Architecture The University of Hong Kong

Overview

The 2-year MArch is offered to applicants who hold a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies degree at this University; or another equivalent qualification from another university or comparable institution accepted for this purpose.

What you'll learn

The pedagogy of the Architecture programme at The University of Hong Kong is focused on design studios, supported by required core courses and elective seminars in five categories, namely History and Theory, Urbanisation and Habitation, Technology and Sustainability, Digital Media and Fabrication, and Practice and Management. This structure aims to enable students to explore the boundaries of disciplinary knowledge with methodological rigour while engaging critically with the constraints of contemporary practice.

In the first three semesters of the programme, students select from the Design Studio courses offered by staff with a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise.

These Design Studios serve as the testing ground for skills and knowledge acquired in seminars and lecture.

In the Design Studio during the final semester, students focus on a self-directed design thesis, formulated individually and supervised by staff in the Department, as a conclusion of the MArch curriculum. In addition to demonstrating satisfactory ability in the technical aspects of architectural practice, the thesis should produce innovative work that extends and enriches knowledge in the broader field of architecture.

Through our expanding network of international institutional partners, the MArch programme offers a wide variety of joint studios, sponsored studios, and other forms of collaborative teaching and learning, in which there are opportunities for travel and academic exchanges abroad, knowledge exchange within the community and in China, direct contact with fabricators in industry, and experiential learning on real-world projects.