Global Architecture + Design
Tailored for students with a background in architecture, design, and sustainability, the Global Architecture + Design program invites students to experience Barcelona's countless cultural wonders while earning college credits!
When class is in session at 슬롯머신 Barcelona's partner school, the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC), students will focus on creating model cities that address climate change by reducing the environmental footprint of buildings. Experts from Barcelona's architecture and design community will deliver all seminars, hands-on workshops, and courses in English and provide students with access to today's cutting-edge technology. Additionally, required courses are complemented with 슬롯머신 electives, taught in English or Spanish, that feature co-curricular activities and excursions organized by 슬롯머신.
Outside the classroom, you'll have plenty of time to explore everything Barcelona has to offer. From indulging in mouth-watering tapas at one of the city's 19 Michelin-starred restaurants to marveling at world-famous architect Antoni Gaudí's 20+ sites, your time in Spain's most famous city will be nothing short of life-changing!
Unique Experiences
USE FABLAB FACILITIES
at the cutting-edge Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia.
GET TO KNOW THE CITY
with guided tours to important historical sites and monuments.
PARTICIPATE IN A GROUND-BREAKING DESIGN PROJECT
and develop innovative, sustainable ideas that improve living conditions in the city.
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MUSEUMS
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GAUDÍ MASTERPIECES
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NEIGHBORHOODS
Your Destination
Culture, sport, fashion, finance, media, and entertainment 슬롯사이트 Barcelona is brimming with it all. The largest city on the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona is home to 1.7 million people in the city proper and 4.5 million people in the broader metro area. It is edged with a river on either side and backed by the Serra de Collserola mountains to the west.
Castilian Spanish and Catalan are the official languages. Both are regularly used in all aspects of life, and Catalan is not imposed. Taxi drivers, shopkeepers, professors, and host families all speak clear Castilian when Spanish speakers are present. Spanish is widely used in the streets. Students don슬롯사이트t need to speak Catalan but learning a few words can open doors to making new friends.
슬롯머신 Barcelona is conveniently located in a historical pedestrian passageway in the heart of the city. In it, students will find staff offices, classrooms, and open-air terraces. It is close to the host university and to the city슬롯사이트s main attractions.
The Culture
EXCURSIONS & ACTIVITIES
- Visit Montserrat, where you can see La Moreneta (the black Madonna), hear a Boys슬롯사이트 Choir, and hike trails with incredible views and unique rock formations
- Discover the Gràcia neighborhood, famous for its bohemian and artistic style and streets filled with color and culture
- Visit the oldest preserved garden in Barcelona, reflecting both Neoclassical and Romantic styles 슬롯사이트 and try your luck in the park슬롯사이트s labyrinth maze
- Eat like a local and try popular traditional dishes like churros, patatas bravas, tortilla de patata, tapas, and pinchos
- See a flamenco show!
- Hike the Carretera de les Aigües for amazing views over the city
슬롯머신 LOCAL STUDENTS
Local university students welcome our visiting students and help them get to know the city and meet new friends. You슬롯사이트ll join them in small groups for fun city tours, a flamenco night, and more.
PROJECTS
- Build on classwork with open lectures and design critique sessions conducted by IaaC professors, visiting lecturers, architects, historians, and researchers
- Volunteer and connect with Spaniards as you give your time 슬롯사이트 you might help kids with homework, assist kids with special needs, or collect food for community projects.
- Collaborate on design projects in small groups with people from diverse backgrounds
Program Blogs
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HOUSING & MEALS
HOUSING
슬롯머신 Barcelona offers diverse housing options to ensure you슬롯사이트re comfortable in슬롯사이트your home away from home. From homestays to shared apartments, we strive for your슬롯사이트accommodation preferences to be met. Additionally, all housing options슬롯사이트are슬롯사이트located in슬롯사이트neighborhoods with convenient access to public슬롯사이트transportation,슬롯사이트shops,슬롯사이트cafés, and eateries.
- Standard Housing: Includes a single room at a homestay or a single room at a residence hall located within 50 minutes from 슬롯머신 Barcelona. Homestays feature a kitchen, living room, and bathroom shared with a host family. Residence halls boast shared kitchens, common areas, and laundry facilities shared with other students.
- Select Housing: Includes a double room at a shared apartment located within 30 minutes from 슬롯머신 Barcelona. Apartments boast shared kitchens, common areas, and laundry facilities shared with other students. Select housing requires an additional fee.
- Select Plus Housing: Includes a single room at a residence hall or shared apartment (limited availability) located within 30 minutes from 슬롯머신 Barcelona. Residence halls boast shared kitchens, common areas, and laundry facilities shared with other students. Select Plus housing requires an additional fee.
Note: The default criterion to assign housing is first-come, first-served; however, other factors may also be considered. Final placements are communicated to all students 3 weeks before arrival.
MEALS
Homestays: Students have breakfast and dinner with their host families, and they are responsible for lunch. Students do not typically have access to use the kitchen at the host family home.
Residence Halls/Apartments: Meals are not included.
Academics
슬롯머신 designed this program with Maria Aiolova, award-winning educator, architect, urban designer, co-founder of Terreform ONE, and chair of the ONE Lab NY 슬롯 게임 for Design and Science. The program is intended to help students develop a language of technological design that links individual responsibility and the global environmental crisis through the study of places, cities, and cultures.
The program includes the Future Cities Design Studio,슬롯사이트a Future Cities seminar, a Science, Engineering, and Technology workshop, and an elective class. Students have access to cutting-edge facilities at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC).
슬롯머신 Barcelona슬롯사이트is located near Barcelona슬롯사이트s main square, Plaça de Catalunya.
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC) applies research and development to architecture and urbanism, welcoming students and investigators from more than 60 countries. IaaC collaborates with the City Council of Barcelona, Collserola Natural Park, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Information Technology and Architecture, Southern California Institute of Architecture, and companies like CISCO, Endesa, and Kuka Robotics. Together they develop research programs that bring together experts in architecture, engineering, biology, sociology, anthropology, and other fields.슬롯사이트Read on IaaC.
Architecture and design courses and workshops are taught in English by 슬롯머신-contracted IaaC faculty members. Elective courses are taught by 슬롯머신 faculty.
Arizona State University:슬롯사이트Enhance your international academic coursework with optional online courses that best align with your degree requirements and interests. ASU offers thousands of online courses in asynchronous sessions that fit within the 슬롯머신 academic calendar, so you can study abroad with 슬롯머신 while continuing to meet all your academic goals.
made by students on this program.
Course Information
- The three required courses are independently taught but the content is interconnected.슬롯사이트Work developed in the Future Cities Seminar and the Science, Engineering, and Technology Workshop will inform and feed the main project developed in the Future Cities Design Studio.
- If students would like to select a Spanish language course as an elective, their official proficiency level and final class placement will be determined on-site.슬롯사이트
Architecture
Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing
Communication, Journalism, and Media
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Engineering and Engineering Technologies
History, Philosophy, Religion
Languages and Cultural Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Social Sciences
Visual and Performing Arts
Agriculture
Natural Resources, Conservation, and the Environment
Psychology
Architecture
Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing
Communication, Journalism, and Media
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Engineering and Engineering Technologies
History, Philosophy, Religion
Languages and Cultural Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Social Sciences
Visual and Performing Arts
Agriculture
Natural Resources, Conservation, and the Environment
Psychology
슬롯머신 proudly partners with ASU to deliver asynchronous, online coursework that aligns with your degree requirements from anywhere you study abroad.
슬롯머신 and ASU offer courses online per program eligibility, at no additional charge. Be sure to review online courses with your home school advisor.
Check the 슬롯머신 Program Dates and ASU start dates below to maximize course options within your program!
Search ASU Online Courses BROWSE FAQs for more INFO
Note: This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between 슬롯머신 and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
"(GI)" denotes courses that originated at 슬롯머신's Global Institutes and that are offered at multiple 슬롯머신 sites.
Scholarships & Grants
슬롯머신 offers scholarships and grants annually to help students like you make your study abroad dream a reality.
Students who apply to this program are eligible for the following scholarships and grants:
- Ping Scholarships for Academic Excellence
- Global Access Initiative (GAIN) Grants
- 슬롯머신 Gilman Go Global Grant
- MSI Grant
To be considered, submit the 슬롯머신 Scholarships & Grants application within your 슬롯머신 program application.
Dates & Fees
You get more for every dollar when you study abroad with 슬롯머신, because our high-quality programs include everything from excursions to insurance. There are no hidden charges, and no disappointing surprises when you arrive.
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Fees & Housing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Fall 2025 16 weeks | Application Due Deadline Passed | Start Date | End Date | Fees & Housing $20,950 |
| Program Spring 2026 14 weeks | Start Date * | End Date * |
*Dates for this program are provided as tentative dates. Please consult with your study abroad advisor to confirm dates before purchasing your flights.
To help you budget, keep in mind that students are responsible for the cost of international airfare, local transportation, books and supplies, visas, and personal expenses. In addition, your college or university may charge additional fees for study abroad, or may require you to receive a transcript via 슬롯머신's 슬롯 게임 of Record, which carries an additional fee of $500.
Program Fees
슬롯머신 offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and 슬롯머신 iNext travel protection with benefits.
| Participation Confirmation | $300 * |
| Educational Costs | $14,956 ** |
| Housing | $5,500 *** |
| Insurance | $194 |
| Total Fees | $20,950 |
Optional Housing
슬롯머신 accommodation options are detailed in the Housing section. Based on availability, Select or Select Plus Housing can be chosen during the application process for an additional fee. Housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis; however, other factors may also be considered.
| Select Housing Fee | $1,500 |
| Select Plus Housing Fee | $2,250 |
Financial Aid
슬롯머신 offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
| Meals not included in program fee | $1,120 슬롯사이트 |
| International Airfare | $1,250 슬롯사이트Ġ |
| Local Transportation | $65 슬롯사이트Ġ슬롯사이트 |
| Books & Supplies | $50 |
| Visa Fees | $160 |
| Potential travel to consulate for visa | $500 |
| Personal expenses | $260 슬롯사이트Ġ슬롯사이트Ġ |
| Total Costs | $3,405 |
*non-refundable fee
**direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students
***Housing fees listed are for financial aid purposes only and should not be considered a basis for calculation of refunds.
슬롯사이트The listed estimated cost is for students in homestays. Families provide 2 meals (breakfast and dinner) and students purchase lunch (there isn슬롯사이트t usually access to a kitchen). For students in apartments, you should budget approx. $260 per month for groceries if you plan on making your own meals, and more if you plan on eating out regularly.
슬롯사이트Ġround-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure
슬롯사이트Ġ슬롯사이트Local transportation: t-jove (3 months) = 40€ ($43) / t-usual (1 month) = 20€ ($21)
슬롯사이트Ġ슬롯사이트Ġ$100 emergency fund + cell phone expense + toiletries
Program Fees
슬롯머신 offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and 슬롯머신 iNext travel protection with benefits.
Financial Aid
슬롯머신 offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Pre-departure Advising
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation
Introduction to your program plus practical information about living in your host city
On-site Staff
Full-time program leadership and support in your city
Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
Excursions and/or Study Tours
Travel Protection
슬롯머신 iNext travel protection
24/7 emergency on-site support
Our Staff
Andrés Tabárez
Center Director
Andrés holds a Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of Barcelona (UB).
José Luis Espinosa
Academic Director
José Luis holds a Ph.D. in Modern Languages and Gender Studies from the University of Salamanca (USAL).
Fernando Janeiro
Senior Program Manager
Nando holds a Master's Degree in Humanities from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and is certified as a Spanish as a Second Language instructor.
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