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

Next edition will start in January 2020, and the application period opens in February 2019, till 31.12.2019 or until vacancies are filled. MCH is the first UPM-ETH official postgraduate program. It takes place mainly in Madrid.

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

9 Months

January-September

LOCATION

Madrid, Spain

+Studytrips

NEXT EDITION

Beginning in

January 12th, 2020

LANGUAGE

English

100%

TUITION FEE

17.900

Euros

MCH Experience: Testimonials

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

"Architects like Anne Lacaton, Andrea Deplazes, Alison Brooks, amongst others, share with the participants contemporary ideas and relevant issues which, approached from different backgrounds, result in a wide variety of concepts and solutions."

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Andrea Mantecón

Mexico | 2018

PRACTICE-ORIENTATED DYNAMIC

"The richness of the program relies on the intensive curriculum counting site visits, lectures, studio-work, one-week workshops and study trips. All of them integrated through practice-orientated dynamic and supported by brilliant Architects, educators, and colleagues. "

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Francisco Espinosa

Chile | 2018

HOUSING AND CITY ORIENTED

"The MCH is providing the students with weekly workshops and assignments, high level of professional lectures, as well as guest lectures with known architects and other experts from different countries. This allowed us to demand the knowledge and skills working on collective housing projects. "

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Yasemin Yalcin

Austria | 2018

Architecture Master's Program

Reasons to apply

The Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing is a postgraduate professional program of advanced architecture design focused on housing, city and energy studies.

Program structure and professors

The program consists of 600 hours ( 60 ETCS). Each credit is associated to 25 personal studying - working hours.
Participants will develop their design skills through an intensive workshops and...

Participants profile & Program rules

Architects from all nations willing to increase their knowledge and research field in collective housing and high density cities, and able to demonstrate good skills.

Location

MCH takes place mainly in Madrid, where participants attend to lessons daily. The accommodation needed during the study trips abroad will be organized by the MCH Office and included in the tuition fee price.

Cost & Scholarships

We want to help you achieve your goal of attending MCH. Although MCH doesn't have a scholarship program, candidates are helped to find their best financial option.