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The Faculty of Architecture is the unit of The University of Hong Kong that introduces students to the life-long process of learning through the lens of professional concerns specific to the education of architects and surveying professionals, while simultaneously extending those areas of knowledge represented within the Faculty into a range of other disciplines. The two Departments, Architecture and Real Estate and Construction, and the newly established Department of Urban Planning and Design, and the Division of Landscape Architecture, cover the traditional areas of knowledge necessary for designers to practice Architecture in the areas of building design, urban design and planning, conservation and landscape design, Surveying in relation to the management of land, real estate and construction; and Urban Planning and Design. The Departments and the Division also cover a broad range of topics that are necessary for the well-educated architect, surveyor, landscape architects, planner or designer, such as building technology, the history and theory of architecture and landscape architecture, and environmental and ecological concerns, real estate valuation project management, construction strategies, cost control and property maintenance, landscape design and planning, urban design, urban development theories etc. In addition, several areas emerging as integral to current architectural practice are becoming increasingly important within the curriculum: computer-aided design, imaging, and manufacture; international aspects of practice; and new building methods and materials.