Architecture & Spatial Design

Career DIscovery in Architecture (HKU)

✍️Description: A three-week summer intensive at HKU’s Department of Architecture with lectures, field trips, architectural design workshops, studio work, and model-making. It is designed to introduce secondary students to the historical, theoretical, and practical sides of architecture

🤷Eligibility: Grade 10–13 students, which corresponds to S4–S6 / Year 11–13, as well as non-architecture undergraduates considering a change of major

💵Cost: HK$21,800, including the material kit; accommodation, meals, and transportation are not included

🚦Status: Annual summer programme; for 2026, the Hong Kong programme runs from 13 July to 1 August 2026

Architecture Explorer Programme (CUHK)

✍️Description: A 12-day summer programme at CUHK’s School of Architecture that combines lectures, hands-on design-making, studio learning, design reviews, and guided field trips to buildings and architectural offices. Students develop individual design projects and receive feedback from faculty and design professionals

🤷Eligibility: Senior secondary school students aged 16 or above; no prior art or design experience is required

💵Cost: HK$16,000, with an early-bird fee of HK$14,500 if applied by 15 April 2026

🚦Status: Annual summer programme; 2026 cycle ended

Youth ArchiDesign Competition (Atelier C / My ArchiSchool)

✍️Description: An international sustainable architecture competition for students aged 6–17, calling for designs of an “instant home” that can be assembled in 24 hours. Students submit physical models, digital models, sketches, artwork, short text, and a video explaining their design

🤷Eligibility: International students aged 6–17 (includes Hong Kong secondary students)

💵Cost: Free to enter

🚦Status: Annual

Saint‑Gobain Architecture Student Contest (2026 cycle ended)

✍️Description: A sustainability‑focused architecture design competition for university students, with a Hong Kong stage and international finals. Students propose innovative designs for renovation or new construction, addressing sustainable technologies and materials

🤷Eligibility: University architecture/design students (more relevant as a future pathway for S6 leavers heading to university)

💵Cost: Free to enter

🚦Status: Annual

HKIA Career Platform (Architecture Internships & Jobs)

✍️Description: The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) runs an online career platform listing recruitment information from local architectural practices, including year‑out internships and architectural assistant roles.

🤷Eligibility: Mostly university students and graduates; useful as a future pathway for S6 leavers

💵Cost: Free to browse and apply

🚦Status: Rolling.

Spatial Design Internships & Jobs (Jobs Platforms)

✍️Description: Regular listings for spatial designer roles in Hong Kong across landscape architecture, exhibition design, retail, hospitality, and public space projects. Some studios offer internships to design students

🤷Eligibility: Typically post‑secondary design/architecture students; some may consider strong older secondary students with portfolios

💵Cost: Paid or unpaid depending on the role

🚦Status: Rolling

HKU SPACE – Discovering Architecture Summer Courses

✍️Description: A series of summer courses for teenagers, including Becoming an Architect, Technical Drawings for Architecture, Portfolio Preparation for Architecture School Applications, and Model-making, designed to introduce architecture

🤷Eligibility: Teens and secondary school students in HK

💵Cost: Paid; Depends on program

🚦Status: Ongoing

PolyU FCE – Build a Smart City Competition 2026

✍️Description: A competition for S4–S5 students to design smart, sustainable solutions for Hong Kong through workshops, site visits, lab tours, and expert guidance. Teams choose from five project themes (e.g. smart architecture, sustainable campus, spatial data challenge) and develop a city model and presentation to win awards and cash prizes

🤷Eligibility: Secondary 4–5 students/ Year 11-12 Students (teams of 2–4).instagram

💵Cost: Not specified; workshops and mentorship included

🚦Status: Annual; applications open March 2026, deadline 13 April 2026, selection round in December 2026

Muses Education – “Building Dream HK 2026” Architecture Bootcamp

✍️Description: An intensive 8-lesson bootcamp that prepares secondary students for the “Building Dream Hong Kong” architectural design competition. Students work through concept brainstorming, sketching, 3D model-building (50x50x50cm), and writing a design statement aligned with the year’s theme

🤷Eligibility: Secondary students aged 13–18 (individual or teams of 3–5)

💵Cost: HK$4,980 for the secondary group; includes all model-making materials and competition registration 

🚦Status: Offered annually ahead of the competition; 2026 edition currently open for registration

Planning Department – “Be a Teen Town Planner” Competition (2026 round closed)

✍️Description: A secondary-school competition organized by the Planning Department and City Gallery where students design sustainable urban planning and regeneration proposals for local neighbourhoods (e.g. Island South). Entries include planning concepts, diagrams, and presentations

🤷Eligibility: Secondary school students (usually S1–S6, depending on category)

💵Cost: Free to enter; workshops and resources provided by PlanD

🚦Status: Annual; details and theme updated each year

Junior Achievement Hong Kong × Arup – Shaping Our City Tomorrow

✍️Description: A project-based programme where student teams prototype design solutions for real urban challenges in Hong Kong, guided by Arup engineers and JA mentors. Focuses on sustainability, innovation, and presentation skills

🤷Eligibility: Secondary school students (typically S3–S6)

💵Cost: Free; programme and mentorship included

🚦Status: Run periodically; new cohorts announced via JA Hong Kong and partner schools

Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors – “Create Your District” Competition

✍️Description: A team-based competition where students redesign a chosen local district (e.g. Tsuen Wan) using geospatial storytelling tools such as ArcGIS StoryMaps. Projects combine planning ideas, data visualization, and narrative to communicate a vision for the area

🤷Eligibility: Secondary school teams of 2–4 students

💵Cost: Free to enter; training on StoryMaps usually provided

🚦Status: Periodic/annual; check HKIS education/outreach pages for current cycles