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We're a connected community of creative thinkers, makers and professional practitioners.
Why study at MADA?
Creativity will become one of the top three skills workers will need in the future. At MADA you’ll be guided by industry practitioners to develop the skills valued by employers such as critical and reflective thinking, problem solving and mental agility.
Undergraduate
Turn ideas into reality. There’s nothing like the feeling of seeing your vision come to life. Explore new concepts and develop key technical skills. Our undergraduate courses provide the foundation for any creative career.
Postgraduate
Take the next step. Amplify your creative potential with a masters by coursework. You'll develop new skills, enrich your expertise and enhance your career options.
Fine Art
Fine Art provokes thought, inspires action, and responds to the important challenges of our time. We find meaning in a complex field of visual information and experiences, igniting discussion and creating unique perspectives on the complex problems of society.
Design
Design is the means to navigate complex business, environmental and social problems, and stay on the leading edge of change. Designers are concerned with the expanded practice of making human-centred solutions that are both tangible and intangible. Designers make the future possible.
Architecture
Architecture at Monash focuses on the bigger picture. We see architecture, urban design, and urban planning as an integrated whole. We understand buildings within their larger urban or regional environment, and consider cities in the context of a changing planet. Architects imagine the new environments of the future.
Research
At MADA, we provide a lively and supportive environment for individual and collaborative research projects to be realised.
Student work
Be amazed by a kaleidoscope of projects. Experience diverse views of the world through the eyes of our students and staff.
Latest news from MADA
PhD scholarship available in Design - deadline extended
Interesting in working on a project about challenges to the safety of women in public transport places? We have a PhD scholarship available for international applicants.
MADA’s Brook Andrew to Direct the 2020 Biennale of Sydney
MADA Lecturer Brook Andrew has been announced as Artistic Director of the 2020 Biennale of Sydney.
To design safer parks for women, city planners must listen to their stories
The rape and murder of aspiring comedian Eurydice Dixon in an inner-city Melbourne park – while deeply shocking – is part of an avalanche of gendered violence perpetrated against women in cities every day.
PhD scholarships available in Architecture and Design
MADA currently has three PhD scholarships available – submit EOI’s by 15 July 2018.
Image (Why study at MADA?): Tegan Bell, 2009-2016 (installation view), 2016
Image (Postgraduate): Samantha Barry, Sean Malikides, Din Hearth, and MADA students, THRIVE, 2016
Image (Research): Peter Wang, An Autonomous Driverless Public Transport
Image (Student work): Rosina Prestia, I Adjust to Orange (detail), 2016
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"We need more advocates across gender lines and emphatic leaders in museums and galleries to create inclusive, supportive and generative spaces" Charlotte Day, Director of Monash University Museum of Art, (MUMA) Melbourne, shares her experience of working in the museum sector, Read the full article below.
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How about a tram with a surfboard rack? Monash University’s Dr Selby Coxon spoke on ABC Newcastle recently about the work his team in the Mobility Design Lab is doing to improve user experience on public transport. Interview with Jenny Marchant starts around 44:30 – http://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/programs/mornings/mornings/10063678
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Congratulations to Monash University Communication Design students Kea Tokley-Higgs and Louie Evans: they’ve both been awarded top prize in the third annual “The Next Level” design competition, sponsored by Wacom ANZ. Their prize includes exhibition of their work, profits from prints sold, and they’ll both receive a Wacom MobileStudio Pro 13 (valued at $3,499 each). Wacom has also generously donated two Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 pen displays (valued at $2,999 each) to Monash University in recognition of our student’s achievement. http://wacomnextlevel.com/ https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/articles/2018/mada-students-win-international-design-competition/
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Interesting in working on a project about challenges to the safety of women in public transport places? PhD scholarship available for international applicants: https://www.monash.edu/mada/future-students/pathways-and-scholarships/monash-phd-in-design-xyx-lab
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#Repost @nathbullen_design with @get_repost ・・・ Sketching detail drawings for first year Construction & Environments class. #monashuniversity #monashada #monashdesign #monashinterior #interiordesign #spatialdesign
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#Repost @jeli_jiang with @get_repost ・・・ #monashindustrial #monashada #cardesignercommunity #sketch #conceptart #carsketch #cardesigndaily #car #cardesignworld #cardesign #industrialdesign #designsketch #design #vr #htcvive #gravitysketch #industrialdesign
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Dr Gene Bawden from #Monash Art Design and Architecture provides quick insights on #DesignThinking… https://t.co/ayrI9DfQwH
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Join Dr Nicole Kalms from Monash University Art Design & Architecture at this panel event tomorrow night as they di… https://t.co/fHbhOWaTcz
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#Repost @ilikemybodiesglazed with @get_repost ・・・ Richard @ ILMBG The Underground. Bisque #ilikemybodiesglazed #interiordesign #mywork #thednalife #flowerart #ikebana #japaneseart #modern #livingflowers #Kadō #wayofflowers #hanakotoba #languageofflowers #monashada #modernart #japaneseculture
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#Repost @taniayasmin.archi with @get_repost ・・・ Applying scientific research to spatial design 🧐
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Great interview with Charlotte Day, Director of Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) Melbourne. Charlotte shares… https://t.co/s1OYuhW0Bo
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#Repost @soltervanessa ・・・ This desk is pimped out with 6 hydraulic shafts that allows for the height to be adjusted. It features power sockets, 2 USB ports and 1 USB C port. It also has a cable tray underneath for easier cable management. It's got a pop up hook and space underneath for markers, pens and books. Modelled this for project 1 on Rhino, and now the final step is to render this. #rhino3d #3d #desk #furniture #furnituredesign #productdesign #industrialdesign #industrial #monashada #mada
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#Repost @sarahmayan ・・・ when you make your space. ❤️💗💛 #artschool #studiospace #mixedmedia #felting #textiles #drawing #painting #photography #dancing #pleasers @pleasershoes #artstudent #studio #instadaily #monashada @monashada
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#Repost @monashmasterplan ・・・ --------------------------------------------------- We’re thrilled to have four projects in consideration for the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Victorian Awards @aila.victoria. The awards recognise projects that have contributed to the betterment of Australian lives through outstanding landscape planning and design . In consideration are: ➕ Engineering Living Lab, Clayton by Aspect Studios in the Research category ➕ MADA East Courtyard, Caulfield by Glas Urban in the Civic Landscape category ➕MADA West Courtyard, Caulfield by Glas Urban in the Civic Landscape category ➕Monash Earth Sciences Garden, Clayton by Rushwright Associates and artists Open Spatial Workshop in the Gardens category . Winners will be announced tomorrow night at a ceremony at The Trust in Melbourne. Congratulations to our Landscape Architects and the broader project teams. Our fingers are crossed!🤞🏼🤞🏽🤞🏻🤞🏼🤞🏽🤞🏻🤞🏻 --------------------------------------------------- It’s part of our #monashmasterplan --------------------------------------------------- Photos: @diannasnape @johngollings @michael.of.rush.wright @glaslandscape . #monashuni #monashclayton #monashcaulfield #clayton #caulfield #landscapearchitecture #landscapeau #landscapedesign #landscape #garden #sustainabledesign #verticalgarden #wsud #design #designmatters #campus #campuslife #university #highereducation #aila
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How about a tram with a surfboard rack? @MonashUni’s Dr Selby Coxon spoke on ABC Newcastle recently about the work… https://t.co/YuBIQvmazZ
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RT @MonashUni: Thanks for joining us for #MonashOpenDay this weekend! We hope you made it to all the events you wanted to see! If you were…
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Congratulations to Monash University Communication Design students Kea Tokley-Higgs / @kea.creates and Louie Evans / @_louie.e_design : they’ve both been awarded top prize in the third annual “The Next Level” / #wacomnextlevel design competition, sponsored by @wacomanz Their prize includes exhibition of their work, profits from prints sold, and they’ll both receive a Wacom MobileStudio Pro 13 (valued at $3,499 each). Wacom has also generously donated two Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 pen displays (valued at $2,999 each) to Monash University in recognition of our student’s achievement.
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#Repost @sidhu.gavin ・・・ Suspended Catharsis - conceptual design for the site to facilitate rest in the form of suspended forms to create a sense of weightlessness which in hand creates a catharsis ; a form of de-stress and a purge of overbearing emotions. #monashada #monasharchitecture @monasharchitecture