100 ECTS CREDITS

12-MONTH PROGRAM

The Master of Design for Self-sufficiency is a four term program developed at IaaC’s Valldaura Self Sufficient Labs campus, in the heart of Collserola Metropolitan Park. The program, based on the principle of “learning by doing”, aims to teach the basis on how to design and build a self-sustaining habitat from advanced manufacturing techniques and production.

Students will learn to rethink and produce in a wide range of scales, prototyping simple daily-life objects out of local materials and self-generated energy, to collaboratively produce permanent environmental structures such as warehouses, wood-dryers, green-houses and other elements that promote the conservation and wise use of the territory.

The program will literally follow the four seasons, accompanying the courses and workshops related to the design and manufacture with natural processes: natural environmental cycles, sustainable forest management, planting and harvesting according to permaculture techniques, making this one life experience crucial in their training experience as designers.

The program is open to architects, engineers, biologists, designers, artists and graduates who seek to develop their ability as designers towards a holistic view of the human habitat.

APPLICATIONS

All Master Program applicants should submit digitally at [email protected] the following documents:

1 A letter of intent (expressing the reasons that you wish to attend the chosen master) maximum two A4 page pdf.

2. Curriculum vitae and sample of works, portfolio in pdf A4 format maximum 10MB.

3. Legalized copy of professional degree. Please make sure that you arrange the legalization of your diploma as required depending on the country of your origin.

4. A copy of valid passport (valid copy of I.D. is accepted)

5. A copy of a non-refundable application fee of 120 euros, payable by bank transfer to the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia:

Bank: Santander

Agency: 6784

Address: Via Augusta, 182. CP 08021. Barcelona. Spain

CCC: 0049 6784 34 2416153702

IBAN en formato electrónico: ES58 0049 6784 3424 1615 3702

BIC/SWIFT: BSCHESMM

Holder: Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Note: Make sure that bank transferring SUBJECT is the applicant’s name, and not the person who orders the transfer. Also make sure to select the SWITF instructions code “OUR” when ordering the bank transfer. This means that you have to pay the transfer charges.

All documents should be submitted in English.

DATES

Sept 21st  2015 – Sept 21st  2016.
Iaac also organizes workshops of various lengths — one-day, weekend, week or month — plus summer courses and other educational programmes for people of all ages.