School of Design and Architecture
Harnessing technology and creativity to design and build for people, place, production and the planet.
Swinburne’s School of Design and Architecture leads the world in high-quality, industry-relevant, technology-led design education and research. We pursue future production and interaction technologies, design for health and wellbeing and sustainable urban ecologies. Our innovative courses are grounded in design history, theory, culture and diversity with our undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers embracing global challenges, spanning disciplines. Our graduates are renowned internationally for their creative leadership.
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Explore our courses
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Built Environment and Architecture
Design sustainable spaces and buildings for the future
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School leadership
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Professor Jane Burry
Dean, School of Design and Architecture -
Associate Professor Gianni Renda
Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design -
Dr Andrew Haig
Chair, Department of Communication Design -
Professor Nicki Wragg
Associate Dean, Education -
Professor Blair Kuys
Associate Dean, Research -
Professor Anita Kocsis
Director, Design Factory Melbourne -
Professor Jeni Paay
Director, Centre for Design Innovation; Program Leader, Smart Cities Research Institute
Latest news
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- Design
Swinburne digital artist documenting Antarctic research vessel’s last voyage
Dr John McCormick is setting off for Antarctica this week as part of the 2019/20 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.Monday 20 January 2020 -
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Design alum turns side hustle into high-end architectural products business
Swinburne alum John Terziovski has turned his lifelong interest in building and construction into a thriving business designing bespoke high-end architectural items.
Tuesday 04 April 2023 -
- Design
Architectural history inspires contemporary solutions
Swinburne Masters of Architecture student Sam Millar’s design proposal is part of a shortlist exhibition for ‘The Walls Around Us’ competition.
Tuesday 21 March 2023 -
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Internationally recognised excellence in typographic design
Swinburne communication design students have achieved an outstanding outcome in the International Society of Typographic Designers student assessment scheme
Wednesday 22 March 2023 -
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Swinburne students craft garden of the future
Students have developed valuable skills while working on a unique installation that used interactive bionic plants to imagine gardens from the future
Wednesday 22 March 2023
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For general enquiries, please call +61 3 9214 5174 or send an email to designadmin@swinburne.edu.au.