Transitional Environments Design (MDes)

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Entrance Year 2026

Programme Code 73035

Stream Code TED (Full-time)/
TEP (Part-time)

Mode of Study Mixed Mode

Normal Duration 1 year (Full-time)/
3 years (Part-time)

Fund Type Self-Financed

Credits Required for Graduation 37

Initial Registration Credits 6 for local students
12 for non-local students

Tuition Fees HK$7,400 per credit
(Tuition fees will not be charged for the 1-credit AIE subject.)

Programme Leader(s)

Prof. Laurent Gutierrez
PhD, MArch, BArch, PgD, BT, BTS

The Master of Design (Transitional Environments Design) (TED) developed to address the unprecedented rural and urban changes occurring in recent decades in Hong Kong and mainland China. Its aim is to cultivate students’ intellectual and practical mastery in analysing and designing diverse rural and urban environments, with implications extending to global contexts. The approach is grounded in an understanding of the sociocultural dynamics of the regional, transforming these insights into innovative design strategies and interventions.

Application Timeline - Sep 2026 Entry

Applications start: Jul 2, 2025

Review deadlines: Early Round: Oct 15, 2025; Main Round: Jan 15, 2026; Extended Round: Apr 30, 2026

Programme application deadline: Apr 30, 2026

Aims

TED focuses on the contemporary rural and urban experience of Hong Kong and China within the context of the Greater Bay Area. It offers unique postgraduate training in rural and urban space design.

Also: Employers of MDes Graduates

"The transitional design approach is about transferring an understanding of the socio-cultural dynamics into new design strategies and design interventions."

Objectives

Aligned with the School’s critical approach to environmental and ecological design, this tailor-made specialism views design as a holistic and systemic response to complex global and local challenges, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations.