Architecture Studies
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Degree in Architecture Studies
Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)
Graduates of this degree in Architecture Studies will be technically competent and scientifically rigorous professionals who will be involved in productive architectural work and architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements. You will have knowledge of the history and theories of architecture, urban design and urban planning, research methods and preparation of construction projects, in addition to the problems of structure, construction and engineering related to building design. You will understand the relationships between people, buildings and their environment, and the architectural profession and its role in society, enabling you to take into account the social factors of design.
- Duration
- 5 academic years
- Study load
- 300 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.
- Delivery
- Face-to-face
- Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course guide in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,107 (€2,553 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Location
- Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 342
- Registration and enrolment
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- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
First course
Second course
Third course
Fourth course
Fifth course
Optional
- 1:1 Scale Wood Studio 5
- Acoustic Design of Architecture 3
- Adaptive Architecture, Furniture and Design 4
- Anthropology of the City and Habitat 5
- Architectural Design and Sustainability: Environmental Assessment in the Design Process 4
- Architecture and Cinema 4
- Architecture and Politics 4
- Architecture and the Material Project 3
- Architecture, Sustainability and Energy 4
- Building with Memory 3
- Business Management and Start-Up for Architects 3
- Cartography and Design Seminar 3
- Cities in History 4
- Contemporary Collective Housing Seminar. New Ways of Living 3
- Designing, Calculating and Building in Wood – Vol. I 4
- Documentation, Analysis and Interpretation of the Architectural Heritage: Architectural Surveying Techniques 3
- Economic and Feasibility Analysis at the Service of Urbanism and Architecture 5
- History of Western Art I: From Giotto to Delacroix 3
- History of Western Art II: from Courbet to Klein 3
- Housing and Construction Seminar 3
- Housing and Cooperation 5
- Housing and Neighborhood Regeneration 3
- Hybrid Equipment Seminar. Wood Technology 3
- Ideation and Drawing Workshop: Visual Diary of a Creative Process 3
- Innovations in Architecture and Technology 3
- Interior Architecture 3
- International Design Workshop 4
- Intervention in Architectural Heritage 3
- Introduction to Scenography 4
- Josep Maria Jujol: Sustainable Architecture, Recycled Art 3
- Laboratory of Computational Architecture Seminar 3
- Lead Architects Seminar. Collaborative Tools 3
- Llum Bcn Festival 3
- Low-Cost Technologies for Cooperation 5
- Mallorca Collage 4
- Metropolitan Barcelona: Open Data and Digital Cartographies 4
- Modern Architecture in Spain: a Critical View 3
- Natural and Artificial Lighting. Architecture, Technology and Art 3
- New York-Barcelona: Urban Tissue Atlas 3
- Nordic Masters 5
- Project and Memory Seminar 3
- Public Space and Landscape Seminar 3
- Recovery and Reprogramming of Obsolete Buildings and Urban Environments 3
- Rehabilitation Techniques and Application 3
- Reinforced Concrete Structures: Waffle Slabs 3
- Renewable Energies in Architecture 4
- Structural Planning: Design and Construction with BIM as a Support Tool 3
- Territory and Landscape 3
- Territory, City and Landscape Seminar 3
- To Look is to Design: Architects and Photography 5
- Urban Architecture: Historic City 4
- Urban Notes 3
- Visiting Studio Seminar II 3
- Walking Barcelona 5
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Building design.
- Design of public space.
- Calculation of structures in the building.
- Urban and territorial planning.
- Real estate management.
- Interior design and the design of furniture and objects.
- Design of temporary structures, exhibitions and theatre sets.
- Graphic design.
- Diagnosis of energy consumption of buildings and urban spaces.
- Environmental impact studies.
- Architecture and the law: appraisal, arbitration and valuation; dealing with procedures regarding building use.
- Teaching and research.
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for bachelor’s degree courses at the UPC
- Language certification and credit recognition
- Queries about language courses and certification
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Open day
Degree in Architecture Studies
- Day
- 12/02/2025
- Time
- 11:00 h
- Location
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB)
- Av. Diagonal, 649, Les Corts, 08028
- Barcelona
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required. More information
Open day
Degree in Architecture Studies
- Day
- 12/02/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB)
- Av. Diagonal, 649, Les Corts, 08028
- Barcelona
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required. More information
Open day
Degree in Architecture Studies
- Day
- 24/04/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB)
- Av. Diagonal, 649, Les Corts, 08028
- Barcelona
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required. More information
Open day
Degree in Architecture Studies
- Day
- 28/04/2025
- Time
- 11:00 h
- Location
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB)
- Av. Diagonal, 649, Les Corts, 08028
- Barcelona
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required. More information