BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) is a four-year Honours degree programme that prepares students to respond to multifaceted socio-ecological issues in Asia through critical thinking, analytical inquiry, and creative expression. BLA provides core foundation training in skills and knowledge that equips our graduates for professional practice or entry into advanced Master degree programmes. Relevant topics, including tropicality, site specificity, boundaries and scales, densification, multifunctionality, and placemaking are played out in the programme through integrated learning platforms in design studios and lectures. BLA is taught in unique education settings that concurrently promotes speculation in design and at the same time produces grounded and action-oriented design outcomes relevant to real life issues.
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) is a two-year, full-time degree programme for individuals seeking advanced and cutting- edge training in landscape architecture. The intensive and rigorous course engages students with the following emphasis: Independence and excellence in design. As an advanced course, MLA provides a structured platform for students to pursue areas aligned with their own interests in depth, independent design, and intellectual inquiry.
Research as a foundation for design: Situated in a large research intensive university ranked among the top in Asia and the world, MLA emphasises the use of research to critically identify and explore socio-ecological issues of the site.
Interdisciplinary collaboration: Hosted by the Department of Architecture which has a long-standing reputation as the top Asian Architecture School and one of the top ten schools in the world.
Developing leadership in practice: Landscape architecture as a professional practice is constantly evolving and the roles of landscape architects are gradually expanding into new frontiers of practice. Our graduates will contribute to critical discourse and shape the practice by providing thought leadership.