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 also 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.
Our departments, centres and groups
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 -
Associate 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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2022 GradX Evolve showcases design and architecture talent
The Swinburne School of Design and Architecture’s annual graduate exhibition has showcased innovative and industry-relevant design solutions across disciplines
Friday 25 November 2022 -
- Design
Award winning interior design tackles social issues
Inesse Soussi has won a Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute of Australia award and a Design Matters award for her work at Swinburne and beyond.
Wednesday 23 November 2022 -
- Design
Swinburne alum reshaping furniture design in steel
Swinburne alum Remy Cerritelli is reshaping the Australian furniture design industry with bold and quirky design through Steelotto, the brand she co-founded
Tuesday 08 November 2022 -
- Design
History and heritage inspire creativity
A group of Australian artists with Italian heritage have proven how design history can inspire creativity through the Parallel Visions exhibition
Thursday 10 November 2022 -
- Design
Student designers gamify neuroscience to grow young minds
Swinburne students have designed a colourful game that can teach primary school children how to recognise their feelings and explain them to others.
Wednesday 12 October 2022
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For general enquiries, please call +61 3 9214 5174 or send an email to designadmin@swinburne.edu.au.