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On 3 July, the lecturer at the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture took part in a session of the World Architecture Congress held at COAC, which was also attended by architects and academics from two of China’s most prestigious universities

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent and intense, yet their impact on health does not depend solely on the temperature shown on the thermometer. Urban design, construction and renovation materials, the presence of vegetation and street-level ventilation can result in some neighbourhoods recording higher temperatures than others within the same city, making it harder for urban areas to cool down at night.

The University was placed directly into the 901-950 range worldwide, further consolidating its international profile and global standing

The Teaching Quality and Innovation Classroom at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya held the sixth edition of the Exea Impact Grant, awarded by Exea Impact, the Puig Family Foundation, which has supported teaching innovation projects at the University for the past decade.

The opening of the exhibition organised by the leadership team of the Master’s Degree in Biodigital Architecture at UIC Barcelona School of Architecture highlighted the historical, cultural and even musical legacy of Antoni Gaudí, with contributions from experts on the Catalan architect

On 29 April, the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture hosted the final session of the 2026 Foros lecture series, focused on “Local Architecture”. The session featured architect Joan Casals, from Ágora Arquitectura, and architect and alum Francesc Buixeda, from BxD Arquitectura, who discussed how architectural practice is often the result of observing the immediate surroundings, reusing resources and the ability to turn constraints into project opportunities

The fourth and final session of the Knowledge Transfer Conference series, organised by the UIC Barcelona Knowledge Transfer and Valorisation Centre, focused on the industrial doctorate model as a tool for collaboration between academia and the business sector.

Fifth-year architecture student Olivia de Burgh has been named the winner of the CRU(E) Ceramic Urban Regeneration Competition, organised by the Provincial Council of Castellón, after presenting an urban improvement proposal inspired by the legend of Sant Jordi

TERRAS is a specialisation course in Territory, Renewal, Social Action and Sustainability, an interdisciplinary programme within the Erasmus+ POLIS project, in which the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture participates

How are architectural projects developed today in complex and rapidly changing contexts? What role does collaboration play in the design process? Can multiple visions be aligned without sacrificing coherence? Such were the topics discussed during the third session of the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture’s 2026 Foros lecture series, focused on collaborative methods in architecture