It is always interesting to explore where we live. It is also interesting to understand how a place has developed, is developing and will be developed. By studying in the MUDD Program I have gained an improved capability of communicating and collaborating with architecture, landscape, civil engineering and public administration.
– Ban Lan (Belle)
The MUDD Program really helps me to have an advanced awareness of international issues within the field of urban development and design. The teaching especially benefits students’ skills of critical thinking and problem-solving. The teamwork is challenging but it pushes you to acquire advanced knowledge and skills.
– Cao Jing (Helen)
The MUDD Program is a course that teaches how to communicate with group members to work on exhibitions and learn skills about design software. At the end of the program, I learnt a lot and realised that a good leader is very significant; they need to arrange the work for everyone appropriately. Also, good feedback from the leaders and good coordination from team members is important. In conclusion, it has been a good experience studying this course.
– Chen Yu Jing (Monica)
It is a great experience studying MUDD which provides fabulous activities including case study lectures and international and local project studios. I enjoyed every process which helped to develop my ability in critical thinking, problem solving and communicating. I will strongly recommend MUDD to those who aim to further develop their career in Urban Design!
– Du Qin (Cynthia)
The MUDD Program is a journey of communication, professional exercises, diverse experience and self exploration. On graduating, what I absorbed made me a different person with better capacity, richer experiences, precious friendships and a better understanding of myself. I feel grateful for the precious opportunities and challenges of this program and ready to carry it in my career and accomplish the best possible result in the profession of urban design in the future.
– Duan Jinyi (Iris)
An intensive practical program which teaches how to scale things and view an urban perspective which when integrated into a real design framework gives it a unique character. I was initially worried about my transition from an engineer to urban designer, but the guidance and support given by the faculty to develop my skills really did help me in my transformation and my perspectives and thinking. Most enthusiastically, the great quotation by our professor “Great streets make great cities” is an idea that I will carry with me.
– Epari, Sabari Girish
MUDD is a concentrated and studio-based program which consists of a group of talented people from around the world and from varied backgrounds. The experience is meaningful and we learned from each other in terms of professional skills and cultural differences. The MUDD Program must be the best program in Australia.
– Feng Shengting (Eadoo)
“The MUDD Program is the purest form of academia where mentors support curious students all the while nurturing new and different ideas.”
– Abdul Gheni Hourani
The MUDD Program provides a new perspective of the city and it improves the ability to read the city. For the political, design and financial aspects, this program offers good exercises and experiences.
– Huang Yawen (Yama)
MUDD is a comprehensive program that embraces a variety of undergraduate professional backgrounds. It not only taught us the basic theory of urban design, but also fostered in us the awareness of good policies and regulations, communication and writing skills, hand-painted and computer-painted practical ability, overall quality and a variety of career adaptability. Most importantly, MUDD provided us with opportunities in overseas countries to explore and learn from relevant design companies. This experience allowed me to understand the city in depth and was valuable for understanding my future urban design work.
– Jin Tian (Tanya)
The MUDD Program offers numerous courses that deal with issues and ways to address key problems within urban design. Learning from an array of past projects, the program investigates ways to understand relevant issues, influences and stakeholders at play. From this, design techniques are explored leading to resolution through conversation.
– Jreije, Georges Samir
The MUDD Program offers life skills and not only an understanding of the urban development of cities through analysis, but it also trains students for critical thinking during urban design studios. The practise gained by different presentations was steps to prepare students to become confident speakers with effective communication. Generally, it was a great experience!
– Lai Ka Yee (Christy)
The studio was a great learning experience both personally and professionally. Everything right from the guest lectures, working studios, international studios, walking tours etc has taught me a lot. I really appreciate the amount of work and effort that Professor James Weirick, Jodi Lawton, Brendan Randles and many more put to make every semester a worthwhile experience. It has been a great journey.
– Lata, Kusum
Learning from the MUDD Program my personal achievements included the development of a capacity to ‘read’ the city as an expression of human values as well as gaining an understanding of the evolution of distinctive types of urban design elements. It is a great opportunity to have an International Studio to experience the ‘real’ city. Finally, the most significant achievement understands the professor’s quotation: “Great streets make great cities”.
– Li Hongxu (Paco)
The experience of MUDD started from sketching and movie analysis that helped me to form the concept of urban design in Time, Space and the City. To learn the history, character and the design principles in various cities enriched my experience. My background is Interior Design which is totally different from urban design but I think it was a great experience for me to learn and be a member here.
– Li Mengdi (Nicole)
MUDD23 demonstrates a perspective of views for large-scale design. The course examined the knowledge of students across different disciplines and encouraged us to zoom out to look at a bigger picture of each of the schemes. Individual critical thinking as well as comprehensive expression is required. The International Studio offers an opportunity to work with professions authorities and to experience the actual world of practice.
– Li Ruoyu (Ryan)
MUDD courses are convened with logical thinking. The first studio is innovative, helping us understand the relationships between time, space and the city though movies. It provides a base for understanding cities and learning from precedents. These principles are used in following studios to deal with more complex and long-term urban issues. These principles seem to be formulas, which can be applied into other projects I have not seen before and help me to further understand. I really enjoy and appreciate the experience in MUDD.
– Li Yezi (Evelyn)
A whole three-semester study in the MUDD Program is an intense and memorable experience that broadens my horizons as a landscape architect. As an urban designer, to see the city, understand and learn from the city are important otherwise all our designs exist just on paper. The city is so complicated that its issues cannot be solved by an individual. Working in a team is an essential lesson from the MUDD Program that I can use in my career.
– Li Yilun (Amanda)
Joining the MUDD23 Program is one of the most meaningful things I have done. This program provided me with a lot of unforgettable experiences. In the first semester I experienced a new environment and new way of teaching and so I suffered a lot of unexpected difficulties. However, these bitter moments became a precious memory after I finished my first urban design project. I learned a lot not only about urban design but also about a new way of communicating and the skills of presentation. During the Lisbon Studio, I was happy to see our team project being recognised by the professors and juries which gave me even more confidence. I think this experience will lead me to go further in my career and is also a good encouragement when things become difficult in my lifetime.
– Liu Xianzheng (Razzil)
My background is Environmental Engineering, and the MUDD Program is well-structured and useful for me to have a deeper understanding about urban development and design. It is an unforgettable experience to study overseas and also travel to other countries to participate in a workshop with excellent staff.
– Lu Li (Lisa)
The MUDD Program provides an unforgettable experience through three studios of study and learning how to understand urban development and design. It brings together students from many backgrounds and offers many different views and design ideas. The International Studio also provides an opportunity to approximate official and professional places of work.
– Ma Yuan (Phyllis)
As a multidisciplinary degree, students from different backgrounds have an opportunity to learn from each other in the MUDD Program. In the intense three-semester program, students learn not only design skills but also the processes of urban development in a series of professional courses. The annual International Urban Design Studio allows students to go abroad and gain a global perspective on urban design. To sum up, the program is advanced and professional and it makes a contribution to work on global urban design issues.
– Ma Yunfei
MUDD is an intense program that pushes the city making process within a new systematic way of thinking within a very theoretical background. MUDD brings urban design enthusiasts together to work in a studio environment that overlays design, finance and politics.
– Muthusamy, Sivasubramanian
This is an excellent program where we met great professors and tutors, who have enormous knowledge and with rich experiences in the field of urban development and design. During the first and summer semesters, I not only learned more related knowledge about cities with various urban patterns but I also accumulated experience about how to communicate with colleagues and how to deal with groups better. Moreover, I made a group of friends from different countries. We all enjoyed the exciting Sydney life and we suffered little hardships together. All of this will become an unforgettable treasure of my studies overseas.
– Pan Junkun (Kyle)
MUDD has been an intense experience that helped change my perspective of looking at city design paradigms and the forces behind them. Collaborating with more students, scholars and expert practitioners in International Studio was the highlight of the course and helped us truly engage with the city of Lisbon. Learning new software for analytical mapping and feasibility testing for the Badgerys Creek Aerotropolis was very challenging and exciting.
– Sodani, Mayuri
The MUDD Program offers a unique opportunity to experience and study the relationship between the city and its people. It expands our horizon and encourages us to interact with students from a huge variety of majors, like Planning, Landscape Architecture and Property. Importantly, it helps students improve analytical capabilities in the field of city-shaping and develops practical and sustainable solutions to meet the challenges associated with contemporary urban development. Generally, it is a most indelible learning experience.
– Sun Mengzhen (Vicky)
The MUDD Program includes various courses that guide students so they gradually understand the concept of urbanism and the design processes of urban growth. The various efficient and environmentally friendly ways for addressing urban issues can be found during the process of referencing real projects and practices. Moreover, the spirit of teamwork was built up during the course.
– Wang Hongyi (Hans)
The MUDD Program offers a great experience during a one and a half year long period of study. Under the guidance of experienced professors, I learnt how to create a great city. Also as group work covers most of our courses, I learned how to cooperate with my team members and to try to finish the job well. Patience, which is always hard to hold when the task is difficult or huge adjustments are required, is the most important skill I have learnt in this program. I also obtained knowledge from classmates with different backgrounds. To conclude, the MUDD Program is very professional and advanced and it is a wonderful experience.
– Wang Ruoxi (Aria)
The multidisciplinary degree gives a new consideration and understanding of the role of urban design. MUDD gives a priority to the understanding of spatial political economy, urban design paradigms and urban design as public policy. Additionally, MUDD brings an amazing experience in the actual world of practice rather than just in theoretical grounding and principles.
– Wang Weixi (Frank)
It is an unforgettable experience to participate in the International Studio of the MUDD Program. It is infrequent opportunity for us to go overseas and collaborate with foreign students. We were able to learn different ideas and urban design principles in different countries and cities.
– Wang Xiaowei (Vivi)
Studying in the MUDD Program helped me understand how to be a good team-worker. The co-operation with team members is extremely significant and good leaders should be adventurous and be clear about their objectives. From managing various subjects and assignments, I learned to balance my study time and make lists about what needed to be finished. The learning and working experiences within the MUDD studio was precious to me.
– Wang Xiuzhu (August)
At the beginning: anticipation, enthusiasm and self-confidence.
In the process: difficulties, challenges and conflicts.
At the end of each story: patience, understanding and tolerance.
When you see your printed Urban Design Framework, you will believe that everything you have done is worthwhile! Your patience, your waiting, your tolerance, your knowledge, your experience, all your giving will be answered at the moment when you see the final work. This is what the MUDD Program means to me.
– Wen Di (Wendy)
By studying in MUDD 23, I was inspired by the program’s knowledge of urban design. This course helped me to be more specific as a city planner and to know more about improving the city. From this precious experience, I learned how to keep researching and pursuing technology in urban design. I have learnt that I should respect design as a way to create, to understand the ideas of others and how to use and integrate resources. As a MUDD23 student, it is an honour to be one of the members of this class.
– Wu Jihai (Sean)
The MUDD Program is a practical course with multiple benefits. It was the first time I joined this kind of program and worked on a yearbook. In this process, I found some skills that I still need to learn and practice. Also, the experience of cooperation with my classmates is very valuable and powerful. On the one hand, it is a conclusion for what we did in these semesters and on the other hand this is a chance for us to practise graphic design skills which will be useful in further careers.
– Wu Yuwei (Vivien)
In the MUDD Program I learned how to be a good team-worker. I acquired how to arrange strategies and design work well and managed to submit student work of a good quality and on time. A good team leader is important for a group. Studying in this course leads us to further understand the value of urban design and development. It requires much effort but it always seems to give me a positive boost in knowledge and my career horizons. In fact, I am very glad I participated in the course.
– Xie Xiaoli (Adela)
After two semesters of the MUDD Program, I started to learn to be a designer of the city, which is very different from my experience as an undergraduate Landscape Architect. This program not only gave me the chance to gain new knowledge, it also helped me to meet lots of fantastic teachers and classmates. In the MUDD Program I received the necessary knowledge to be an urban designer and find my way to design the city. Overall, it’s really a good program.
– Xie Xinling (Shirly)
The MUDD Program provided a sequence of courses to understand the context and theory of cities such as why and how cities are made in this way as well as the provision of guidance for us to see and imagine “good” cities. This experience is very meaningful for our academic lives and future careers.
– Yang Huei-Han (Yang)
By studying in the MUDD Program I have learned a lot. Many students from different backgrounds and countries work together to learn about how to design a city and take part in the International Studio which is a very rare and valuable experience. These experiences will play an important role in my future.
– Ye Yang (Laura)
The MUDD Program offers me a chance to train my communication skills which are significant for a designer. The intense presentations require us to communicate with others graphically and verbally. Also the team-work requires us to communicate with all team members effectively. During the International Studio we even learnt how to communicate with other non-English speaking people. Generally, it was a very challenging and useful experience.
– Yu Mengxue (Mandy)
The experience started from sketching the pattern of the city and researching the development and history of the city, then it leads to a profound level of systematic thinking about urban development. It is a great experience to work and meet inspiring people from different disciplines. I benefited from my Landscape Architecture background but the MUDD Program brought me a new understanding of the coherence between urban fabric and the city experience.
– Yue Yushan (Iris)
It’s a really good experience to know so many different cities in the world and their stories through the MUDD Program. The International Studio especially gave us a chance to communicate design ideas with local companies and people. The learning method is well established throughout the semesters. The group-work with other classmates gives a good lesson on how to communicate and understand each other.
– Zhang Jinxin (Sam)
The MUDD Program helps students to understand the city form and patterns while demonstrating the sense of shaping future cities with various aspects such as cultural, societal and economic considerations. The intensive three-semester design studios deal with major challenges both locally and across the world. They lead students to build essential skills for city making. Overall, the program is a great experience to work and learn with people from different professional backgrounds.
– Zhang Qingran (Chanina)
It’s an honor to study in MUDD23. The International Studio especially, is a great opportunity to enhance your professional ability. I have gained not only professional knowledge but also much more invisible wealth. Furthermore, I saw many parts of the world through MUDD23 that I might have never known before. At the end ‘LOVE HUGE’!
– Zhang Quan
Studying in the MUDD Program is a wonderful experience and working in the MUDD studio is an unforgettable memory. I really enjoyed learning the processes in urban design and it gave me a sense of caring about human activities and comfort. The workshops were sometimes intensive but really helpful for the building of knowledge and skills.
– Zhang Xiaodong (Anderson)
The MUDD Program has given me a really interesting and impressive learning experience. It helped me to understand city development through various approaches: sketches, cinematic space, case studies and so on. I gradually learned what ‘Urban Design’ is and how to design a city through systematic analysis. In addition, the MUDD Program not only focusses on the instilling of knowledge, but also focusses on improving team cooperation and communication which is important for our future careers.
– Zhou Jingwen (Janice)
Over two semesters I learned to comprehend not merely the urban pattern of the city but also the morphology and typology of streets and space. Furthermore, numerous methods of analysing and designing cities have also been gained through two studio courses. It is such an opportunity for me to work with these professional classmates and learn from professors and to experience the supreme studying environment.
– Zhu Yawei (Patrick)