MAS in Collective Housing [MAS UPM/ETH]

The Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MAS UPM/ETH resp. external page MCH) is a postgraduate full-time international professional program of of advanced architecture design focused on housing, city and energy studies, presented by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and ETH Zurich. 

Next edition will start in January 2019, and the external page application period is already opened, till 31.12.2018 or until vacancies are filled.

The value of this unique programme lies in its excellent and practice-oriented synthesis of design with integrated disciplines and theoretical issues of dwelling and housing. Students from all nations are trained in city dwelling specialties and have demonstrated a high professional level making important contributions in research projects, winning competitions or taking leadership roles in the most relevant architecture firms.

The programme has always committed to the highest level of excellence combining teachers of international prestige and a thorough participant selection process in order to make the best out of this course. In the past years, the programme has built a close relationship with great architects such as Dietmar Eberle, Felix Claus, Anne Lacaton, Frits van Dongen, Hrvoje Njiric, Juan Herreros, Jacob van Rijs, Alejandro Aravena, Andrea Deplazes, Max Risselada or Wiel Arets, who are regular workshop leaders. It is the interaction between teachers and participants that generates the greatest results and production each year.

After ten editions, it is external page rated as one of the best architecture master’s programs by architects and experts.