Master in Collective Housing

Led by internationally renowned architects and supported by committed local assistants, each workshop of became an intense design laboratory: 25 hours of total immersion where students stepped beyond their routines to confront urgent architectural questions.

Across seven workshops, participants strengthened their technical precision, critical thinking, and conceptual clarity while engaging diverse methodologies focused on collective housing and the future of urban living.

As we approach , we look back at the workshops that defined the previous edition:

“Inhabited Boundaries” with Alison Brooks and Carlos Chauca
“Coastal Lines” with Hrvoje Njiric and Derrick Christensen
“Domestic Fragments” with Elli Mosayebi and Álvaro Martín Fidalgo
“Learning from Tokyo” with Momoyo Kaijima and Alberto Nicolau
“UR BAN – RU RAL” with Jan De Vylder and Brittany Siegert
“From Modernist Ruins to Advanced Naturalized Neighbourhoods” with Juan Herreros and Pedro Pitarch
“Qualities of Inhabitation for the 21st Century” with Anne Lacaton and Diego García Setién

Thank you to all students and faculty who made MCH 2025 a truly transformative experience.

👉 Explore the projects here https://www.mchmaster.com/workshops/

Led by recognized experts, MCH Specialties offer a rigorous, project-based learning experience focused on the real challenges of collective housing.

These were the Specialties. Learn more and explore the projects developed by our students https://bit.ly/MCHSpecialties. Stay tuned for updates and news on upcoming editions.

🚨 Last call for applications
If you’re ready to take your architecture career to the next level, gain international recognition, and expand your network with leading architects, this is your moment.

The edition has come to an end. With participants having already submitted their booklets, they are now moving on to the next step in their professional journey. Here is what made MCH 2025 truly unforgettable.

If you are looking for continuity in your academic path, a significant professional boost, and advanced specialization within an international environment, this is your moment to apply for the upcoming MCH2026 edition. Last spots available!

👉 Learn more at www.mchmaster.com

We are down to the final spots for the upcoming edition of the Master in Collective Housing.
If you are seeking continuity in your academic path, a significant professional boost, and advanced specialization within an international environment, this is your moment.

At MCH, you will have the opportunity to:
· Get a double diploma UPM + ETH Zurich
· Work closely with internationally awarded faculty members
· Collaborate on design projects with students from around the world, expanding your academic and professional network
· Join a program designed to elevate your expertise and strengthen your professional trajectory

MCH Scholarships still available:
· COAM Scholarship: Offered to members of the Madrid Architects' Chamber (COAM)
· Diversity Scholarship: Created to support outstanding candidates from Africa

👉 Learn more about the program and the application process https://bit.ly/applyMCH

Big opportunity for architects worldwide!

If you’ve carried out meaningful research or a thesis on collective housing and city, this is your chance to take it beyond the academic world. The Master in Collective Housing (MCH), together with TC Cuadernos, is offering a grant to support architects to transform their thesis/investigation into a professionally published bilingual book.

What the grant offers:
- Up to €6000 to adapt and develop your research or thesis for publication
- Professional editorial support by TC Cuadernos
- Printing, layout, translation, and international distribution
- Bilingual edition (English–Spanish)

Who can apply?
- Architects from any country and any university working on topics related to collective housing and city.

Apply for the grant and turn your research into a book that the world can read 🚀

👉 Learn more at https://bit.ly/grantMCH-TC

is drawing to a close — and you won’t want to miss the final lecture.

The last session will be done by Dietmar Eberle, one of the most influential figures in contemporary architecture.
As co-founder of baumschlager eberle architects — a practice with 17 international locations, more than 500 completed projects, and 122 awards — Eberle has played a key role in shaping contemporary architectural practice. He will share his vision with us in this concluding session of November Talks.

Lecture: “Housing in Europe: Price Trends and Quality”

The presentation will describe the driving forces of house prices and their relation to different average annual incomes. In addition to this point, we will talk about different standards of housing in Europe and the contribution done by our office in relation to this question.

🎟️ Admission: Free
📝 Register online to participate https://www.mchmaster.com/november-talks-madrid/

Hrvoje Njirić — architect and educator — has continuously expanded the dialogue between architecture, culture, and education across continents. This month, he joins to present his lecture:

“Housing and Other Ways of Being Together”

The lecture addresses changing housing policies in Croatia and the theme of crisis in three ways. It examines housing across different environmental and typological conditions and in relation to other programs; it also links housing theory with practice, highlighting how teaching and studio work productively influence each other; and finally, it shows how the architect/client dual role opens up new possibilities for experimentation.

🗓️ Date: Thurs/Nov. 20th
🎟️ Admission: Free
📝 Register online to participate https://www.mchmaster.com/november-talks-madrid/

Last Talk:
Wed/Nov. 26th — Dietmar Eberle (Baumschlager Eberle)