Tag: Architectural education
Curtin University appoints new head of design and built environment
Curtin University has appointed professor SueAnne Ware as its new Head of School of Design and the Built Environment in the Faculty of Humanities.
Curtin to partner with Italian universities on architectural knowledge exchange
Architecture and design students and staff from Curtin University will soon be able to gain educational insights from global industry leaders, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Consulate of Italy.
$20,000 research fellowship open for submissions
The Australian Institute of Architects Queensland chapter has announced the 2023 Dunbar Fellowship is open for submissions, with $20,000 in funding available.
Three new professors appointed to University of Sydney
Jennifer McMaster, Ashley Dunn and Daniel Fallman have all been appointed as the new professors of practice at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
University of Sydney appoints new head of architecture
Deborah Ascher Barnstone has been appointed new head of discipline for architecture at the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
Public lecture presented by architect Jenny Wu
Melbourne School of Design will host architect Jenny Wu for her keynote public lecture, discussing ideas that drive her work.
‘Spill and fill’ shake-up at UQ School of Architecture
Twenty academic roles will be “disestablished” and replaced with 18 new roles under a dramatic staffing change at UQ’s School of Architecture.
A cultural and generational shift in teaching architecture
Scott Drake, an Australian educator in Thailand, explains the cultural and technical challenges of teaching Thai students to be “international.”
Architecture schools can be self-obsessed and claustrophobic
Tom Heneghan, a professor in the Department of Architecture at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo, reflects on the eye-, mind-, and door-openning opportunities of “internationalized” architectural education.
Could a radically open architecture school help graduates invent jobs?
Australian educator Gretchen Wilkins, Head of Architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, says that in the face of an uncertain future, architecture schools could foster whole new types of creative practice.
Monash University appoints new head of architecture
Monash University has appointed Mel Dodd as its new head of architecture. Dodd comes over from Central Saint Martins, London.
Architecture academics call for increased research funding
The Australian Deans of Built Environment and Design says increased research funding would aid Australia’s economic recovery.
Designing hope: The role of architecture education in the climate crisis
What do students need to learn now in order to ameliorate the climate crisis and bring sustainable techniques to the profession in a radically different future.
First recipient of WSU’s $60k scholarship for women announced
Western Sydney University has named the inaugural recipient of a $60,000 scholarship for women studying architecture.
UNSW Faculty of Built Environment to merge; staff cuts loom
The University of NSW’s Faculty of Built Environment will merge with two other faculties as a response to financial hardship.
UQ introduces new urban design degree
The University of Queensland has introduced a new masters degree in urban development and design aimed at creating sustainable cities.
Is architectural education outmoded, overpriced and increasingly irrelevant?
Architectural educators are inventing and trialling new education models to meet the challenges brought on the ‘marketization’ of higher education.
‘Storytelling is a critical act of architecture’: Liam Young
In widening the scope of architecture beyond buildings alone, could architects design the next Hollywood blockbuster or video game landscape?
French architects appointed to lead University of Sydney design program
Lacaton and Vassal Architects have been appointed the inaugural Garry and Susan Rothwell Chair in Architectural Design Leadership at the University of Sydney.
Australian architecture schools slip in world university rankings
In the latest annual QS World University Rankings, Australian architecture schools have fallen slightly compared with the previous year.
