The Barcelona Institute of Architecture (BIArch) is a recently established academic institution offering highly specialized, advanced architectural training. Though firmly rooted in Barcelona’s professional, academic, and cultural milieu, BIArch has an unequivocal international focus and scope. Students at BIArch are expected to address crucial issues in the fields of technology, energy resources, urban studies and architectural theory.

The Institute will adopt action-based learning schemes, emulating the unique operative experience of contemporary approaches to architecture and urban planning in Barcelona. Starting September 2010, BIArch’s master’s degree program (MBIArch) shall be driven simultaneously by research and studio work.

In the same spirit of active engagement and global reach, today BIArch is launching its digital media resources, hoping to transcend the traditional boundaries that separate architecture schools from professional practices and wider communities of interest. The Institute’s experimental vocation will resonate online, by means of an open, animated presence that encompasses BIArch’s web page, blogs, and our social media platforms.

We expect the launch to be the first step in building a solid network and a diverse online community, and look forward to having you join us in this undertaking. We are certain that, like BIArch, these will be instances of vigorous exchange; spaces for discovery, action and debate.

For more information regarding the Barcelona Institute of Architecture and its program, please visit our main page or contact us at info@biarch.eu.