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Latticed terracotta facades at the Masdar Institute in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

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Innovation and tradition in Asia

From Japan's craft traditions and Singapore's technology sector to China's engineering scale, India's architectural heritage and the UAE's contemporary architecture, our Asian trips place students where their subject is changing fastest.

Subjects: Architecture & Design · STEM & Engineering · Arts & Culture · History

Highlights

Where students go

  • Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

    On the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, Masdar City is one of the world's most ambitious experiments in sustainable urban living.

  • Architecture firms in Dubai

    Students visit leading architectural offices, where architects from all over the world converge to express their design language.

  • Robotics labs in Tokyo

    Students explore cutting-edge technology at The University of Tokyo, robotics labs and drone innovation centres.

  • Kimono weaving in Kyoto

    Students visit Nishijin-ori workshops, a kimono weaving tradition with a history of over 1,200 years, and try weaving their own fabric.

  • Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

    Gardens by the Bay serves as a living classroom for sustainability, environmental engineering and climate innovation.

  • The Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an

    Students discover the ancient history of the Terracotta Warriors and the desert landscapes of the Silk Road.

  • Tech manufacturing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong

    Students see how ideas move from design to mass production in one of the world's largest electronics manufacturing hubs.

  • The Taj Mahal and Mughal heritage, Agra

    Alongside New Delhi and Punjab, students trace centuries of Mughal architecture, cuisine and cultural exchange across northern India.

7 trips

Asia trips

Learning outcomes

What students gain

Students will be able to:

  • Explain how a city like Masdar or Singapore designs for sustainability from the ground up
  • Connect a robotics or technology innovation to the manufacturing process behind it
  • Practise a traditional craft technique directly from a practitioner, such as Nishijin-ori weaving
  • Read a heritage site, such as the Terracotta Warriors or the Taj Mahal, as physical evidence of a historical period
Kenyan architecture students on a study visit to an architecture firm in Dubai

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