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MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
NEXT EDITION: MARCH-DECEMBER 2024

MCH: Master in City & Housing

Architecture Master's of Advanced Studies UPM/ETH in Collective Housing

Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH of Zurich

 


The Master of Architecture in Collective Housing, MCH, is a postgraduate full-time international professional program of advanced architecture design in cities and housing presented by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). After thirteen editions, it is rated as one of the best architecture master’s programs by architects and experts.
 
Next edition will start in March 2024. The application period for MCH2024 welcomed till 31.01.2024, or till no more vacancies are available. MCH is the first UPM-ETH official postgraduate program. It takes place mainly in Madrid. Apply here!
 
MCH 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.

Program Key details

LENGTH

8 Months Lessons +
Final Submission in December

 

LOCATION

ETSA Madrid, Spain
+Studytrips

NEXT EDITION

Lessons: 01.03.24

to 20.10.24

Final Work: 02.12.24

 

LANGUAGE

English
100%

TUITION FEE

19.600 €
MCH2023

THE BETTER OPTION

Looking back after finishing MCH, I am convinced I could not have chosen a better option, as I grew up intellectually and personally. We have really had great professionals teaching at MCH.

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Gonzalo Lozano Arce
Spain | 2017
WHAT A YEAR!

The teachers, education, workshops and attention we received during the Master's program was above and beyond anything I could have expected.

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Richard Lanka
United States of America | 2007
About the specialties and workshops

The Specialities offer the opportunity to research and develop the projects during several weeks while meeting some of the most relevant lecturers on those matters. The Workshops teach you how to make important decisions efficiently and develop a project in 5 days along with some of the most recognised architects in the world.

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Carolina Martín Peñuela
Spain | 2019
LATENT KNOWLEDGE

The important thing about the MCH is not only what happens during its time, but what comes next over the years.

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Victor Imre Ebergenyi Kelly
Mexico | 2011
A unique and unrepeatable experience

The master's degree is simply extraordinary and I think it has changed the lives of each and every one of the students who have gone through its more than ten editions.

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Andrea Pardo Beceiro
Spain | 2021
A WHOLE AMAZING EXPERIENCE

I will highlight the methodology of this master's because it generates hunger for new subjects and pushes you to never stop learning. Effectiveness and work under pressure are two features that I am sure everyone improved during these months.

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Adolfo de la Torre
Mexico | 2020

MCH Alumni Profile

13

COMPLETED
EDITIONS

Teaching about housing,
city and energy studies

305

AMAZING
PARTICIPANTS

Who have experienced the
excellence of our intensive program

96%

ALUMNI
SATISFACTION

Thanks to new career opportunities
and job improvement

72%

INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

From over 38 countries
and the 5 continents

MCH Rankings

3rd

IN THE WORLD

Architecture Postgraduate
BAM Ranking

1st

IN EUROPE

Architecture Postgraduate
BAM Ranking

1st

IN SPAIN

Architecture Postgraduate
El Mundo Ranking

4th

IN THE WORLD

Architecture School - ETH
QS Ranking 

Collective Housing a Manual
Vivienda Colectiva Espana 1992-2015
Vivienda Colectiva en España, Siglo XX, 1929-1992
Thermodynamic Interactions
Vivienda, envolvente, hueco
Penshirubiru. Collective housing in Japan taken to its limits

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