Department of Architectural and Industrial Design

We engage with contemporary design and fabrication techniques while understanding the complex social, cultural and environmental factors needed for sustainable design practice. Authentic learning is a key component where students and staff engage with industry partners on interdisciplinary projects and global design challenges.

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Design

Use innovative design thinking to define how our futures look and feel

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Built Environment and Architecture

Design sustainable spaces and buildings for the future

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Our projects

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Aquariums, meerkats and gaming screens: how hospital design supports children, young people and their families

Lecturer in Architectural Design, Dr Stephanie Liddicoat, explores how hospital design affects mental health and wellbeing, particularly in young people.

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Thursday 05 December 2019
- Design
Radical disaster relief shelter design for Azraq and beyond

Dr Greg Quinn’s radical disaster relief shelter design maintains personal dignity

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Thursday 18 April 2019
- Design
Swinburne students shortlisted for James Dyson award

Swinburne teams will face the international judging panel of the James Dyson Award design competition.

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Friday 08 September 2017

Associate Professor Gianni Renda

Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design

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grenda@swin.edu.au

NAME	POSITION	CONTACT	LOCATION
Dr Abdullah Al Mahmud	Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 3830 aalmahmud@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Martin Alvarez	Lecturer, Architecture	malvarez@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC
Katherine Bissett-Johnson	Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6973 kbissettjohnson@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Dr Sascha Bohnenberger-Fehr	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 6104 sbohnenbergerfehr@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Maria Camacho	Lecturer, Design Management and Strategy	+61 3 9214 8416 mcamacho@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Canhui Chen	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 3707 canhuichen@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Norman Day	Academic Tutor, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6156 nday@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Quoc Phuong Dinh	Lecturer, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6012 qdinh@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Associate Professor Boris Eisenbart	Co-Discipline Coordinator, Product Design Engineering; Associate Professor, Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6509 beisenbart@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Associate Professor Daniel Huppatz	Associate Professor, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6932 dhuppatz@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Simon Jackson	Senior Lecturer, Design History and Theory	+61 3 9214 6878 simonjackson@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Debra Kunda	Academic Tutor	dkunda@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC
Dr Jo Kuys	Lecturer, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 3856 jkuys@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC711
Dr Mehrnoush Latifi Khorasgani	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 4579 mlatifi@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Stephanie Liddicoat	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 8812 sliddicoat@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC711
Simon Lloyd	Lecturer, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6923 slloyd@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Associate Professor Flavia Marcello	Associate Professor, Architectural History	+61 3 9214 6854 fmarcello@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC912
Associate Professor Gavin Melles	Associate Professor of Sustainability and Social Innovation	+61 3 9214 6851 gmelles@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Dr Mozammel Mridha	Lecturer, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6557 mmridha@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC 701
Dolores O’Grady	Academic Tutor, Interior Architecture	dogrady@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC
Dr Matthew Parnell	Senior Lecturer, Design Management and Strategy	+61 3 9214 8171 mparnell@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC907
Daniel Prohasky	Lecturer, Architectural Engineering	+61 3 9214 3364 dprohasky@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Gregory Quinn	Discipline Coordinator, Architectural Engineering; Lecturer, Architectural Engineering	+61 3 9214 6736 gcquinn@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Dr Charles Ranscombe	Co-Discipline Coordinator, Product Design Engineering; Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6059 cranscombe@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Associate Professor Gianni Renda	Deputy Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design; Associate Professor, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 6026 grenda@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Dr Gergana Rusenova	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 5628 grusenova@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC711
Associate Professor John Sadar	Course Director, Architecture; Associate Professor, Architecture	+61 3 9214 4519 jsadar@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC701
Associate Professor Kurt Seemann	Associate Professor, Design	+61 3 9214 4382 kseemann@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC
Denis Smitka	Course Director, Industrial Design; Lecturer, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 6453 dsmitka@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Mark Strachan	Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6919 mstrachan@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC904
Professor Marcus White	Professor, Urban Design	+61 3 9214 5 5435 marcuswhite@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC707
Dr Ian Woodcock	Course Director, Master of Architecture and Urban Design; Senior Lecturer, Urban Design	+61 3 9214 3904 iwoodcock@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC706

Latest news

- Design
Students help design futuristic outdoor play in Melbourne CBD

An outdoor virtual arcade brings fun, inclusive games to the Melbourne CBD as part of a Swinburne, City of Melbourne and SAGE Automation collaboration.

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Friday 04 February 2022
- Design
Students use technology to make banking more inclusive

Four Swinburne students have designed an inclusive financial literacy and banking app to address the challenges faced by neurodiverse people.

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Tuesday 20 July 2021
- Design
- Technology
New digital tool to improve visitors’ museum experience

An international team of researchers has developed a new digital tool, muse, to improve the way museums gather visitor experience feedback using drawings, recordings, photos and more.

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Wednesday 09 June 2021
- Design
- Sustainability
New research into soil used for building

Dr Gergana Rusenova commences an Australia-Germany research project into textile-reinforced granular materials that are more sustainable and efficient.

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Tuesday 30 March 2021
- Design
Photomedia graduates capture their lockdown experiences

Bachelor of Design graduates who majored in photomedia captured their lived experiences of COVID-19 lockdown in a rich collection of images, film, sound, projection and installation art.

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Friday 14 May 2021