Entrance Year 2024
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 36
Initial Registration Credits
6 for local students
12 for non-local students
Tuition Fees
HK$6,200 per credit
Programme Leaders
Prof. Laurent Gutierrez
PhD, MArch, BArch, PgD, BT, BTS
The Master of Design (Transitional Environments Design) (TED) is a specialism developed in response to the unprecedented rural and urban changes that have occurred during the last few decades in Hong Kong and Mainland China. TED aims to develop students’ intellectual and practical mastery of the analysis and design of diverse rural and urban environments in the region, with broader implications for global contexts. The approach of this specialism is based on an understanding of the sociocultural dynamics of the regional context, transformed into new design strategies and design interventions.
Application Timeline - Sep 2024 Entry
- Applications start: Sep 21, 2023
- Review deadlines:
Early Round: Nov 16, 2023
Round 1: Jan 18, 2024
Round 2: Mar 7, 2024
Round 3: Apr 30, 2024
- Programme application deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Aims
The Transitional Environments Design (TED) specialism focuses on the contemporary Hong Kong/Chinese rural and urban experience in the context of the Greater Bay Area. It offers a unique postgraduate education in rural and urban space design.
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