Throughout history, many architects have extended their language and spatial thinking into product design, applying form, materiality and function to everyday objects.

This week, the Corporate Culture class taught by Maria Masià was delivered as part of the MBA MArch Advanced Master’s program in Architecture, Design, and Business Administration.

Students of the MArch postgraduate program in Industrialized Architecture have begun their Lean Construction classes.

The proposal puts forward an architecture that intertwines with the garden, maximising the perimeter of contact with the landscape and dissolving the boundaries between the built and the natural.

This week, the Photo Retouching session took place, organised by Víctor González, a member of FSA LAB at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. These classes allowed students to delve into the refinement of images.

The studio of Souto de Moura, winner of the 2011 Pritzker Prize, has designed a residential complex overlooking the Aveiro estuary that stands out for its understated elegance and integration with the landscape.

Complementing an education in architecture or design with a specialised master’s degree has become a strategic decision for those who want to orient their career toward real professional practice.

Sunny Hills in Aoyama, designed by Kengo Kuma, is one of the most refined examples of contemporary Japanese architecture applied to a commercial building.

Frank Gehry, who passed away on December 5th, was one of the most influential architects of the past century and left a legacy defined by formal experimentation and the breaking of traditional conventions.

The transformation of Joyería Sant in Barcelona, led by Francesc Rifé and his team, seeks to translate the artisanal precision of jewelry into a spatial design that is coherent, elegant, and contemporary.

Architect Luisa Moura, from the Souto de Moura studio, visited MArch to give a lecture titled “Post-architect architecture: a return to Eduardo Souto de Moura’s first houses.”

The HALO project, developed by NOARQ (together with AM2 Arquitectos and Arenas & Asociados), has been awarded the 2025 Galician Architecture Award for its originality, urban ambition, and integration into the fabric of the city.

The designer and lecturer of the MArch programs, Ibán Ramón, has been honored with one of the most outstanding awards in European design: a gold prize at the Art Directors Club of Europe (ADC*E) for his "llibret".

The MArch students took an academic trip to Porto, where they were able to explore firsthand some of the most relevant buildings in the contemporary architectural landscape of the city and its surroundings.

The Serralves Foundation inaugurated on 27 November the exhibition “Beleza apesar de tudo”, a profound immersion into the conceptual and spatial universe of the collaborating studio Aires Mateus.

During the trip to Porto, students from the various MArch programs visit the Bouça housing complex, one of the most significant projects from Álvaro Siza’s early career and an emblematic example of social housing in Portugal.

António Choupina, Portuguese architect and founder of the studio CH.A (CHoupina.Arquitectos), recently visited the Espai Alfaro to give a lecture as part of the MArch programs.

In a context where efficiency, sustainability and innovation are shaping the future of construction, industrialized architecture has become one of the fields with the greatest professional potential.

Architect and PhD Pablo Saiz Sánchez, a specialist in industrialization processes and CEO of Woodea, taught a class in the MArch Postgraduate Program in Industrialized Architecture under the title The Industrialized House.

This week marks the start of the Thinking Through Making Workshop, where students explore the creation of models as a key tool in the architectural design process.

The Braga Municipal Stadium, designed by the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, is one of the most emblematic works of contemporary architecture and one of the internationally best-known projects of the 2011 Pritzker Prize laureate.

Continuing with the module M02_Research, the session Creative Process took place, a class focused on understanding in a global way how an architecture project is born, developed, and structured.

Completing an MBA in Architecture and Design in just one year represents a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive and specialized knowledge within an intensive timeframe.

The lecture “Efficient Beauty”, given by Fran Silvestre, director of the MArch programs, recently took place, marking the beginning of module 02_Research.

The studio of MArch program director Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has completed a new project.

Public Speaking classes have begun at MArch, taught by César Gómez-Mora, a course designed to help students develop their ability to communicate effectively in front of an audience.

A flexible or hybrid MBA in architecture and design is an academic program that combines in-person and online learning to adapt to each student’s needs.

For the first time during their trip to Venice, the students of the MArch Advanced program had the opportunity to visit the Palazzo Diedo Berggruen, an 18th-century palace located in the Cannaregio district of Venice.

On November 7th, journalist and cultural agitator Vicent Molins gave a lecture at MArch titled "A Profession: Working for the Power of Place".

MArch students received a visit from Elena Regadera, who gave a lecture as part of the M1_Communicate module.

Studying an MBA on architecture and design represents a key opportunity to expand the professional’s perspective beyond the creative field.

As every year, the students of the MArch Advanced program in Architecture, Design and Business Administration visited David Chipperfield’s project at the Procuratie Vecchie, located in St. Mark’s Square in Venice.

The MArch students have carried out a practical exercise as part of the Photoshooting Sessions within Module 01_Communicate, an activity that combines technique, creativity, and teamwork.

The students of the MArch Advanced program in Architecture, Design and Business Administration recently traveled to Venice to visit the 2025 edition of the Architecture Biennale.

The studio Barozzi Veiga has received the Biennale Call to Action 2025 Award for its project Abby Kortrijk.

On October 22, 2025, Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura was awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale in the Architecture category.

Enrique Alario, lecturer at MArch Valencia, has received the Best Construction Management Award at the 2025 Valencian Technical Architecture Awards for his work on the rehabilitation of the building that now houses the Grand Hotel Centenari Valencia.

Students from the various MArch programs have begun, with this session, to explore how communities around architecture and design are built and managed through social media.

On October 29, the MAAT, Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon, will host the premiere of SIZA, a documentary directed by Augusto Custódio of Gallery.

As part of the MBA module of the MArch Advanced program in architecture, design, and business administration, students attended the Business Model class led by Maria Masià, Operations Director at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.