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Higher Diploma in Architectural Design
Full-time S6 or above Higher Diploma

Programme Code DE110512A

Higher Diploma in Architectural Design

To study this programme, applicant should apply for "Higher Diploma in Architecture, Interior and Landscape Design (Subject Group) [Programme Code: DE110512]", please click here for more information.

Programme Advantages

Programme Advantages

Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

Under the government's promotion, the construction industry will benefit from the continued launch of land and housing projects.

Programme Advantages

Architectural Professional Pathway

Students can pursue further studies and be on track to become professional Architects.

Programme Advantages

Diverse Learning Opportunities

Students will gain a broad range of architectural design skills and knowledge, with opportunities to explore both local and international design methodologies.

Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

Under the government's promotion, the construction industry will benefit from the continued launch of land and housing projects.

Programme Advantages

Architectural Professional Pathway

Students can pursue further studies and be on track to become professional Architects.

Programme Advantages

Diverse Learning Opportunities

Students will gain a broad range of architectural design skills and knowledge, with opportunities to explore both local and international design methodologies.

Basic Information

The programme lays a foundation of both design philosophy and technical practicality for students who intend to pursue the architectural profession, providing the background training in visual communication, two and three dimensional designs, architectural theory and history, building principles and overseas field trips for the students to practice or to continue with further study in architecture. Students can design projects with various scales gradually such as house, entertainment centre, exhibition complex or urban space. The design scope can range from the unique external form to the atmospheric internal space. The programme also places emphasis on the chance for students to realise their designs and to join overseas exchange activities.

The programme is designed with an emphasis on generic, language and communication training, whole-person development and workplace experience to better prepare students for further studies and employment after graduation.
Mode of Study Full-time
Duration of Study 2 Years
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)
HKDI

Professional Recognition

Students are eligible to apply for student membership of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA). Graduates with relevant Master's Degree can sit for professional examinations for membership in professional organisations and be qualified as Registered Architects.
Remarks
  1. The programme information is applicable to local applicants. For non-local applicants, please visit here.
  2. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
  3. The revalidation of the programme will be conducted in 2025. The curriculum will be updated if circumstances so warrant.

Articulation / Employment

Articulation

Graduates may pursue relevant Degrees locally or overseas. They are eligible to apply for admission to the top-up Degree programme offered by the following university in collaboration with the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE):

  • University of Central Lancashire, UK: BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies#
# It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE.

Graduates may also apply for admission to relevant Degree programmes of local universities:

  • Chu Hai College of Higher Education: BSc (Hons) in Architecture
  • City University of Hong Kong: BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong: BSSc Architectural Studies
  • The University of Hong Kong: BA in Architectural Studies

They can continue to further their studies in relevant Master’s Degree programmes, sit for professional examinations for membership in professional organisations, and be qualified as Registered Architects.

Career Prospects
Graduates may be employed as architectural designer, architectural assistant, architectural draftsman, architectural visualiser, architectural renderer, project coordinator, BIM designer, and other positions related to built environment design.

Curriculum

  • Cultural Studies
  • Architectural Design: Inhabitation Space
  • Architectural Visualization: Computer Drafting Technique
  • History and Theory of Design: The Structuralists
  • Principles of Building: Environmental Design
  • Expanded Studies: Study Trip - Man and Nature
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 1)
  • Aesthetics and Sustainability
  • Architectural Design: Urban Room
  • History and Theory of Design: The Formalists
  • Expanded Studies: Architecture in The City
  • Expanded Studies: Cross-disciplinary Workshop
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 2)
  • Architectural Design: Urban Place
  • Architectural Visualization: Parametric Design Tools
  • History and Theory of Design: Architecture and City
  • Principles of Building: Integrated and Advanced Systems
  • Principles of Building: Building Services
  • Expanded Studies: Study Trip - Modernization and Tradition
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  • Enrichment Module A
  • Architectural Visualization: Building Information Modelling
  • History and Theory of Design: The Conceptualists
  • Principles of Building: Building Technologies
  • Expanded Studies: Competition Studio for Architectural Design
  • Graduation Project for Architectural Design
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Enrichment Module B
  • Professional Practice: Architectural Portfolio and Career Management
  • Industrial Attachment

Tuition Fees

1st Year Tuition Fees (HK$)
$33,310
2nd Year Tuition Fees (HK$)
$33,310
Remarks
  1. The study duration of Higher Diploma programmes is normally 2 years. The tuition fee is payable in two installments each year.
  2. In addition to tuition fees, students will be required to pay other fees, such as caution money and students’ union annual fees. Students of Higher Diploma programmes will be required to pay the study package fees for Chinese & Putonghua modules.
  3. Some students may be required to study bridging modules or enhancement programmes to support their study; or to attend additional training, industrial attachments, public examinations for which separate fees will be charged.
  4. Tuition fees are subject to annual review. The tuition fee levels for 2nd Year will be reviewed subject to inflationary adjustments and other relevant factors.
  5. The information listed above is only applicable to local students.

Programme Highlights

Construction Industry Council BIM Competition 2020-2024

Construction Industry Council BIM Competition 2020-2024

Architecture students enter this competition annually and have received extraordinary results every year, competing against bachelors, masters and doctorate students from other Hong Kong tertiary institutions. Awards included top prize in 2022, 3rd place in 2020, 2021 and 2023.

La Prairie - The Bauhaus Women Collective

La Prairie - The Bauhaus Women Collective

Graduate Ms Kristin Chan was awarded a scholarship to attend Art Basel 2022 in Germany and the Netherlands.

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