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MBIArch Overview

BIArch — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:55:32 +0000

We’ve started uploading documents to a library on Issuu. Please feel free to flip through our 2010-11 Catalog or consult the MBIArch Overview, where you’ll find more details regarding the master’s program. The documents are browsable, downloadable and easy to share.

The MBIArch program starts in September, and BIArch is accepting late applications at the moment. For more information, please visit www.biarch.eu

MBIArch Discussion Board

BIArch — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:21:18 +0000

After receiving a good deal of questions regarding the MBIArch Master’s Degree Program via email, and even finding conversations regarding the Institute popping up in other forums, we’ve opened a discussion board of our own on BIArch’s Facebook page to answer questions or simply share thoughts regarding the program.

We hope this encourages further interaction with prospective students and whomever is interested in knowing more about the Institute. We are also planning a series of exciting events for the spring, involving members of the BIArch Advisory Council with the purpose of offering further insights to the program. Details will be posted here shortly, so be sure to check in, or simply subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed.

In the meantime, we’re very happy to be receiving our first round of applications to the program, just in time for our first deadline which is this Friday, March 19th. Just out of the sheer assortment of applications, from very different corners of the world, we can already say we’re expecting to have an incredibly diverse, stimulating group of people joining us in September.

An outline of the MBIArch Architecture Master’s Program

BIArch — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:26 +0000

Looking forward to our first deadline for applications to the MBIArch Post-Professional Master’s Degree Program this coming Friday, March 19th, we’ve posted an outline of the program contents on the BIArch webpage. We’ve managed to distill a huge amount of work and effort dedicated to drawing up the program and curriculum into a single DIN A4 page (which you can download here). We’re also offering potential students a first glimpse into the program’s five areas of interdisciplinary study: Architectural Design, Territorial & Urban Studies, Digital Media; Theory, History & Criticism; and Energy & Building Technologies. We’ve updated the information regarding other program highlights as well, including the Design and Critical Seminars, the Productive Land Program and the Optional Advanced Research phase. Please feel free to browse the contents of the program, and if you’re considering applying to the BIArch, make sure you go over our application requirements.

Media: BIArch on Vimeo

BIArch — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:20:51 +0000

BIArch is on Vimeo. We are happy to announce that we now have a Vimeo channel (in addition to our BIArch Media Channel on Youtube and the Media section on our webpage). We will be posting full-length videos of our Open Lectures and other events that you can easily comment and share.

The BIArch Open Lectures part of the Institute’s public program, which complements the MBIArch Master’s degree program. Stay tuned for more information on our Spring 2010 agenda.

In the meantime, enjoy the videos:

BIArch Open Lectures: Smiljan Radic “Un Ruido Naranjo” from BIArch on Vimeo.

BIArch Open Lectures: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, “Architectural Behaviorology” from BIArch on Vimeo.

Presenting the MBIArch, our Post-Professional Master’s Degree

BIArch — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:49:32 +0000

This year the Barcelona Institute of Architecture launches the first edition of its post-professional master’s degree: the MBIArch. We are very excited and working hard to follow up on the success of the Institute’s Fall 2009 public program, which was a fittingly stimulating preamble to the launch of the master’s program.

Looking forward to receiving our fist class in September 2010, and to the first admissions deadline on March 19th, we want to share some details about the program. The highlights of the MBIArch include:

1) Academic & Professional Vigor – a highly demanding curriculum that encompasses disciplinary and technical knowledge to direct a professional practice.

2) Outstanding International Faculty - including members of the Institute’s Advisory Council and Board of Directors comprised of leading Academics and practitioners from around the world.

3) Cutting-Edge Curriculum – 5 Areas of Interdisciplinary Studies: The MBIArch concentrates on five areas of research that define courses, seminars and design studios:

– Architectural Design
– Territorial & Urban Studies
– Energy & Building Technologies
– Architectural Theory & Contemporary Thought
– Digital & Media Studies

4) Worldwide Network – access to a prestigious network of architectural experts around the world.

5) Envirornment Conducive to Design – set in the city of Barcelona, internationally recognized for it’s level of design, creativity and artistic culture. Program facilities include one of Antonio Gaudí´s masterpiece buildings, “La Pedrera”.

Program requirements are the following:

– A Professional Degree in Architecture (or related studies), or current students due to receive their Architecture Degree in 2010.
– Overall academic excellence. Action-oriented individuals with a strong intellectual drive and potential to excel in the 5 areas of Interdisciplinary Curriculum in research and/or design.
– Proficiency in English.

More information regarding next steps to applying can be found on the BIArch website. You can also download the structure of the MBIArch masters program here.

MBIArch: Now Receiving Applications

BIArch — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:23:35 +0000

The Barcelona Institute of Architecture is now receiving applications for its MBIArch Postprofessional Master’s Degree program, which will begin in September 2010. As a highly demanding international postprofessional degree program, the MBIArch will combine specialized research with the practical application of new technologies and techniques of design throughout an entire academic year of full-time study. The program will be supported by an outstanding international faculty, including members of the Institute’s Advisory Council and Board of Directors.

The MBIArch will concentrate on five areas of research that define courses, seminars and design studios: Architectural Design, Territorial and Urban Studies, Energy and Building Technologies, Architectural Theory & Contemporary Thought, as well as Digital and Media Studies.

The first deadline for reception of application packages is March 19, 2010.

For details on the structure of the MBIArch program and further information on admissions, please visit the BIArch webpage.