About the institution
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a centre for research, education, production and outreach, with the mission of envisioning the future habitat of our society and building it in the present.
About the program
The Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB) is an immersive academic program focused on learning how to design and build new ecological buildings and cities, following up on the urban research conducted by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC).
Located in Valldaura Labs, in the Collserola forest of Barcelona, the program begins with six months of intensive training in ecological building principles, covering topics such as material production, thermal systems, and ecological structures. The curriculum spans diverse formats, including workshops, module courses, seminars, along the following thematics: Contemporary Theory and Practice of Ecological Architecture, Digital Fabrication, Ecology, Solar Energy and Thermodynamics, Eco-Materials, Advanced Structures and Metabolic Building Systems.
The academic structure emphasizes interdisciplinary skills, multidisciplinary education, connected education, recording processes in an international and inclusive community. It is worth mentioning that MAEBB offers the opportunity of a year-long project with real-scale construction, while prototyping and fabrication processes are central as the program highlights the role of the architect as a hands-on applied maker.