Master of Arts (Urban Design)
For inquiries about the
MAUD program, please
e-mail program director
Mr
Low Boon Liang |
Aims & Objectives
The Master of Arts (Urban Design) program is a one-year
intensive course that aims to inculcate in graduates the ability
to study the city in more complex and inclusive terms and to
design successful urban spaces that take into careful
consideration current and future users based on an understanding
of a wide range of issues including those impinging on
economics, ecology, sociology, environmental psychology,
technology, urban geography, cultural theory to real estate.
The rapid urbanisation of the Asian landscape and the equally
swift transformation of its cities expose the urgent need in the
region for design professionals, especially practising
architects and planners, trained to tackle creatively problems
of designing within existing urban fabrics as well as at the
periphery of rapidly growing cities. They are needed to handle
the design of urban areas of different types and scales ranging
from the layout of towns and the restructuring of inner cities
to the shaping of streets as settings for public life and the
provision of open spaces that nurture civic consciousness.
The primary aim of the Master of Arts (Urban Design) is to offer
a broad-based education in the theory and practice of urban
design to enhance the knowledge and abilities of professionals
involved in the design, creation, and evaluation of urban
spaces. More specifically, the School hopes to achieve the
following objectives:
1. Produce environmentally and socially responsible graduates
who are committed to the provision of good urban public areas.
2. Develop analytical and methodological skills that are
critical for developing mastery in urban design.
3. Provide exposure, at an advanced level, to the full range of
issues that bear upon the design and realisation of urban space.
4. Prepare students for advanced careers in design, consulting,
research or public service, or in preparation for further
academic training.
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