The Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing course at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology equips students with specialist skills in designing architecture for housing and cities.

School: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
Course: Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH)
Location: Madrid, Spain
Course dates: March 2025 to December 2025
Application deadline: 30 January 2025

The Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH) is a full-time, international professional postgraduate programme of architecture and design in cities and housing presented by UPM and ETH Zurich. After 16 editions, it is rated as one of the best architecture master's programmes in the world.

The programme consists of 600 hours (60 ECTS). Participants will develop their design skills through an intensive series of seven one-week workshops and complete their knowledge in speciality modules, including energy and sustainability, housing practice, construction and technology, leadership, processes and entrepreneurship, urban design and city sciences, low-resources and emergency housing, and sociology, economy and politics.

Each specialty is coordinated by a technical director who lectures with a group of guest teachers and specialists from all over the world.

MCH has also built a close relationship with great architects who are regular workshop leaders, such as Dietmar Eberle, Anne Lacaton, Riken Yamamoto, Momoyo Kaijima, Andrea Deplazes, Anna Heringer, Hrvoje Njiriç, Alison Brooks, Juan Herreros, Elli Mosayebi, Cino Zucchi, Jacob van Rijs, Alejandro Aravena and Wiel Aret.

It is the interaction between teachers and participants that generates the greatest results and production each year.

There are also planned trips in Madrid and Switzerland, where buildings subject of study, housing-related institutions and universities will be visited, accompanied by architects and experts.

Find out more about the course and apply ›

Top image: Momoyo Kaijima’s workshop MCH2024

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