The Master in City & Technology’s academic structure is based on IAAC’s innovative, learn-by-doing and design-through-research methodology which focuses on the development of interdisciplinary skills. During the Master in City & Technology students will have the opportunity to be part of a highly international group, including faculty members, researchers, and lecturers, in which they are encouraged to develop collective decision-making processes and materialize their project ideas.
How Cities Move: The Interplay of Technology, User Behavior, and Planning
Innovative Urban Futures examines how movement shapes cities by exploring the relationship between transport systems, user behavior, and emerging technologies. The seminar distinguishes between transport as infrastructure-driven systems and mobility as a human-centered framework shaped by social, cultural, and economic factors. Through theoretical discussions and applied analysis, students investigate how data-driven tools and digital technologies influence urban planning, while also enabling new forms of citizen participation and feedback. A central component of the course is a collaborative project focused on private car dependency, where students develop strategies informed by travel behavior, land use, and evolving mobility technologies. By bridging analysis and design, the seminar fosters innovative and context-sensitive approaches to creating more sustainable, efficient, and equitable urban mobility systems. view Syllabus & Faculty
Barcelona is a city that faces many physical limitations to it’s expansion as a metropolis-the mountains contain development within them and the sea borders its other side. For the past 15 years, it has been struggling with an immense wave of tourism that has displaced locals from affordable housing in popular areas and historic neighborhoods … Read more
Re-envisioning Container City One of Barcelona’s most strategically located waterfront areas, the container port south of Montjuïc, remains largely disconnected from the inner city. As the city explores the possibility of relocating portions of its container operations in this speculative project and transforming this industrial landscape into a mixed-use district, mobility becomes a more pertinent … Read more
