ACADEMIC STRUCTURE

The Master in Advanced Architecture is articulated in three different programs: MAA01, MAA01+OTF and MAA02. During the first year (October 2017 – June 2018) the students enrolled in the programs will work together in a common educational platform, with a common organization and academic structure. After the completion of MAA01, students enrolled in MAA01+OTF or MAA02 will follow two different organizations and academic structures.

MAA02 combines the first year Master with a second year of investigation to develop a thesis project. During this second year students are required to deal with a project counting on the possibility to develop it with international faculty and enterprises, highly specialized in different fields.

MAA+OTF combines MAA01 with a postgraduate program called Open Thesis Fabrication (OTF), which is an intensive applied research program that combines Academy and Industry and focus on developing innovative solutions in a wide range of fields.

COURSE MODULES
In its perspective of multidisciplinarity and transcalarity, MAA is organised in an open academic structure which combines mandatory and elective courses around different main research lines:

Research Lines for MAA01 and MAA02 (fist year):

• RS1: INTELLIGENT CITIES, directed by Willy Müller
• RS2: SELF SUFFICIENT BUILDINGS, directed by Enric Ruiz Geli and Mireia Luzárraga
• RS3: DIGITAL MATTER, directed by Areti Markopoulou

Thesis Studios for MAA02 (second year):

• TS1: SELF-SUFFICIENT HABITATS, directed by Vicente Guallart
• TS2: CLIMATIC MATTER, directed by Jordi Pagés and Lluis Viu
• TS3: C.BIO.MA, directed by Marcos Cruz