The Tea House on Jeju Island, designed by Álvaro Siza alongside Carlos Castanheira, represents an exercise in architectural sensitivity that respectfully expands the previous residential ensemble of the Jeju House (designed by them in collaboration with Kim Jong Kyu).

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, led by Fran Silvestre, Academic Director of the MArch programs, has completed a new residential project in Ibiza. The architectural proposal stands out for its integration into the natural environment and a precise geometry that responds to the specific topographical conditions of the site.

Renowned Portuguese architect and Pritzker Prize winner Eduardo Souto de Moura has formalized the definitive donation of his professional archive to the Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos, turning his valuable legacy into permanent institutional heritage.

The 2026–2027 academic year has officially begun at the MArch Valencia Postgraduate School, marking the start of a new academic year filled with design, architecture, and innovation.

Casa de la Arquitectura (ES_ARQ) has established its Advisory Board, marking a new phase to strengthen its position as an international cultural and educational reference. Key members include Pritzker Prize laureates David Chipperfield and Rafael Moneo, and National Architecture Award winner Emilio Tuñón. This initiative underscores a renewed commitment to architectural excellence.

The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum enters a new era with the inauguration of Agravitas, the ambitious expansion designed by British architect Norman Foster alongside Luis María Uriarte.

The admissions process for the 2026–2027 academic year at MArch Valencia has entered its final stage with the opening of the booking period for the last available places. High international demand and the commitment to maintaining small groups of a maximum of 25 students per class impose a strict enrollment limit, designed to prioritize personalized learning in a high-performance environment.

The city of Porto and its surroundings constitute a living laboratory of contemporary architecture, where Portuguese building tradition dialogues in perfect harmony with the international avant-garde. Here are our must-sees.

The extension of the Beyeler Foundation in Riehen represents a remarkable intervention where contemporary architecture dialogues in perfect harmony with the natural landscape and international art.

On Thursday, October 8, Casa de la Arquitectura opens its doors to inaugurate three new exhibitions, marking the start of its fall 2026 program.

Architecture is not only learned in classrooms or through floor plans; it is understood and experienced by walking through it in person. On the trips integrated into the MArch programs, visits to world-renowned museums are a fundamental component of the learning experience—both for the valuable collections they house and for their buildings, which serve as masterclasses in design, tectonics, and spatial quality.

This landscape intervention of 2006 is named after a poem by one of the most renowned authors of Spanish lyric poetry: Vuelta de paseo, by Federico García Lorca.

At Espai Alfaro, the closing ceremony of MArch for the 2026-2027 academic year was held in an environment featuring Andreu Alfaro's sculpture forest. José Manuel Ferrero, CEO of Estudi{H}ac and a regular speaker, participated as godfather for the class. The event highlighted academic commitment and professional development. The celebration marked the end of a year of learning and transformation.

Documentaries on architecture constitute a fundamental didactic tool, as they allow us to understand the creative process, the human dimension and the historical context that shape the built space. Through audiovisual narrative, these productions bring us closer to the ideas of great masters and the invisible stories behind each work.

Valencia has established itself as an undisputed benchmark for Mediterranean design and architecture, where contemporary avant-garde dialogs in perfect harmony with tradition and materiality. This selection brings together some of the city's most inspiring spaces to live, savor, discover, and explore through a refined aesthetic lens.

Between January and June of this 2026, it received 6,083,684 international tourists, crossing for the first time the barrier of six million in a first semester. And the city has recently been named the most exciting destination in Europe for 2026.

Understanding the work of Francesc Rifé means understanding that design can be expressed through order and a serene geometry. A lecturer at MArch and an essential figure in contemporary interior design, Rifé bases his philosophy on the honesty of materials and the search for the essential. Below, we highlight five of his most recent projects.

The Swiss city of Lausanne has established itself as an international benchmark for contemporary architecture by hosting buildings designed by several of the world’s leading firms, which students of the MArch Advanced program visit during their trip to Switzerland. These are the essential highlights:

How to create a building that can become the physical and tangible representation of the great exclusive brands.

The international showcase of the Spanish habitat industry returns to the city of Valencia from September 28 to October 1, 2026.

Designed by the Portuguese practice Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos, the Czech Tile is a modular ceramic piece that reinvents Portuguese tradition through an interplay of opposing reliefs, geometric volumes, and chiaroscuro.

The renowned Portuguese architect, Pessoa Prize winner, and lecturer in MArch programs, Manuel Aires Mateus, rethinks modern living by addressing essential questions, shaping spaces characterized by the interplay of voids, pure geometry, and the poetic use of natural light.

Students from the MBA MArch Advanced master’s program took part in a workshop at Manuel Aires Mateus’s studio in Lisbon, experiencing firsthand the working methodology of one of European architecture’s leading firms.

The architect has received the 2027 Professional Achievement Award, granted by the CDA (Créateurs Design Association & Awards).

Studying abroad is a transformative experience, and choosing the right city is crucial. Valencia stands out for its blend of urban dynamism, history, and nature, offering a vibrant academic year.

Lisbon architect Manuel Aires Mateus, one of the most prominent figures on the current scene and recipient of the Pessoa Award, gave a lecture to MArch program students where he shared some of his most recent projects.

Between 1985 and 1986, Peter Zumthor completed one of his earliest projects: a structure to shelter a Roman archaeological site in Chur (Grisons, Switzerland).

Tuñón and Albornoz Arquitectos' Casa Blanca in Madrid is a masterclass in residential architecture that blends geometric precision with the landscape, achieving an "archaic beauty" that recalls fundamental human habitat forms.

The production design and interior architecture in cinema are not only backdrops, but protagonists who reflect the psychology of the characters, set the tone of the era and create unforgettable atmospheres. Through eleven memorable scenarios, it explores how contemporary and classic cinema has turned inhabited space into a fundamental dramatic tool.

The MBA MArch Advanced Master of MArch Valencia combines theory and practice, offering intensive workshops with world-renowned architects.

Industrialized architecture is a transformative approach to building, emphasizing factory-based production, precision, and advanced technologies. This model optimizes resources, reduces execution times, and minimizes environmental impact, aiming for an efficient beauty that combines design quality, constructive clarity, and interior comfort to address urban and real estate challenges.

Light, materials, atmosphere, and scale play a central role in the new documentary directed by Wim Wenders, the acclaimed director of Perfect Days (2023).

Located on the banks of the Meuse River and adjacent to the historic port of Het Bassin in Maastricht, the project for the Landbouwbelang complex by Tuñón + Albornoz addresses the transformation of an iconic industrial infrastructure into an urban landmark.

Located in the heart of Zagreb's historic center, the Preradoviceva House by Eduardo Souto de Moura integrates elegantly into the consolidated urban fabric of the Croatian capital.

Finding the definitive shot requires synthesizing architecture into an honest, precise, and self-identifying image. And thus achieving the art of capturing the identity of a work in a single shot.

The studio of architect and Pessoa Prize winner Manuel Aires Mateus, speaker at the MArch programs, has designed a new residential project in the vicinity of Grândola, in southern Portugal.

The city of Zurich, much like the rest of Switzerland, is a major hub of attraction for architects and designers. Visiting it offers a great opportunity to explore outstanding contemporary architectural projects. Below are 10 of them:

Ibán Ramón designed the poster and visual identity for the 48th edition of Ensems, the contemporary music and new creation festival held in Valencia since 1978, and has become one of the leading European festivals dedicated to contemporary music creation.

Initiated by The Nippon Foundation in the Shibuya district, this initiative transformed 17 public restrooms into remarkable works of civic and hygienic architecture through the designs of internationally renowned figures.

What will the walls be like between which the architects of today grew up? What was the first building they knew and inhabited? In the case of Álvaro Siza, this is the number 582 of the Roberto Ivens street in Matosinhos, Portugal.