AFTER COVID-19 WE WILL BE BACK
for Spring Semester 2o22
MAIN GOALS OF THE PROGRAM
international
culture exchange
Make the world your classroom, get to know other cultures and open your mind forever
certified by
ETSAM & FCU
Get a double Certificate by ETSAM & FCU, upgrading your CV in one year with a european & asian title.
explore real
architecture
Discover masterpieces through your own experience and travel to 6 different contexts in Europe
high proficiency
professors
Learn from recognized professors on each course, experienced architects experts on each field
latest technologies
applied
Study the consequences of new technologies on Architecture and master them to widen your skills
internships at high
reputation firms
We are connected with high reputation offices to offer you the possibility of internships in Europe
ELITE FACULTY
Professor Carlos Chacón Pérez
Associate professor of FCU
Director of EXPLORERS | EuroLAB
Sergio Del Castillo
Computer Graphics Instructor
Coordinator of Computational Design
Professor Jose Maria Rey Benayas
Professor of Ecology at the UAH
Coordinator of Intervention Ecology
Professor Federico Soriano Pelaez
Professor of ETSAM
Coordinator of Advanced Design
Professor Juan Rey Rey
Engineer & Assistant Professor ETSAM
Coordinator Unconventional Structures
Professor Patxi Escobar
Professor of Geography at the UAH
Coordinator Data processing-mapping
3 ARCHITECTURE TOURS per SEMESTER
SPAIN & PORTUGAL
A trip to Spain and Portugal of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
NORTH or SOUTH OF FRANCE
A trip to northern or southern France of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
GREECE
A trip to Athens and Greece of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
GERMANY & NETHERLANDS
A trip to Berlin and Netherlands of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
ITALY
A trip to Roma, Firenze and Venice of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
TURKEY
A trip to Istambul and Turkey of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
SWEDEN & DENMARK
A trip to Sweden and Denmark of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
UNITED KINGDOM
A trip to London and to Scotland of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
MOROCCO
A trip to Marrakesh and Morocco of 8 days visiting its most relevant architecture cases and landscapes
INCLUDED
8 COURSES TO BLOW YOUR MIND
COURSE o1
Advanced DESIGN
5 FCU credits | 10 ECTS credits
This course will focus on understanding project design in its full depth, not only related to aesthetic/functional conditions, but also to its social, political and technological implications.
soon
COURSE o5
INTERVENTION ECOLOGY
2 FCU credits | 4 ECTS credits
This course will focus on how to manage the larger scale of the territory including the natural processes implied by territory planned management, including time and ecological implications.
soon
COURSE o2
COMPUTATIONAL design
4 FCU credits | 8 ECTS credits
This course will focus on mastering graphical tools as a way to not only render reality and produce documents for construction, but also as a research powerful method.
soon
COURSE o6
CONSTRUCTION|PROTOTYPING
3 FCU credits | 6 ECTS credits
This course will focus on inner properties of materials, its connections and functioning, its procedures and understanding how they constitute a decisive factor for the geometry of a project.
soon
COURSE o3
unconventional STRUCTURES
2 FCU credits | 4 ECTS credits
This course will focus on understanding non-conventional architecture structures' work, allowing the student to widen his options in future decision making during a project.
soon
COURSE o7
INVITED GUESTS
1 FCU credits | 1 ECTS credits
This course will focus on lectures by professional practitioners, bringing every week a guest to open new windows to our students, aiming to import proffesional skills into education processes.
soon
COURSE o4
DATA PROCESSING- MAPPING
12 FCU credits | 24 ECTS credits
This course will focus on how an architect or urban planner can deal with the big amount of data we are generating and map them through graphical tools.
soon
COURSE o8
EXPLORING ARCHITECTURE
3 FCU credits | 6 ECTS credits
This course will focus on acquiring historical architecture concepts through real live experience. The student will actively understand the background of some of the most meaningful cases.
soon
TIMELINE
November 26th 2o21
O1 opening event
Presentation in detail of the program and website, with calendar and timelines
November 26th - December 25th
O2A early-bird registration
We will open 10 spots and receive applications and start the info sessions and admissions
December 26th - January 1st
O2B registration period
We will open 5 spots and receive second application group from other schools
january 1st - january 8th
O3 evaluation of applications
Evaluation based on the qualifications and background education, and an interview
january 9th
O4 publication of admitted
We will publish on the website and at FCU boards the list of admitted students
january 10th - 17th
O5 questions & answers
Contact us to have a meeting to solve any doubts about the program, procedures, payments
january 18th - 20th
O6 payment of the deposit
The admitted students will deposit a 15% of the fee to book definitely their space in the program. In case of COVID-19 related issues may not allow with full safety, a full refund is guaranteed
MASTERCLASS
Come Join Us
Registration starts from September 18, 2019
Hosted by School of Architecture FCU