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Official MSc in International Cooperation-Sustainable Emergency Architecure
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07/11/2026

Just yesterday, the course titled “Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements”—part of this Master’s program—concluded. It began with a lecture by Martina Caro from the Catalan Red Cross and included two workshops: the first led by Professor Borja Ferrater (also certified by the International Red Cross) and the second by Professor David Sanderson (also certified by HowWeSurvive-UNSW, Sydney). During these sessions, students were tasked with conceptualizing and designing shelter solutions for actual emergencies that have occurred in Spain, including volcanic eruptions, deadly floods, and uncontrollable wildfires.

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07/11/2026

03/11/2026

The final jury for the International Cooperation Introduction Seminar—led by Mariona Ayxelá, with María de Muns and Rocío Alonso—has taken place as part of the University Master’s Degree in International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture (an official master’s program) at the ESARQ-UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.

02/11/2026

15 specialists in International Cooperation began the new academic year of the University Master’s in International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture (official master) at the ESARQ-UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, with the International Cooperation Introduction Seminar (October 5–16, 2026). Welcome new MICSEA Class of 2026-27!

12/10/2026

First week of the MICSEA Master’s program, the University Master in International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture (official), first workshop—a nice beginning with Professor Mariona Ayxela from ACOES: as an introduction to International Cooperation in Architecture, Project Management is a vital tool for driving change and achieving tangible results in the fields of cooperation, development, and social economy. It involves the structured process of planning, organizing, executing, and monitoring activities to address specific social and economic challenges, ensuring that limited resources are utilized effectively and impactfully.

30/09/2026

Welcome letter for the new academic year from the Director of the Official Master’s Degree in International Cooperation in Architecture...

01/08/2026

Gaudí Year 2026: “This tree is my teacher,” Gaudí.
This is what I mean when I talk about self-sufficiency as a goal of planetary sustainability in my lectures: the idea of Gaudí’s bio-learning takes on a new perspective in the 21st century, since the tree lives for decades without moving from its spot, with the resources it can find there: soil, water, sun, and air.
Catalan pistachio, 120 g, €3.35, 82 km from Barcelona.
Californian pistachio, 250 g, €3.25, 9,654 km from Barcelona.
The planet pays the price difference, and the planet is already bankrupt. In the Master’s Program in Biodigital Architecture at UIC Barcelona, we start here: Gaudí, 21st century, sustainability, bio-learning... (biodigitalarchitecture.com - [email protected]).

30/07/2026

Wars, forest fires, earthquakes, floods, immigration pressure, social and environmental imbalances... To address these issues, our Master’s Director founded this pioneering Master’s Degree in International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture (the only official program of its kind) at UIC Barcelona in 2004—the response that an architect must provide... Now, for the next edition, 2026-27 (applications already closed), students of 16 different countries are already enrolled: beginning 5th October 2026! (https://masteremergencyarchitecture.uic.es/)

30/07/2026

Wars, forest fires, earthquakes, floods, immigration pressure, social and environmental imbalances... To address these issues, our Master’s Director founded this pioneering Master’s Degree in International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture (the only official program of its kind) at UIC Barcelona in 2004—the response that an architect must provide... Now, this latest edition, 2025-26, is in its final phase, with students completing internships at 12 different NGOs... (https://masteremergencyarchitecture.uic.es/)

01/06/2026

As the academic year comes to an end, the Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture. MICSEA Master Thesis presentations and Graduation Days will take place on June 1–2 at UIC Barcelona School of Architecture.
We are pleased to welcome Amanda Schachter, AIA as guest speaker for this year’s closing lecture.
Architect and co-principal of SLO Architecture in New York City, Schachter’s work connects architecture, urban design, artistic production, and social action.

Her lecture, “Cooperation is a Long-distance Run”
Reflections, twenty-two years after starting the Master of International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture at the EsArq UIC, on cooperation’s role in transforming the landscape of practice.

All images featured belong to projects by SLO Architecture.

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