Poverty is widely perceived as an ailment of the developing world, but its reach extends to rich countries where the recent recession has only exacerbated the problem. The need for…
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This week marks the beginning of our annual socio-spatial workshop in which our students undertake a hands-on, real-world project with a local neighborhood in Barcelona in assessing its social and…
We are proud to announce that the socio-spatial analysis conducted by our students this year in the Torre Baro workshop to assess the strategic value of spatial and cultural resources…
“An abandoned Torre Baro, is also [part of] Barcelona. More investment, less deception.” This week our students are taking part in a hands-on, real-world workshop in Torre Baro with the…
The agreement between the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) and the UIC, enables the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) to offer a three week 6…
We are happy to announce that the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) has signed an agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC). This agreement…
This year we welcomed back Nathaniel Corum, Education Outreach Director of Architecture for Humanity, for a workshop with our students on yet another real-world project, this time focused on creating…
In a current workshop led by our co-director Carmen Mendoza together with other faculty members, our students are undertaking a socio-spatial analysis of Barcelona’s multi-ethnic Fondo neighborhood in Santa Coloma…
This year’s international workshop during our field trip to Medellín made headlines in local media thanks to its collaboration between academia, government and local community and its efforts to stir…
Last week the Barcelona city council announced its plan to designate 222 vacant apartments as social housing units in the area of Torre Baró, a peripheral low-income neighborhood of Barcelona….