Contemporary Project (english track)

The Contemporary Project

               

The MBArch The Contemporary Project is a postgraduate program that investigates the role of architecture in shaping contemporary forms of coexistence. It examines how spatial design engages with the social, cultural, and environmental dynamics of collective life, from the domestic scale to the urban and territorial, and explores the complex relationships between architectural production, shared ways of living, and the broader ecological and cultural systems that constitute our environment.

The program is a full-time course of advanced studies that welcomes international students and is organized around design studios, seminars, and workshops. In addition, students complete a Final Master’s Thesis, developing a theoretical-critical and propositional dissertation independently, with the guidance of the program’s supervising professors.

By studying the MBArch Contemporary Project - Architectures of Collective Living, the master’s degree program explores the possibility of understanding the architectural project as the design for the materialization of an idea of coexistence spaces. It proposes the complementarity of architectural projects and theoretical speculation as a foundation for conception, reinvention of new forms, and replication of existing proposals.

Students are expected to demonstrate competencies in theoretical research and architectural design methodologies. The master’s degree program encourages critical thinking and architectural action. It is focused on rethinking how we build and how the architecture of collective life takes shape in our coexistence.

Program Edition 2025-26

Academic coordination: Marta Domènech

Coordinator of Research and PhD: Ignacio Alonso

Coordinator of Courses: Pau Villalonga

Academic Secretary: Júlia Beltran Borràs

Student Assistant: Pending

           

      

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I defend a construction of the space through highly significant and interlaced objects and places, operating in conjunction with the pass of time.

MODULES

 

Module I: Contemporary  Urban Shelters.

Module II: Laboratories of the Future.

Module III: How will we live together? About Collectivity.

Module IV: Design Critique - Critical Design.

SUBJECTS

MODULE I 

Architecture, Environment and Technology
Mandatory

New Representations, New Conceptions
Elective

 

MODULE II

Architecture, Theory and Criticism
Mandatory (Labs)

Architecture, City
and Project
Mandatory (Labs)

Contemporary Architectural Issues
Elective

MODULE III

Urban Project. Ideas and Praxis

Elective

Materiality and Project
Elective

MODULE IV 

Architecture, Theory and Thought
Elective

All scales of the Project
Elective

FINAL MASTER THESIS

Final Thesis Seminar
Mandatory

CALENDAR 2025/26

 

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

FINAL MASTER'S THESIS