Last December, Master of International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture’s (MICSEA) students participated in a two-week Social Spatial Workshop in collaboration with the Fundació Bayt Al-Thaqafa. The Foundation guides and…
article written by Ashley Howard ASSESSING DISASTER RECOVERY THROUGH TEMPORARY RESETTLEMENTS. LA PALMA – CANARY ISLANDS. On the 19th of September 2021, the active volcano, Cumbre Vieja, erupted on the…
As today is International Women’s Day, our director Carmen Mendoza-Arroyo and student Phyllis Tsang, took the chance to share their thoughts on women working in the humanitarian field. We believe…
Elia Apostolopoulou PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2009. Dr. Apostolopoulou is a human geographer and a political ecologist. She has held postdoctoral and lectureship positions in the Universities of Cambridge…
Julian Tung is a WASH and Shelter Humanitarian Technical Advisor for CARE International and serves as Technical Advisor for the NW Syria Shelter Cluster. He has more than 10 years…
This academic year, at MICSEA, we held a lecture series called Reflections on the Field which we shared the experience and knowledge of a wide range of professionals who work…
Last Friday, our students had their final thesis presentations with an exceptional guest juror; Professor Florian Urban from the Glasgow School of Arts, Mackintosh School of Architecture, along withUIC professors…
We are thrilled to announce our Final Thesis Presentation 2022. The event will take place onThursday the 9th and Friday 10th of June at the UIC Architecture School. After such…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – Deadline: May 6, 2022! INCREASING EMERGENCY SCENARIOS REQUIRES MULTIDISCIPLINARY STRATEGIES Do you have a passion for architecture, planning and design and want to make a positive…
Our program’s director Carmen Mendoza-Arroyo, was interviewed regarding the Ukrainian refugee crisis. We offer a summary of her reflections on this topic which is core to our Master’s content. She…
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