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Founded in 1998, the Career Discovery Programme in Architecture is a summer course organized by the Department of Architecture. It was set-up to promote the involvement of secondary school students in the Department of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong.
This three-week programme is targeted at any secondary school students who is considering architecture as a future career. The programme introduces students to historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of architecture. The programme comprises a series of lectures, field trips, architectural design workshops and studio conducted by professors, practicing professionals, and staff from the Faculty of Architecture.
This course consists of lectures on the appreciation of aesthetics, the urban environment, landscape design, historic building conservation, environmental considerations, and computer-aided design, etc. The workshops include free-hand drawings, orthographic projections, perspectives, photography and model making.
Design Studio forms an integral part of architectural education. The studio aims to raise students’ awareness of the hands-on and interactive nature in architectural training. A series of small design exercises is assigned to provide students with opportunities to apply the design skills and knowledge acquired during the course.
For more information: https://fac.arch.hku.hk/summer/hk/cd/
For online application: https://extranet.ad.arch.hku.hk/Admission/ARCH0001 (*Apply directly through HKU Department of Architecture Online Application System)
For any enquires, please contact HKU Department of Architecture:
Phone: (+852) 3917 2135
Email: cdprog@hku.hk
Programme Highlights:
Outcomes:
Key Learning Areas:
| Knowledge | Skills |
| Scale & Proportion | Architectural Drawing |
| Form & Space | Model Making |
| Texture, Material, Light | Architectural Presentation |
| Environmental Design | Digital Post-production |
| Building Structure | Portfolio Making |
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Student’s first language or teaching medium in the home institution is English, please upload a declaration statement and a copy of school report/transcript with clear indication of the latest result for our reference.
Students whose first language or teaching medium in the home institution is NOT English are required to submit one of the following test types to prove your mastery of the English Language:
NOT applicable to this programme. For more information, please refer to: https://fac.arch.hku.hk/summer/hk/cd/
