for contemporary architectural practice: Architectural Design; Urban and Territorial Studies; History, Theory and Criticism; Energy and Building Technologies; Digital Media.

ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO DESIGN:
The program offers access to the action-oriented design culture of Barcelona and to a prestigious network of international architectural experts. The MBIArch provides a truly global outlook while keeping a strong local foothold.

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