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ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE
TAKE YOUR FIRST STEPS CONTENTS
TO BECOME A CONTEMPORARY Your Monash experience 2
ARTIST, DESIGNER
Fine Art 4
Fine Art 6
Art History and Curating 8
Design10
OR ARCHITECT
Design12
Communication Design 14
Industrial Design 15
Spatial Design 16
Collaborative Design 17
Architecture18
Architectural Design 20
Architecture design studios22
Electives24
Double Degrees 26
Facilities28
RANKINGS* Admissions information
Course information fast facts
30
6
Look for these icons on each course
# Ranked #6* in Australia
for Architecture
page for key information.
Location
TOP Top 10* in Australia
and Top 50* worldwide
10
Duration
in Art and Design
Intakes
TOP Monash is ranked in
the top 1% of world
Requirements
1% universities**
Acknowledgment of Country
We acknowledge and pay respect to the people
of the Kulin Nations, the Traditional Owners of
*2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject
the land on which Monash University is located.
**Ranked 75th globally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 At the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture we
acknowledge Aboriginal connection to material
and creative practice on these lands for more
than 60,000 years, and celebrate their enduring
presence and knowledge.
TALK WITH US AT THESE EVENTS
For information on all our upcoming events and to view
videos of our academics and students talking about Fine Art,
Design and Architecture visit monash.edu/mada/events
Coming soon
Monash Open Day – register and be the first to hear how
we’re bringing Open Day to you monash.edu/openday
November
MADA Now – Graduate exhibition
Image: Excitement builds as our Fine Art,
December Design and Architecture students prepare
to showcase their work at the graduate
Change of preference
exhibition MADA Now, held each November.
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YOUR MONASH TOP 5 REASONS
TO STUDY ART,
EXPERIENCE
DESIGN AND
ARCHITECTURE
AT MONASH
Bring your ideas to life and respond to the important
challenges of our time.
RANKED IN THE TOP
It’s all about your experience on-campus 10* IN AUSTRALIA
You have access to an extensive range of support services on-campus from housing and finance FOR ART, DESIGN
to counselling. There are also clubs, sports and festivals all year round to keep you entertained and AND ARCHITECTURE
support your learning.
HANDS-ON IN
THE STUDIO
FROM DAY ONE
Y ou’ll study in small studios
(classes) ensuring lecturers know
you and help you be your best.
LEARN FROM
THE BEST
Image: Industry, students, family and friends celebrate our emerging creatives at MADA Now, our graduate exhibition held on-campus each November.
You’ll be guided by globally
renowned and award-winning
academics and industry-based
A centre of contemporary art and design practitioners.
You’ll have direct access to a trio of contemporary art galleries on-campus including MUMA
(Monash University Museum of Art), MADA Gallery (Monash Art, Design and Architecture),
and Intermission Gallery (run by Fine Art students).
CONNECT WITH
Central location – Caulfield Campus A CREATIVE
We’re 15 minutes from the city and opposite Caulfield train station.
COMMUNITY
T hrive on a campus bursting with
events, exhibitions, speakers and
three contemporary art galleries.
GRADUATE WITH A
FUTURE-FORWARD
AND INTERNATIONAL
OUTLOOK
Image: Vibrating Colour by Bachelor of Fine Art student Louisa Bujor
is a collage of monoprints on paper investigating the effects of light
Image: Monash has invested more than $250 million to improve the Caulfield campus including the transformation of the Caulfield Library by
and colour through the process of traditional printmaking techniques.
John Wardle Architects. *2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject
2 3
FINE ART We provoke thought, inspire action
and respond to the important
TOP 5 REASONS
TO STUDY FINE ART
AT MONASH
Highly regarded by the Australian arts challenges of our time.”
industry and internationally recognised, PROFESSOR KATHY TEMIN
Monash Fine Art is a dynamic and culturally Renowned Australian artist and WE’LL HELP YOU BE
diverse community that encourages
Head of Fine Art
A CONTEMPORARY
ARTIST
freedom of expression. Develop the skills and knowledge to
Our Fine Art degrees are unique multi-disciplinary and highly experimental realise your aspirations and vision.
studio-based courses that provide you with the options to explore
the world of contemporary fine art. You can focus on making through
a hands-on practice-based approach or develop your knowledge IT'S ALL ABOUT
as a specialist in art history and curating. THE ART STUDIOS
We'll foster your education and knowledge and introduce you Hands-on and highly experimental
to key figures in the local and international art worlds to help multi-disciplinary studios inspire
you grow as a contemporary and future-forward artist. critical reflection and artistic
self-discovery.
LEARN FROM
THE BEST
You’ll learn from internationally
recognised professional artists
and art historians such as Emily
Floyd, Helen Johnson, Luke Morgan,
Callum Morton, Spiros Panigirakis,
Stuart Ringholt, Michelle Antoinette,
Kathy Temin and Daniel von Sturmer.
EXPRESS
YOURSELF
Explore your ideas in a safe,
supportive and creative
artistic community.
ENHANCE
? YOUR CAREER
DID YOU KNOW?
At Monash you’ll be part of a vibrant contemporary art scene. OPPORTUNITIES
Electives enable you to enhance
Trio of galleries Renowned Australian artist and Head of Monash Fine Art Professor or customise your degree –
Located 15 minutes from the city centre, Caulfield campus Kathy Temin created an other-worldly landscape of synthetic-fur allowing you to graduate as a
is home to a trio of galleries, including the Monash University trees, transforming the LA home of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West highly employable artist.
Museum of Art (MUMA), the contemporary MADA Gallery and into a walk through an inspired forest.
the experimental student-run Intermission Gallery.
View Kathy’s artwork and story here
Fine art for everyone
Year-round, our campus hosts exhibitions, talks and visits from
acclaimed artists and art-world insiders from across the globe.
monash.edu/mada/events MAIN PAGE IMAGE: Q&A WITH
Melbourne's largest graduate exhibition CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AND EMERGING
At the end of each year, our creative faculty transforms from CURATOR BEATRICE RUBIO-GABRIEL
studio space into one of Melbourne’s largest galleries showcasing “I fell into Fine Art by chance but stayed
original works from over 700 emerging artists, designers and because Monash offers an expansive approach
architecture graduates. to teaching contemporary art.”
monash.edu/mada/now Click here to read the full story
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BACHELOR OF FINE ART
Bachelor of Fine Art
COURSE CODE: F20031 CRICOS CODE: 075112E
FINE ART Course structure
YEAR 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY
SEMESTER 1 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES DRAWING 1 AND THEORY OF ART, DESIGN AND ELECTIVE
Caulfield Work one-on-one with some of Australia’s most successful artists, art theorists and ARCHITECTURE
3 years
cultural commentators to develop your visual language and create an art practice of SEMESTER 2 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES 2
MODERNISM AND
ELECTIVE
THE AVANT-GARDE
relevance and value to contemporary culture.
Semester 1 From dedicated art studios and workshops, you’ll YEAR 2
ATAR:E:70 + RC* have time and access to the resources you need FINE ART GRADUATE WINS SEMESTER 1 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES 3
POST-WAR PRACTICES
ELECTIVE
1945–1990
IB: E:25 + RC to focus and expand your visual language. $50,000 SCHENBERG
See page 30 for information Studio classes will build your skills, knowledge ART FELLOWSHIP SEMESTER 2 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES 4
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN
ELECTIVE
CREATIVE PRACTICE
on how to apply. and experience of the art world, as you meet Fine Art graduate Anita Cummins
artists, curators and writers, and learn about the won the 2019 Schenberg Art Fellowship YEAR 3
art industry through visits to galleries, exhibitions, worth $50,000 from a pool of over 60
DOUBLE DEGREES promising emerging Australian artists. SEMESTER 1 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES 5 ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
• Arts art studios and biennales.
The award was presented at the Hatched:
• Business You’ll develop skills in a range of media, as you National Graduate Show part of the Perth SEMESTER 2 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES 6 ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
• Education (Honours) explore painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).
• Information Technology jewellery, glass and printmaking, as well as
studying video art, film, installation practices and Anita won for her graduate work, feelings
• Media Communication
3D printing modelling for artists. and I got out of bed today – a large
See page 26. collage and installation made of crushed
Absorbed in the making, exploration, Cheezels and the product’s packaging. INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN
DRAWING
CAREER OPTIONS conceptualisation and analysis of contemporary CREATIVE PRACTICE
art for the duration of your degree, you’ll graduate The judges felt that Anita’s work
• Contemporary artist resonated with authenticity and created
with a critically informed studio practice, a unique All students in Art, Design and Architecture Led by practising artist and Senior Lecturer
• Museum or gallery professional a sense of wonder.
body of work and the confidence and knowledge start first year with a Drawing unit that has in Fine Art Dr Brian Martin a descendant
• Studio manager been developed to accommodate all levels of of the Muruwari, Bundjalung and Kamilaroi
needed to succeed as a professional artist. “The work triggers feelings of nostalgia
• Artist collaborator ability. This subject will help you develop the peoples, you’ll learn about Indigenous cultural
You also have the option to undertake a double and hunger in equal measure while capability to draw manufactured and natural productions from an Indigenous perspective.
degree and combine your Fine Art practice with revealing the artist’s marvellous ability form, investigating proportion and structure This will help you develop an understanding
* T he scores provided are to be used as a guide only,
to transform the status of a mundane through line, tone, shape and texture. Those with of the significance of the cultural, social and
and are either the lowest selection rank to which an Business, Education, Arts (humanities/social highly developed drawing skills will develop the knowledge economies and their relationship to
offer was made in 2020 or an estimate (E).
science), IT or Media Communication. junk food snack to that of an elevated capabilities to apply that to design and making. wider Australian history and political space.
RC – Range of criteria.
art material, reminiscent of pigment.”
Image: Anita Cummins installing her work at PICA.
Photo by Susie Blatchford.
CONTEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY AND
PRACTICES 1 PRACTICES THEORY UNITS
Click here for information GRADUATE EXHIBITION
on Bachelor of Fine Art, The faculty transforms from studio spaces
From day one you’ll get hands-on in the art Contemporary Practices 2 Learn about key moments in art history by
entry requirements and fees into one of Melbourne’s largest galleries studios learning all aspects of contemporary In semester 2 you’ll explore theories of selecting from a variety of elective units that
where our students showcase their best fine art. contemporary art while experimenting with a align with your interests. Explore different
artworks to family and friends, curators, In first year you’ll be introduced to the variety of materials like painting, printmaking, periods and places in European art of the 17th
artists and industry professionals. conceptual and material processes of sculpture and glass through fabrication and 18th centuries through to the rise of global
contemporary art practice through a variety procedures such as casting, welding and/ events like the Art Biennale. Investigate how the
NEW DIGITAL View our graduate student work or moulding in response to projects. art of the mid-20th century used mediums like
of projects. Students previously worked on
PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION projects like The Body and Space or Public Students previously worked on projects photography, performance and multimedia to
Image: Artwork by Bachelor of Fine Art student Genevieve like Place + Atmosphere. Through these
Your application for Fine Art is based Spaces to develop inventive and sustainable explore issues of identity, gender and sexuality.
Townsend. Working in mixed media installations and socially
processes, you’ll begin to develop your own
on a range of criteria including: engaged events, Genevieve playfully intervenes with everyday objects solutions to challenges using a range of This course is where you’ll develop your
and creates participatory art founded in socio-political critique. media including drawing, video, painting artistic practice. communications skills and ability to discuss,
• digital folio of 10–15 pieces of
Genevieve won the Anton Herman Social Justice Award, presented and photography. engage with and evaluate cultural products.
your original artwork at MADA Now, Monash Fine Art Graduate Exhibition 2019. Image: Students learn how to blow and cast glass in one Contemporary Practices 3 and 4
• 300-word written statement, and of the only university Hot Glass Workshops in the country. During second year studios, you’ll increase
• ATAR or GPA. your art-making skills and knowledge through
experimentation with a range of media,
Apply via VTAC. including painting, sculpture, print and photo
Select ‘Fine Art Monash’. media, integrated drawing, interdisciplinary
exchange (explore architecture and design),
Visit monash.edu/mada/future- material and fabrication procedures while
students/how-to-apply for more continuing to refine your artistic practice
and language.
information and to submit your
digital folio and a written statement.
Contemporary Practices 5 and 6 ELECTIVES
Independent investigation and the development
of the creative and expressive potential of
your work will prepare you for graduation into Choose electives from Fine Art or Art History
BREAKING NEWS
professional practice. With your lecturers’ and Curating to develop your interests and help
Just announced at the time of publishing.
support, you’ll develop an individual program you achieve your career goals.
Two Monash Fine Art graduates Oliva Davies
(degree) and Alex Hobba (Honours) have been of work reflecting your personal direction and You can even choose electives like a language,
selected to exhibit at this year’s PICA graduate evolving art practice. or accounting that are offered by other
show. Both artists are in the running for the A selection or example of your work will be Monash faculties.
$50,000 Schenberg Art Fellowship. included in the end of year exhibition. See page 24 for more details on electives.
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BACHELOR OF FINE ART
Bachelor of Art History
and Curating ART HISTORY Course structure
YEAR 1
AND CURATING
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY
COURSE CODE: F20033 CRICOS CODE: 085529G
SEMESTER 1 AND THEORY OF ART, DESIGN AND ELECTIVE DRAWING ELECTIVE
ARCHITECTURE
Caulfield
MODERNISM AND DIGITAL IMAGING FOR
SEMESTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO CURATING ELECTIVE
THE AVANT-GARDE CONTEMPORARY ART
3 years Cultural tourism is a fast-growing international market. With interest in galleries and
museums on the rise, the art sector is seeking people with a strong visual language, YEAR 2
Semester 1
specialised knowledge of the art world and excellent communication skills. Our Bachelor SEMESTER 1
POST-WAR PRACTICES CURATING: HISTORIES ART HISTORY AND
ELECTIVE
1945–1990 AND THEORIES THEORY ELECTIVE
ATAR:70.50* of Art History and Curating will equip you with these skills and help you succeed in a
25 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN ART HISTORY AND
IB: creative and influential career as a curator, researcher or writer. SEMESTER 2
CREATIVE PRACTICE
CURATING PRACTICES
THEORY ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
See page 30 for information
on how to apply. Throughout your studies you’ll work closely with the
SEMESTER 2 CURATING INTERNSHIP
nationally significant Monash University Museum DEVELOP AN INFLUENTIAL VOICE
of Art (MUMA), you’ll learn about the history of art In second year you’ll learn the basics
DOUBLE DEGREES YEAR 3
from foremost scholars and art writers, and acquire of writing and publishing so you’re
• Arts skills in the theory and practice of curating from ART HISTORY AND ART HISTORY AND
able to promote your work via various SEMESTER 1
THEORY ELECTIVE
ART WRITING AND CRITICISM
THEORY ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
• Business leaders in the field. digital platforms.
• Media Communication ART HISTORY AND
In the core and elective units, you’ll explore many SEMESTER 2 PROJECT STUDIES ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS THEORY ELECTIVE
See page 26. different periods and places, including Italian You’ll learn from writers, critics and
Renaissance and Baroque art, modern and art professionals, alongside well-known
CAREER OPTIONS contemporary art, asian art, photography, film contemporary artists, with whom you
and Indigenous art. Through this study, you’ll may be working one day!
Art historian, curator, arts journalist, develop a broad base of knowledge that sets you INTRODUCTION ART HISTORY AND
DRAWING
writer, museum director, gallery up for a career in Australia or abroad. TO CURATING THEORY UNITS
owner, publisher, arts programmer,
arts collection manager, conservator, Hands-on experience developing an exhibition All students in Art, Design and Architecture Curators influence the way we encounter visual Learn about key moments in art history by
archivist, museum education officer, concept and internship opportunities in the start first year with a Drawing unit that has art and give shape to the experience and value we selecting from a variety of elective units that
museum and gallery sector will develop your been developed to accommodate all levels of derive from engagement with artworks. Exploring align with your interests. Explore different
antiques dealer, picture editor,
ability. This subject will help you develop the past and present curatorship, you’ll develop your periods and places in European art of the 17th
researcher. curating skills in ‘real-life’ situations while units capability to draw manufactured and natural curating skills alongside a deeper understanding and 18th centuries through to the rise of global
* T he scores provided are to be used as a guide only,
in the History and Theory of Curating and in SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL form, investigating proportion and structure of the significance of the curator’s role. events like the Art Biennale. Investigate how the
and are either the lowest selection rank to which an Art Writing will provide you with knowledge TRAVEL – YES PLEASE! through line, tone, shape and texture. Those with Image: Fine Art students have the opportunity to participate art of the mid-20th century used mediums like
offer was made in 2019 or an estimate (E). highly developed drawing skills will develop the photography, performance and multimedia to
and skills for your future career in the visual arts. The Tess Hill and Bill Hawtin Fine Art
in local and overseas study tours. The students below are
capabilities to apply that to design and making. taking a guided tour of Brancacci Chapel in Florence, Italy. explore issues of identity, gender and sexuality.
? Scholarship provides current students on Through these units you’ll develop your
DID YOU KNOW? a low income studying a Bachelor of Fine communications skills and ability to discuss,
The Bachelor of Art History and Curating Art specialisation with the opportunity to engage with and evaluate cultural products.
Click here for information on undertake international travel to enhance
is ATAR only entry (or equivalent) – that
Bachelor of Art History and their learning.
means no interview or supplementary form
Curating, entry requirements
is required! Read more on page 31.
and fees FINE ART PRATO,
ITALY PROGRAM
If you enrol in the Prato program you’ll spend
two months in Italy undertaking studies in
Fine Art Practice, Art History and Theory, and
Curating. Taught intensively by leading artists
and scholars, the program consists of site
visits, workshops, lectures and travel to major
events. In the past students have explored the
Venice Biennale and visited places like Siena,
Florence, Milan and Rome.
Click here to discover your
global opportunities
Q&A WITH EMERGING PROJECT CURATING
ELECTIVES
STUDIES INTERNSHIP
CURATOR EVA BALOG
Monash University’s art galleries, artists
In your final year you’ll investigate how curating Put your skills and knowledge into practice Choose electives from Fine Art or Art History
and teaching staff lured Eva Balog
has changed from the mid-18th century to with a six-week curating internship in a gallery, and Curating to develop your interests and help
from Sydney to Melbourne to study the today, culminating in the rise of international museum or other related organisation. You’ll you achieve your career goals.
Bachelor of Art History and Curating. biennales and triennials in the modern era. build contacts and confidence while gaining You can even choose electives like a
She found a “unique degree” and You’ll put theory into practice by developing and on-the-job practical experience. language, or accounting that are offered
a wealth of opportunity for hands-on exhibiting your own curated project as part of Eva Balog completed her internship at the 21st by other Monash faculties.
the MADA Now graduation exhibition. Biennale of Sydney, which led to her current
gallery experience. See page 24 for more details on electives.
role at the organisation. See page 8 for the link
Read the story here. to her story.
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DESIGN STUDENT DESIGN GOES GLOBAL
All design students have the opportunity
to work on industry-based projects to
gain valuable work experience. Working
with global juice company Emma & Tom’s,
TOP 5 REASONS
TO STUDY DESIGN
AT MONASH
The challenges the world faces today Communication Design students designed a
and into the future is a call to action for glass bottle packaging solution that is a finalist
in the 2020 Australasian Packaging Innovation
design! At Monash, we’ll prepare you to be and Design Award. THINK LIKE
the designer the world needs – inventive, Read the full story
A DESIGNER
Solve complex problems with
purposeful and visionary. curiosity, agility, experimentation
and creativity.
Our Bachelor of Design is a unique interdisciplinary studio-based
course that provides you with options to complete specialisations in
communication, industrial, spatial or collaborative design.
BE READY TO
We will equip you with the skills, knowledge and capability to create
imaginative and effective solutions to the challenges of our rapidly TACKLE COMPLEXITY
changing world. Through interdisciplinary studios,
you’ll gain the skills and knowledge
future employers will demand.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GRADUATE Develop specialist capabilities in
LAUNCHES 3D ARTIFICIAL REEF communication, industrial, spatial
Alex Goad created MARS (Modular Artificial Reef Structure) or collaborative design.
for his final year Industrial Design project. The 3D printed SPOTTED AROUND MELBOURNE
artificial reef structure helps to quickly re-grow damaged Have you spotted or travelled on the two
coral reef areas. The project has won multiple awards iconic Melbourne trams covered in designs
created by our talented Monash designers?
ELECTIVES GIVE
and has been featured on BBC Earth, CBS and in the
Huffington Post.
YOU CHOICE
Watch the video
Tailor your degree to suit your
The success of the MARS project enabled Alex to start career ambitions. Choose from
his business Reef Design Lab which focuses on research over 100 electives in Art, Design
into constructed marine habits. The company is currently and Architecture and more from
working on projects in Australia and overseas. across the University.
Click here to read the full story
Main page image: Alex Goad snorkelling at Summer Island in the Maldives where
MARS was initially implemented in July 2018. Photography Hugo Sands. LEARN FROM
THE BEST
You’ll be guided by expert
practitioners and industry
professionals with up-to-date
? knowledge of current and
DID YOU KNOW? future trends.
You’ll have access to the latest design software
and equipment including our Wacom Authorised
Training Centre of Cintiq 24HD tablets.
DOUBLE
YOUR CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
With one extra year of study,
a double degree can open up career
opportunities, choose from business,
IT or media and communications.
*Industrial design students can also study a
double degree with mechanical engineering.
?
DID YOU KNOW?
The Bachelor of Design is ATAR only entry
(or equivalent) – that means no folio or
interview is required!
10 11
Bachelor of Design
COURSE CODE: F20033 CRICOS CODE: 085529G
BACHELOR OF DESIGN Course structure
YEAR 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY
SEMESTER 1 COLLABORATIVE DESIGN STUDIO 1 AND THEORY OF ART, DESIGN AND DRAWING 1
Caulfield Explore the world of design. We offer four different specialisations in design – ARCHITECTURE
3 years
Communication, Industrial, Spatial and Collaborative, so you can build a IT’S TIME TO SELECT YOUR DESIGN SPECIALISATION Choose from: Communication Design | Industrial Design | Spatial Design
high level of design expertise in the area that interests you most.
SEMESTER 2 DESIGN STUDIO 2 DESIGN AND THE AVANT-GARDE ELECTIVE
Semesters 1 and 2
76.50* YEAR 2
ATAR:
IB: 27 HOW OUR BACHELOR OF DESIGN DEGREE WORKS
SEMESTER 1 DESIGN STUDIO 3 SOCIOLOGIES OF DESIGN ELECTIVE
Apply for the Bachelor of Design (see page 30 for how to apply).
See page 30 for information
on how to apply. SEMESTER 2 ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 YEAR 3
DOUBLE DEGREES Everyone starts together Select your design specialisation
• Business SEMESTER 1 DESIGN STUDIO 4 RESEARCH FOR DESIGN ELECTIVE
• Information Technology All students begin with our introductory You select the specialist design studio you
design studio – Collaborative Design Studio 1. are most interested in which will lead to the DESIGN STRATEGY AND
• Media Communication SEMESTER 2 DESIGN STUDIO 5
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
ELECTIVE
• Mechanical Engineering See the ‘Course structure’ on the next page. degree that you will graduate with:
View Design studio specialisations over the page.
(Industrial Design only)
Bachelor of
See page 26. Communication
Design
* T he scores provided are to be used as a guide only,
and are either the lowest selection rank to which an COLLABORATIVE DESIGN DESIGN THEORY
Bachelor of DRAWING
offer was made in 2019 or an estimate (E). STUDIO 1 SEQUENCE
Industrial Design
You’ll join all first year design students in the All students in Art, Design and Architecture Design Theory is a sequence of study that
Bachelor of common Collaborative Design Studio 1 unit to start first year with a Drawing unit that has been starts with Introduction to the history of art,
Spatial Design work together on projects to create speculative developed to accommodate all levels of ability. design and architecture in your first year. This
and innovative responses to issues such as So even if you have not drawn since primary study sequence ensures you are connected to
Click here for information on sustainability, social inequality and topics on school, this subject will help you develop the the broader historical and critical contexts of
Bachelor of Design specialisations, global change gaining hands-on experience of capability to draw manufactured and natural design and how these are applied to practical
entry requirements and fees communication, industrial and spatial design. form, investigating proportion and structure studio work. Through the sequence you will
No matter what design skills and experience YEAR 3 Past projects include designing a sustainable through line, tone, shape and texture. Those with explore how social and political frameworks
you have, this unit provides you with the SEMESTERS 1 AND 2 wearable piece of clothing and creating a 3D highly developed drawing skills will develop the relate to design practices historically and as
fundamental design-thinking and design- Another option model that communicates a mood or social capabilities to apply that to design and making. we move into the future and contemporary
making skills you’ll need to build your purpose. The studio finishes off with you practice. Discover how Indigeneity, gender
creating a poster and booklet that documents identity, socio-economic privilege and
knowledge and technical abilities. In this semester you can select to do the your finished work. By the end of the semester environmental concerns impact on design
Collaborative Design specialisation and you’ll have a clearer idea of the pathway you and how it is operationalised in the world.
See the following pages for information graduate with: want to follow. Design Theory is vital to enriching your design
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION practice to ensure you are the thoughtful and
about the design specialisations. responsible designer the world needs.
The Design Institute of Australia Bachelor of
(DIA) is the peak industry body for Collaborative
professional design. It represents Design ELECTIVES
Australian design and designers both DESIGN STRATEGY AND
domestically and internationally. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Electives enable you to build your design skills
and professional capabilities. You can select
You apply for the Bachelor of Design from a vast range that includes branding, In the final semester, you prepare to become
and depending on what you select photography, exhibition design, 3D modelling, a work-ready professional designer. Design
as your specialisation, you graduate animation, furniture and transport design. Strategy and Professional Practice is the
with a DIA-recognised degree in: unit where you bring everything together and
You can even choose electives like a language,
learn to apply your knowledge and skills to
• Bachelor of Communication Design IT or accounting that are offered by other
enter the workforce. You will learn how to
Monash faculties. Double degree students
• Bachelor of Collaborative Design Studying design at Monash use their elective as part of their partner
connect with industry networks; build your own
communication strategy; use social media as
• Bachelor of Industrial Design opened up a world of opportunity degree studies. See page 24 for more details
a tool to progress your career; and understand
• Bachelor of Spatial Design for me.” on electives.
the legal and compliance issues relevant to
• Bachelor of Design (Honours). design to protect your copyright.
Design graduate, Christopher Thorpe
Visit design.org.au for more
information about DIA and design shares why he chose to study design
at Monash and the opportunities that THE WORLD IS
in Australia.
YOURS TO EXPLORE
opened up from his studies. He also
Second year is your time to explore.
provides an insight into his current
? role as an experience designer for
Maybe head to Monash Prato Italy,
DID YOU KNOW? located near Florence on a travelling
The Bachelor of Design is ATAR only
leading design agency Büro North. studio tour or go on exchange – there
entry (or equivalent) – that means no are 150 universities in more than 30
Watch the video here countries to choose from.
folio or interview is required!
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BACHELOR OF DESIGN BACHELOR OF DESIGN
COMMUNICATION DESIGN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Become a bold, imaginative communication designer and Illustrator and InDesign to develop technical abilities. You’ll be Create stunning three-dimensional and digital products, You’ll also learn the tools and techniques to transform your ideas into
help shape the visual language of society through creative encouraged to experiment with image-making, typography, digital media, services, systems and experiences by combining your prototypes with moving parts and realistic details and have access to
UX and more, as tools to solve design challenges. In the workshops, the latest 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC milling tools, thermoformers
visual narratives. you’ll work with different materials and learn how to use digital tools like
knowledge of materials and technology, manufacturing, (plastic moulding) and a wide range of traditional wood and
From day one you’ll be in the studio – a hands-on, creative environment laser cutters, 3D printers, robotics, coding and animation software. and human-centred design with innovation and aesthetics. metalworking facilities.
where you’ll work side-by-side with your peers under the direction of From cutting-edge transport solutions to furniture and lighting design,
Group design projects will teach you how to think like a designer, You’ll also learn how important it is to integrate your product design into
Monash’s award-winning academic staff. You’ll be introduced to concept from medical equipment to products that aid developing countries –
developing the strategic skills to identify design problems and work your larger systems of operation that takes account of our environment.
development, technical-making skills and you will explore various the work of industrial designers advances the human experience,
way through the design process. Working with a range of industry clients
materials and media. making a better life for us all.
on real projects, you will gain first-hand experience while building a folio
In our Communication Design studios, you’ll use both hand-generated of work that will support your entry into a design career. Guided by Monash academics, practising industrial designers and top
drawing and computer-aided design applications like Photoshop, researchers you’ll develop a deep understanding of ‘user needs’ through
You will graduate with a Bachelor of Communication Design.
empathy, and apply pragmatic, user-centric problem-solving processes You will graduate with a Bachelor of Industrial Design.
Recognised by the Design Institute of Australia. to design products, systems, services and experiences. Recognised by the Design Institute of Australia.
Career options Career options
YEAR 1 YEAR 1
Communication designer, brand strategist, Industrial designer, product and packaging
multimedia designer, web/UX designer, designer, design consultant, furniture designer,
For details about common For details about common
art director, interaction designer, information lighting designer, public transport designer,
units across all Bachelor of units across all Bachelor of
YEAR 2 designer, publication designer, advertiser, YEAR 2 automotive designer, service designer, digital
Design specialisations please Design specialisations please
see pages 12 and 13. packaging designer, animator, television and see pages 12 and 13. product designer, and experience designer.
motion graphic designer, illustrator, experience
YEAR 3 designer, and exhibition designer. YEAR 3
Communication Design Studios 2, 3, 4, 5 Industrial Design Studios 2, 3, 4, 5
COMMUNICATION DESIGN COMMUNICATION DESIGN COMMUNICATION DESIGN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
STUDIO 2 STUDIOS 3 AND 4 STUDIO 5 STUDIO 2 STUDIO 3 Six Industrial Design students and
recent graduates were named finalists
In semester 2 you’ll continue to develop Taking your previous broad learnings you’ll now In your final year you’ll prepare to graduate Construction and deconstruction form the Applying theoretical learning with an in the 2019 VIVID design competition
your design problem-solving capabilities, dig deep into a specialisation such as publication into professional life by either building on the basis of this studio. Through these processes, experimental approach to problem-solving, by Decor + Design – Australia’s
with a focus on communication design’s design, typography, image, brand, animation, work undertaken in Studio 4 or expanding into a you’ll build your skills in manipulating and you’ll explore the way industrial design objects
longest-running awards program.
fundamental principles of typography, image, sound and motion, interactivity or other emerging new area to broaden your expertise. Whichever controlling materials. Moving from cardboard interact with humans. Using the system of
layout manipulation and time-based design. areas field of new technologies. With the support path you choose, you’ll be required to develop to CAD (computer-aided design) you’ll be anthropometry (the physical constraints of Read the full story here
Through observation, critical enquiry and and guidance of the studio instructors, you’ll an in-depth program of study in consultation building your knowledge of how things work, the human body) and an understanding of the
interpretation you’ll develop an understanding of develop your specialisation to a professional level. with your studio instructors. You’ll build your how components connect and understand more psychological constructions of the ways people Image: Candy wheel-thrown porcelain forms designed
by Jack Balfour.
how effective communication design enhances Image: Promode Photography App designed by technological and conceptual thinking of your clearly, the processes of iteration, refinement interact with objects will give you real insights
the human experience. Communication Design student Charmaine Chin. specialisation to a high level of competency, and manufacturing. into the requirements of the design process.
Image: Are You Being Watched? digital publication by as you prepare to enter the industry. Image: Dr Mark Richardson, Program Coordinator
Communication Design student Kelly Zheng. Image: Design for Social Impact studio posters Industrial Design assists students on a project in the
Digital Fabrication workshop.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
STUDIO 4
You’ll develop advanced skills and apply
creative thinking to design solutions to
problems considering all aspects of the
market and commercial enterprise to achieve
a particular result. Identifying a market or
societal issue or need, you’ll undertake
research, source relevant data, develop a
product design specification and complete the
design for a product proposal supervised by
a Monash industrial designer.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
DESIGNERS SHINE AT NATIONAL AWARDS STUDIO 5 Q&A WITH SAM PROSSER-ROBERTS
Nine talented Communication Design students were named finalists in the 2019 Australian Sam’s love for creating things and
Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Design Awards. This semester sets you up for professional “a desire to make an impact in the
practice. You’ll bring together all that you’ve healthcare industry” led him to a double
Our students featured in categories including Book/Magazine/Zine, Reports, Print Posters, learned over your preceding two years of study,
Animation and Moving Image. The awards recognise the best work in Australia across a wide degree with a Bachelor of Industrial Design
engaging design thinking, materiality, human
range of disciplines. interaction, manufacturing and communication and a Bachelor of Engineering.
skills. You’ll also bring creativity to the challenge
View designs from the nine finalists on our Instagram page of designing a product through to prototype
Read the full story here
Image: The Seattle Sound, designed by Bachelor of Communication Design student and AGDA finalist Nick Manton.
level that meets a market or societal need.
14 15
BACHELOR OF DESIGN BACHELOR OF DESIGN
SPATIAL DESIGN COLLABORATIVE DESIGN
Design experiences that set moods, communicate ideas, You’ll work both independently and collaboratively on projects ranging With Collaborative Design you create your own Design undefined by a single discipline, creating new career opportunities.
address social issues and facilitate cultural expression from intimate private spaces to large public structures. Studio sequence. This means you can undertake studios These areas include service design, experience design, and co‑design
where increasingly designers are intersecting their skills with community
through the innovative use of space, lighting, technology As a Monash student, you’ll meet and work with a variety of guest lecturers, from Communication Design, Industrial Design or Spatial engagement, entrepreneurial mindsets and the skills from a range of other
and form. from up-and-coming designers to established industry practitioners and Design in your first and second year. design project participants. Designers are playing leading roles in large
gain an understanding of industry practice enabling you to shape a unique
The work of spatial designers surrounds us – from corporate and domestic This course structure allows you to acquire a range of design capabilities multi-discipline projects, and the capstone studios build collaboration,
approach to your own career.
interiors, retail outlets, restaurants, entertainment venues and exhibitions, and understandings from each studio which can then intersect and be communication and strategic thinking. This option prepares you for a
to virtual worlds and vast public spaces activated by interactive technology. built upon in your final year. If you take this path you will complete your future in which design dexterity is needed to help navigate change and
degree with two capstone studios: Collaborative Design Studio 4 and prepare you to become the agile design thinker the world needs.
Combining interior/exterior spatial and structural knowledge with a
Collaborative Design Studio 5.
new approach to designing for people and places that engages immersive
technologies, user experience and influences human behaviour forms This new opportunity within the Bachelor of Design is answering
the basis of this course. an increasing need for design professionals with blended skill sets,
You will graduate with a Bachelor of Spatial Design. You will graduate with a Bachelor of Collaborative Design.
Recognised by the Design Institute of Australia. Recognised by the Design Institute of Australia.
Career options Career options
YEAR 1 YEAR 1
Residential and commercial interior designer, Service designer, co-designer, experience
visual merchandiser, stage/set production designer, graphic designer, multimedia
For details about common For details about common
designer, experience designer, museum designer, web/UX designer, art director,
units across all Bachelor of units across all Bachelor of
YEAR 2 exhibition designer. YEAR 2 interaction designer, information designer,
Design specialisations please Design specialisations please
see pages 12 and 13. see pages 12 and 13. industrial designer, interior designer, visual
merchandiser, stage/set production designer,
YEAR 3 YEAR 3 museum exhibition designer, and future careers
that haven’t yet been imagined.
Spatial Design Studios 2, 3, 4, 5 Any specialisation for studios 2 and 3 Collaborative Design Studios 4 and 5
SPATIAL DESIGN SPATIAL DESIGN SPATIAL DESIGN
STUDIO 2 STUDIO 3 STUDIOS 4 AND 5
Your first spatial design studio focuses on the In second year it becomes more ‘real’ with In your final year you’ll work on projects that
idea of inhabitation and you’ll get out of the site visits and case studies, working on design prepare for your transition into professional
studio (classroom) and onsite. Past projects concepts for pop-up festivals and performances practice. You’ll work with clients from cultural,
have seen students redesign and transform and developing the communication skills to community or commercial organisations,
the interior and exterior of Melbourne’s iconic confidently present your work to industry clients through to more speculative briefs conceived Co-design is an act of rebellion.
Brighton Bathing Boxes (pictured) into working (pictured). You’ll build on your experience and to explore the challenges and opportunities of It shifts power by bringing together
and sleeping spaces for varied clients. Projects skills and learn how to adapt existing spaces to continually transforming contemporary society,
involve learning 2D and 3D computer modelling reflect your design ideas. people with diverse expertise and
The year culminates in MADA Now (pictured)
and drafting software like Photoshop and the annual graduate exhibition, where you can experiences to learn from each other,
InDesign to prepare files for laser cutting and showcase your achievements from the year. create together and change how
3D printing models.
something works.”
The role of the collaborative designer is
different from that in traditional design
practice. Co‑designers are anchors,
caretakers, explorers, and witnesses.
They guide communities to design,
dismantle or re-imagine whatever is
needed – making products, services
or systems that work for all.
If you are into equity, justice or survival
of the planet, Collaborative Design is a must.
Help people share their voices and visions
for better futures. Design differently.
JO SZCZEPANSKA
Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) 2007
Consumer Experience and Co-design Consultant at Dental Health
Services Victoria
Q&A WITH CATHERINE RUSSELL
“My ultimate goal after studying Spatial Design is to work in exhibition design with a leading Read more about Jo and her design work
international gallery.” Image: Jo led a collaborative and visioning workshop with children and their
parents for Dental Health Services Victoria, creating and critiquing concepts
Read the full story here and prototypes for the school dental van project.
16 17ARCHITECTURE
?
DID YOU KNOW? TOP 5 REASONS
Skills for life TO STUDY
Throughout each semester architecture students present their
projects and work to classmates, academics, industry partners ARCHITECTURE
Progressive, dynamic and regarded by industry as a champion and local and international architects. This process of peer review
replicates the experience of architectural offices and aims to build your AT MONASH
of change, Monash Architecture places you in a position to written and verbal skills, preparing you to be able to present your work
imagine the new environments of the future and shape the way to clients professionally and with confidence – just as architects do in
the industry.
we live and interact with one another – from our houses and THINK LIKE AN
workplaces to our neighbourhoods and cities. ARCHITECT OF
THE FUTURE
Monash Architecture is all about the bigger picture. You’ll learn to consider architecture, urban design
Through creative and critical thinking
and urban planning as a whole. We’ll train you to consider buildings within their larger urban or regional
you’ll learn to seek out problems and
environment and cities in the context of a changing planet.
solve complex design challenges.
In this course, you’ll develop the future-forward skills and knowledge to contribute to the common good
of society, and a sustainable and equitable world. IMAGINE NEW
ENVIRONMENTS
You’ll go beyond buildings, and
shape how we live, work and play
by contributing to the common good
of society and a sustainable and
equitable world.
BE FUTURE-WORK
READY
You’ll graduate ready to work
in fast-paced and dynamic
environments where agility,
adaptability and inventiveness are
essential; attributes that will be in
high demand by employers of the
future, across a variety of industries.
LEARN FROM
THE BEST
You’ll learn from award-winning
architects, engaged lecturers and
curious and imaginative researchers
who are regarded among the best
architectural design teachers in
Australia. Our interdisciplinary
expertise is recognised by local and
international industry, institutions
and government.
WORK ON
TRANSFORMATIONAL
AND REAL-LIFE
PROJECTS
You’ll have the opportunity to work
Image: The Blurred Centre designed by Master of Architecture on integrative and transformational
student Haroula Karapanagiotidis aims to invite the public realm real-life projects that are important
of Docklands within. The project explores the blurred condition to the future of our cities and our
between public space and paid spaces for theatre, dance planet. From designing sustainable
and galleries. and affordable housing to
investigating the impact of rising sea
Haroula developed this project in response to the ‘More of Less levels on suburbs and towns.
Design Studio’ led by John Bahoric (engineer, Office of the Victorian
Government Architect) and Andrew Walter (WALTER&WALTER).
18 19BACHELOR OF
Bachelor of
Architectural Design
COURSE CODE: F2001 CRICOS CODE: 059372G
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Course structure
YEAR 1
ARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY
SEMESTER 1 FOUNDATION STUDIO 1 AND THEORY OF ART, DESIGN AND
COMMUNICATIONS 1
Combine your creative vision, You’ll also learn how to effectively communicate ARCHITECTURE
Caulfield design ideas to others – whether they’re clients,
technical expertise and great design skills SEMESTER 2 FOUNDATION STUDIO 2
ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND
communities or policy-makers – through COMMUNICATIONS 2 ENVIRONMENTS 1
3 years to shape the future of society through the drawings, models and live presentation.
built environment. YEAR 2
Semester 1 There is no need to have previously studied
Think beyond the building and learn how to CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGIES AND
any design subjects as our first year has been SEMESTER 1 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 3
ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONMENTS 2
ATAR: 82.60* create solutions that transform the way people developed to ensure all students gain the
IB: 30 live, creating spaces, places and communities necessary foundation skills in freehand and SEMESTER 2 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 4
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES AND
ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONMENTS 3
The Master of Architecture that improve their quality of life. Learn to make computer-aided drawing to be successful in
is accredited by the places that are inspiring and sustainable. the degree and within architectural practice. YEAR 3
Architects Accreditation You’ll study every aspect of architecture in this INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES,
Upon successful completion of the bachelor’s SEMESTER 1 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 5 ENVIRONMENTS AND ELECTIVE
Council of Australia (AACA). hands-on, studio-based degree. More than half degree, you can move directly into either the PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
See page 30 for information of your time will be in the design studio, guided Master of Architecture or the Master of Urban
on how to apply. by industry experts, collaborating with your peers Planning and Design. SEMESTER 2 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 6 ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY ELECTIVE
in small groups to develop design responses to
a wide range of social and spatial issues, just
DOUBLE DEGREE as you would in an actual architecture firm.
Civil Engineering
ARCHITECTURE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES
DID SOMEONE SAY ‘TRAVELLING STUDIO’? COMMUNICATIONS 1 AND 2 ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTS 1, 2 AND 3
CAREER OPTIONS
Travelling studios are connected to a project
Urban design and planning
or unit of study. They give you first-hand Drawing and modelling skills are vital to an The (second) Industrial Revolution changed Making design ideas manifest, in physical or
consultant, sustainable design architect. We’ll teach you how to use computer- the way humans live in the world. Exploring virtual form, is an essential skill for an architect.
experience working out of the classroom and
consultant, disaster relief aided drafting (CAD) software and develop CAD Australian and international architecture, you’ll In Technologies and Environments, you’ll learn
in a local or international location.
specialist, historic building modelling and drawing skills in both two and build analytical and evaluative skills as you about material, structure, construction and
You could work onsite building mobile retail three dimensions. explore these two centuries of unprecedented environmental conditions. Design projects
conservationist, interior design
change and experimentation. will build on your making skills, ensuring
consultant, theatre and set spaces in laneways in a Japanese city or your capabilities in constructing models,
designer, community development create sculptures in the ancient fields around real and virtual, and developing drawings
officer, property developer, Tuscany, or maybe develop interactive design that communicate your ideas persuasively
town planner, architectural displays for the Venice Biennale. and clearly.
writer and commentator,
Click here to explore our
urban informatics designer.
overseas programs
Image: Architectural students on a study tour of Korea and Japan.
* T he scores provided are to be used as a guide only,
and are either the lowest selection rank to which an
offer was made in 2019 or an estimate (E).
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DID YOU KNOW? YOU’LL LEARN THE DESIGN SKILLS
The Bachelor of Architectural Design is YOU NEED IN FIRST YEAR
FOUNDATION STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE DESIGN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
ATAR only entry (or equivalent) – that Whether you’re starting out or experienced 1 AND 2 STUDIOS 3 AND 4 STUDIOS 5 AND 6
means no folio or interview is required! in design, the first year provides you with
Click here for information on the necessary foundation skills in freehand Using the architectural design processes of Second year studios are organised into Third year studios introduce critical approaches
Why is there no folio or
Bachelor of Architectural Design, and computer-aided drawing that will investigation and experimentation your first themes introducing key approaches to design to materialising architectural ideas. Selecting
interview required? year studios explore materials, crafts, space, processes. You’ll select a focus of study from your area of study from a range of studios with
entry requirements and fees bring you up to speed.
unexpected environments and projects such as a range of studios with different orientations different orientations you’ll learn how to work
the notion of the space traveller as a fictional to help expand your understanding of diverse from concept to realisation and how to actively
narrative. This will help you to question and ways of practising. You’ll learn how to refine engage with our transforming cities.
discover design-thinking in architecture through your ideas through sharing, discussing and
the making of architectural objects. peer reviews. Turn the page to see examples
HOW TO REGISTER AS A Watch the video below to find out what you’ll learn in first year and why we only require ATAR of architecture design studios.
PRACTISING ARCHITECT (or equivalent)
• To qualify as a registered
architect, you’ll need to complete
the Master of Architecture1 ELECTIVES
and undertake two years of
professional practice.
• GOOD NEWS – graduates of our We’re going to push you to Choose from hundreds of electives that allow
you to develop your architectural interests and
Bachelor of Architectural Design explore beyond what you think help you achieve your career goals.
gain automatic entry into our architecture might be.” Dive deeper into contemporary architecture or
Master of Architecture. ALEX BROWN study glass-making, sculpture, painting, or 3D
1. T he Master of Architecture is accredited by Senior Lecturer modelling, sound and video art. Maybe explore
the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia Bachelor of Architectural Design branding or service design. You can even
(AACA). choose electives like a language or accounting,
Click here to watch the video that are offered by other Monash faculties.
See page 24 for more details on electives.
20 21ARCHITECTURE Image: The New Chancery Laneway
DESIGN STUDIOS
Market by Master of Architecture
student Pascal Henle, explores new
opportunities created by the vertical
separation of service areas and public
space. This project was part of the
Every semester you will be able to select from a vast array BABYLON design studio.
of architecture design studios. This enables you to follow your
interests and become the architectural professional you want Studio leader: Rutger Pasman,
CHORDstudio + spatial investigators.
to be. All studios grapple with contemporary architectural
issues and are taught by practising architects or academics Discover more on the BABYLON design
(many are also both). studio in the description below.
The cornerstone of architectural education, the design studio is a
project-based problem-solving experience where you work in small
groups or individually on complex issues to develop a range of creative
interventions and responses. The ‘studio’ models the way architects
work with clients in an iterative process to achieve an outcome.
The breadth of studio topics enables you to build your skills in specific
areas, expand your understanding of architectural possibilities and
gain experience aligning with your interests and career aspirations.
You’ll drill deep and learn fast working on complex and challenging
design projects alongside some of Australia’s leading architects
and academics.
Our design studios change each semester. The examples shown are
a selection of architecture design studios from 2019.
OUR DESIGN STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE CRITICAL OBSERVATION DESIGNING MATERIALISING
AND THE CITY AND PROPOSITION PROCESS ARCHITECTURAL IDEAS
Every studio deals with a different topic and a range of complex
challenges. Studios provide our students with a meaningful experience on
BABYLON MIND THE GAP THE DIFFERENT SPONGE CITY WORKSHOP
what it is like to work as an architect. Each year our students can choose Using the process of drawing to critically Proposing a new train station precinct for The rise of 3D printing and advanced digital This travelling studio explored world-heritage-
from over 30 amazing and varied design studios. explore the image of the city, BABYLON focuses Clifton Hill, Mind the Gap uses this concrete fabrication techniques are opening the listed villages and traditional Chinese ways
on the laneways of Melbourne. Designing example to interrogate the idea of transport- possibilities of architecture to the unique, the of integrating water with urban life. Students
a speculative tower, the studio re-imagines oriented precincts. Using processes such as bespoke, the one-off and the intricate. Develop learned about the city of Beijing and analytical
Melbourne’s characteristic spaces and events drawing and model-making, you’ll explore your digital skills in a range of platforms and and descriptive drawing techniques – applying
while exploring the architectural capacity possibilities for a diverse user group. learn how to evaluate the quality of your designs what they had learned to create designs for
of drawing. Studio Leaders: Phil Burns, Architect in context of the history of the digital age. projects in Victoria.
Studio Leader: Rutger Pasman, at Matt Gibson A+D and Jacqui O’Brien, Studio Leader: Sean Guy, Rhino Product Studio Leader: Nigel Bertram, Professor
CHORDstudio + spatial investigators. Placement Studio. Manager at Fologram. of Architecture Monash University and
Director of NMBW Architecture Studio.
SPACE FORGETS YOU ARCHITECT AS WORKER ON VIRTUALITY
Engaging with graffiti practices, street How can architectural design shape the future? Develop advanced skills in digital design CULTUREBERG
art, tactical urbanism, guerrilla gardening, What new forms of architectural work are processes, 3D scanning, 3D printing and virtual Designing a mountain for Melbourne’s inner
performance art and art intervention, you’ll possible? Challenging you to generate a critical reality while engaging in disciplinary inquiry into city, Cultureberg combines three programs:
develop your understanding of the breadth and understanding of the architect as worker, this cultural heritage and architectural preservation. production of culture, consumption of culture
role of public art with a conceptual or political studio invites you to create your idea of the Using Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance as and a public garden. Through this challenge
agenda from an architectural perspective. future of architectural work. the focus, you’ll produce both an archive of the students explored how public spaces supports
Studio Leader: Oliver Shearer, PhD candidate Studio Leaders: Dr Lee-Anne Khor, Shrine and design alterations and additions to cultural activity, focusing particularly on
and Tutor Monash Architecture. Senior Lecturer Monash Architecture the monument using digital design strategies. definitions of local and migrant cultures.
Click here to check out the current and past and Frank Burridge, Teaching Associate Studio Leader: Ben Waters, Director at Studio Leader: Ciro Márquez, Sessional Tutor
architecture studios that our students have undertaken Monash Architecture. OSK Architects. in Architecture and Artist.
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