Jorge said the new course was an exciting opportunity for the practice to engage with the next generation of architects while also helping shape the future of one of the most dynamic and evolving architectural sectors.

He said: “Architectural training is necessarily broad to ensure that entrants into the profession have the widest possible range of skills. However, it is also important to recognize that different sectors present their own challenges and this course is a reflection of the innovation and imagination that will drive the retail design of the future.

“At present there is nothing like this course available in Spain so it is a fantastic privilege for us to be invited to collaborate with IDESIE Business School with this course where we hope we can inspire the same passion that we feel for retail, while also sharing and developing exciting new ideas.”

The course will run from February to July 2019 and will be divided in to three parts. The first will examine retail design in all commercial formats, the second will focus on the development and management of shopping centres from a development perspective while the third element will be a design workshop.