Campus BAU

BAU is a space where creativity, learning, and innovation converge. Located in the heart of Poblenou, Barcelona’s creative and technological district, our campus is designed to foster the development of future professionals in the fields of art and design.

With three buildings—Pujades, Llacuna, and Granada—spanning over 10,000 m² of specialised infrastructure, BAU offers a modern and dynamic environment in constant evolution. It is a place where the academic community fully immerses itself in the experience of design, surrounded by workshops, laboratories, and workspaces specifically adapted to encourage experimentation and creative production.

Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in the implementation of a heating system connected to the city’s residual energy network, the use of eco-friendly materials in building renovations, and a dedicated recycling system for waste management.

At BAU, creativity is present in every corner: workshops are the epicentre of learning, spaces encourage the exchange of ideas, and the community of students, faculty, and professionals transforms the campus into a vibrant, inclusive environment full of opportunities.

 

Workshops are the heart of learning at BAU. Rooted in active methodologies, these spaces are designed for hands-on practice and experimentation with materials, techniques, and contemporary technologies. They serve as hubs where knowledge, languages, and methodologies intersect, fostering both professional practice and research.

In these spaces, students, lecturers, and specialists collaborate in an environment that promotes creative exploration and peer learning. Covering a wide range of disciplines—including graphic production, painting, drawing, photography, video, typography, screen printing, animation, performance, interactive technologies, artificial intelligence, material experimentation, textile design, fashion pattern-making, sculpture, and ceramics—BAU’s workshops serve as a launchpad for innovative ideas and creative projects.

Features of our workshops

• They are at the centre of learning: Workshops are the core of learning at BAU, where students participate in practical and experimental activities.
• They encompass a multitude of practices: Workshops include a wide variety of practices such as graphic production, screen printing, drawing, painting, photography, video, animation, interactive technologies, artificial intelligence, performance, digital fabrication, experimentation with materials, recycling, clothing, pattern making, experimentation with textiles, ceramics, and sculpture.
• They create a learning community: Our workshops bring students, teachers, and specialists together to form a collaborative and creative learning community that promotes peer learning through doing with the self-training system.
• They promote situated knowledge: Workshops are places that bring together contextual knowledge, languages, and methods relevant to art and design.
• They facilitate the deployment of ideas: At our workshops, students can deploy their creative ideas, exploring new possibilities and approaches with the guidance of teachers and specialists.
• They lend support to creative development: Workshops provide an environment that is conducive to creative development and the perfection of technical abilities in various disciplines in art and design.

 

Graphic production workshop

Typography workshop

Screen printing workshop

Fashion workshop

Pattern making workshop

Knitting workshop

Audiovisual sets

Audio booth

Photography Lab

Audiovisual Lab

Interactive and AI workshop

Stop-Motion workshop

Maker Workshop

3D printing workshop

Painting workshop

Sculpture workshop

Transition Materials Lab

To ensure a comprehensive academic experience, BAU provides a range of services tailored to meet the needs of its community:

• Library: A space for study, research, and consultation, offering lending services and internet access.
• El Cub: A materials and reprography shop equipped with everything necessary for creative projects.
• Audiovisual and IT equipment loan service: A resource providing students with essential tools and devices for their projects and productions.
• Cafeteria: A meeting point to recharge, eat, relax, and engage with the BAU community.

A campus designed to offer students an inspiring environment, equipped with all the resources needed to nurture their talent and creativity.