Campus BAU
BAU is part of one of Barcelona's most vibrant districts: Poblenou. Formerly an industrial neighbourhood transformed into an epicentre of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship—with 22@, one of the city's most active startup hubs—it is now a collaborative laboratory for new cultural and technological practices.
The Campus
The BAU campus is integrated into the urban fabric through three rehabilitated industrial buildings that keep its historical legacy alive. This open, horizontal configuration responds to BAU's vocation for generating interdisciplinary links and networked knowledge capable of enriching society.
Always mindful of students' needs, BAU periodically expands and enhances its resources and facilities to make them ever more welcoming, experimental and community-oriented. With over 10,000 m² spread across the Pujades, Llacuna and Granada buildings—and with a fourth building under construction—the campus has all kinds of facilities suitable for university-level artistic training.
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: spaces for learning
The workshops are at the heart of learning at BAU. They are dedicated, integrated spaces distributed throughout the campus's three buildings, designed for free practice and experimentation with materials, contemporary techniques and technologies.
An extension of the classrooms with spacious and versatile facilities, the workshops become meeting points where students, staff and specialists work collectively, fostering peer-to-peer learning through hands-on practice.
Specific training on the machinery is provided, aimed at ensuring safe and responsible use and expanding the student's technical knowledge, thus fostering their self-sufficiency and autonomy in the creative and production processes.
At BAU, there is a trust in the student, and the workshops reflect this approach by offering empowering spaces, open throughout the day, that facilitate the materialisation of their ideas.
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
Services
BAU's urban campus is designed for the community to enjoy an inspiring environment and access services to enhance their talent and creativity, as well as to meet the needs associated with the university experience.
- Loan Service: The Loan Service offers the hire of audiovisual equipment such as cameras, microphones, lighting systems and much more.
- El Cub: A space for the sale of work materials and reprographics. It has an online shop (elcub.bau.cat) where you can place orders and collect them in person at El Cub.
- Library: The Library provides equipment for consultation and personal study. It has over 7,000 documentary sources in physical and digital formats.
- BAU Bar: A meeting point to recharge, eat, rest and share moments with the BAU community.
- Secretariat: Responsible for administrative and academic management. Provides information and support with procedures, documentation and processes related to studies at the centre.
- Careers Service: Responds to the employment needs of companies, students and alumni, and supports them in their professional development through the Careers Portal and the organisation of networking events with professionals.
- University card: As a BAU student you will have a university digital card which is valid until the end of your studies. This card gives you access to the BAU library lending service, discounts at museums, exhibitions, etc.
