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

- Design
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

+6192146026

grenda@swinburne.edu.au

Name	Position	Contact
	Lecturer, Architecture	palambeigi@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 3830 aalmahmud@swinburne.edu.au
	Academic Director of Work Integrated Learning; Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6973 kbissettjohnson@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 6104 sbohnenbergerfehr@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Architecture	+61 3 9214 3707 canhuichen@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Norman Day	Academic Tutor, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6156 nday@swinburne.edu.au
	Course Director, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6012 qdinh@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor and Course Co-coordinator, Product Design Engineering; Research Director Industry 4.0 Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing	+61 3 9214 6509 beisenbart@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6932 dhuppatz@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer, Design History and Theory	+61 3 9214 6878 simonjackson@swinburne.edu.au
Debra Kunda	Academic Tutor	dkunda@swinburne.edu.au
	Course Director, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 3856 jkuys@swinburne.edu.au
	Course Director, Architecture	+61 3 9214 4579 mlatifi@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6923 slloyd@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor, Architectural History	+61 3 9214 6854 fmarcello@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Interior Architecture	+61 3 9214 6557 mmridha@swinburne.edu.au
Dolores O’Grady	Academic Tutor, Interior Architecture	dogrady@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Architectural Engineering	+61 3 9214 3364 dprohasky@swinburne.edu.au
	Co-Discipline Coordinator, Product Design Engineering; Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6059 cranscombe@swinburne.edu.au
	Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design; Associate Professor, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 6026 grenda@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor, Architecture	+61 3 9214 4519 jsadar@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Industrial Design	+61 3 9214 6453 dsmitka@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering	+61 3 9214 6919 mstrachan@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Mark Taylor	Course Director, Master of Architecture and Urban Design	marktaylor@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor, Urban Design	+61 3 9214 5 5435 marcuswhite@swinburne.edu.au
	Course Director, Master of Urban Design and Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design	majung@swinburne.edu.au +61 3 9214 4
	Lecturer, Architecture	whu@swinburne.edu.au

Latest news

- Design
Swinburne alumnus Garth Davis receives accolades for his debut film Lion

Garth Davis credits his time at Swinburne for his initial exposure to filmmaking and his love of design and art.

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Thursday 08 June 2017
- University
- Media and Communication
91PORNY partners with Grande Experiences and THE LUME Melbourne for cutting-edge Immersive Media education

91PORNY is proud to announce its partnership with Grande Experiences and , enhancing the future of Immersive Media education.

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Thursday 13 June 2024
- University
Prestigious QS ranking recognises Swinburne in 12 subject areas

QS has ranked Swinburne among the world’s best universities in areas including engineering and technology, natural sciences, and arts and humanities.

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Wednesday 04 March 2020
- Design
Historical armour inspires contemporary architecture

Swinburne PhD candidate Nabila Afif is using chainmail as inspiration to create flexible, reconfigurable and transportable architecture

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Tuesday 31 October 2023
- Design
Swinburne design alum changing the world one idea at a time

Swinburne communication design alum Trinity Ross, at the helm of her own creative agency, believes that creativity and design can change the world.

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Friday 01 September 2023