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Program Code: 8131 Commencement: Semester 1 (March) or Semester 2 (July) Program Duration: 1.5 years (semesters 1 and 2 plus one summer semester) Estimated Annual Tuition Fee: A$31,680 plus approximately $3,500 for field trip Traditionally, urban design programs have had a limited view of the city as merely another large scale physical design exercise, ignoring the economic, environmental and political aspects of cities. At the core of our philosophy is the need to recognise that good design must respect these three crucial factors in urban design education. The Master of Urban Development and Design (MUUD) is therefore dedicated to a complex, development based design approach to the organisation of city form. Australia is uniquely placed to contribute to this process, and the city of Sydney offers excellence in academic expertise, technology and locale to anyone wishing to become involved in a new and exciting field of study - building the new world order - at UNSW. Program DescriptionThe MUDD program is a multi-disciplinary program that examines the crucial relationship between urban development and design from an international perspective, with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region. The objective is not to turn designers into developers, or vice-versa, but to equip each with an understanding of the nature and interrelationship of both, and their connection to broader social, economic and environmental concerns. Throughout the program, students develop a ‘vocabulary’ of design paradigms and case studies, which they apply to a detailed understanding of the urban design process. Working in multidisciplinary teams, students enhance their design and communication skills and develop a thorough understanding of the processes that drive urban development. The program has run live studios with local governments/companies in 18 different cities in Asia over the last 10 years. Each of these studios involved students travelling to the city, developing proposals and presenting to local authorities. Program FeaturesIt is an interdisciplinary program focusing on the design of urban environments with an understanding of the economic, social and environmental processes that drive urban development Two international field projects are undertaken each year, often in the Asia-Pacific region Professors and teaching staff are internationally educated and with a few exceptions, all have doctorates Entry RequirementsA four-year Bachelor degree with grades of credit average or above in relevant fields such as architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban studies, real estate economics and property development. Professional AccreditationThe program is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). MUDD International Field Trip ProjectThe annual international field trip projects of the Master of Urban Development and Design (MUDD) program has taken students to many countries in the East Asian Region including Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Korea, The Philippines and Taiwan and beyond to Lebanon and Fiji. As well as providing valuable international experience they have also helped to forge many enduring relationships with governments, universities and private corporations. 2005/06 Beijing Studio The Beijing Studio, undertaken with the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture at Peking University, involved the critical investigation of heritage conservation and urban development on a site located between the World Heritage Listed Summer Palace and the expanse of the Old Summer Palace – the YuanMingYuan – in the complex waterscape of former Imperial Gardens northwest of the Forbidden City. Working intensively with students from Peking University in a two-week International Workshop, four schemes were generated which combined social survey techniques and design strategies to propose critical combinations of urban rehabilitation and new low-rise, high density development, together with campus planning for the major institutions and new approaches to water conservation and management aimed at recharging groundwater and re-connecting the lake systems of the adjoining Imperial Gardens.
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