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Architecture, Infrastructure and Incremental Housing for Crisis

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EU/EEA: 840 €/program
Non-EU/EEA: 840 €/program

About the institution

The University of Beira Interior (UBI; Portuguese: Universidade da Beira Interior) is a public university located in the city of Covilhã, Portugal.

About the program

(Humanitarian) Architecture, Infrastructure and (Incremental) Housing for Crisis aims at better preparing the next generation of architects, urban planners, engineers, risk geographers, social workers, and disaster-related scholars and practitioners for the societal challenges ahead.
It addresses the most pressing built environment issues of our time, such as climate change and co-related disaster risks; migration, forced displacements, and housing-related issues. Embracing a hands-on teaching method, it will highlight slum upgrading and incremental housing examples.

The course partners with international organizations and features international experts from five continents who will deliver classes online every Friday from January to July. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation awarded this course six scholarships to candidates from less advantaged countries.
It is structured in eight articulated thematic modules, including a 120-hours design studio, totallying in 218 hours and 30 ECTS.
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Holders of a bachelor's degree must have a minimum of two years of relevant work experience.
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Official program page

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We have grouped the study programs based on their focus, so that you can easily find the one matching your interest. Here below you can find a short explanation of what you will find in each of them.

Building & Design

The program focuses on architectural design, construction and technical infrastructure of the building process.

Space & Territory

The program has a geographical perspective, e.g. urban planning, rural development or public spaces.

Interdisciplinary

The program stands out by combining different sciences or approaches with the aim of giving to the student deeper understanding of the subject of study.

Society

The program emphasizes the human dimension of the built environment, e.g. participatory processes or inclusive designs.

Business & Management

The program addresses how to organize architectural and spatial infrastructures or processes, either for private or public actors.

Materials

The program explores (certain) building materials and/or technical circularity processes.

Digitalisation & Technology

The program emphasizes the technological aspects of the built environment, e.g. BIM, robotics or digitalisation.