
Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès – ETSAV
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution of research and higher education in the fields of engineering, architecture, science, and technology, and is one of the leading polytechnic universities in Europe. It is a university with an extensive presence in the territory. Since 1991, its Sant Cugat campus has been home to the Vallès School of Architecture – ETSAV, which was founded in 1979. The centre offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the field of architecture and each year some 800 students enroll.
The ETSAV is an innovator in fields such as sustainable architecture, sustainable intervention in cities and territories, prototyping, and community interventions.