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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
MADA students win international design competition
Congratulations to MADA Communication Design students Kea Tokley-Higgs and Louie Evans – winners in the third annual “The Next Level” design competition, sponsored by Wacom.
Design Thinking Masterclass for Secondary School Design and Technology teachers
In partnership with DATTA, Monash University’s Faculty of Art Design and Architecture is offering 10 Secondary School Design and Technology teachers the opportunity to have an exclusive Masterclass in Design Thinking.
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.
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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In post-war Melbourne, you could buy a £5 house plan from Myer. We’re looking for people with a connection to the Small Homes Service (SHS) – maybe your parents purchased a plan, maybe you grew up in an SHS house, maybe you're living in one today... We want to hear your story! Visit http://monash.edu/mada/shs
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Join us on Wed 10 Oct at 6pm at Caulfield campus to hear from Prof Carl Grodach as he talks about this unique masters and the impact it can have for your career. Register here : https://monash-arch-urbanplanning-infosession.eventbrite.com.au
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Congratulations to Monash Communication Design graduate Zoe Hu on winning GOLD at the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards for her 'David Lynch on Ideas' short film. Check out the film below. Find out more about communication design degree at Monash and view Zoe's work here https://bit.ly/2Ic2Spf
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About to graduate Fine Art? Learn about the one-year Honours course – open to graduates from any uni. Info session this Thursday, 6pm. Caulfield campus, Building G, Lecture Theatre 1.04. https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2019/fine-art-f3701
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How do people respond to different kinds of streetscapes in the city? Help researchers Dr Pamela Salen and Michelle Noon understand your perceptions of safety with this short survey: https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/articles/2018/a-streetscape-journey
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“Be part of change.” Check out the new billboard that's gone up on the Caulfield campus carpark! It’s true – with an architecture or design degree, you too can be part of the change that makes our cities safer: https://www.monash.edu/mada/future-students/undergraduate
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In post-war Melbourne, you could buy a £5 house plan from Myer. We’re looking for people with a connection to the Small Homes Service (SHS) – maybe your parents purchased a plan, maybe you grew up in an SHS house, maybe you're living in one today... We want to hear your story! Visit http://monash.edu/mada/shs #smallhomesservice #midcenturymodern #melbournemodernism #melbournearchitecture #victorianarchitecture #robinboydfoundation #architecture #australianarchitecture
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Join us Wed 10 Oct at 6pm at Caulfield Campus to hear from Prof Carl Grodach on the career benefits of studying the Master of Urban Planning and Design #Upskill #careerchange register Monash.edu/mada
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The amazing sound shell designed and fabricated by #monasharchitecture students #Repost @monash_uni with @get_repost ・・・ We love how @iwanawaluddin captured the sun at just the right moment on our Caulfield campus. #CaptureMonash #HonourableMention 📸🎇
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Congratulations to #monash communication design graduate @zoehudesign for winning Gold @bestdesignawards NZ for Short film. #Repost ・・・ David Lynch on Ideas Finalist in the Best Awards & Adobe Design Achievement Awards Full vid https://vimeo.com/238692570
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#Repost @alei.studio.works ・・・ A privilege to meet with the amazing Phyllis Murphy , learning about architecture life post ww2 and Robin Boyd. #architecture #monashada #research #robinboydfoundation #modernaustralia
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#Repost @taliasteinbergdesign ・・・ Lamp Shade Prototype 1 for Constructions and Environment Studio #monashinterior #monashdesign #monashada #lampshade #lasercutting
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#Repost @leo_nut1991 ・・・ “Hållbar” furniture color and trim presentation #monashada #monashindustrial #furnituredesign
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RT @MonashUni: Emma Tkalcevic is the winner of #CaptureMonash’s world category with her beautiful photo of her time spent in Rome, Italy wi…
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RT @monashunilib: Discover how #monashfigshare can help you increase the visibility and impact of your research - whether it's audio visua…
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#Repost @elizamkc ・・・ A gal and her instal
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#Repost @linusinarch0310 ・・・ A hall entry to the theatre that filled with glow pendant green tubes light which evoke the hanging forest . . . . #iar2602 #construction #interiordesign #monashada #monashinterior
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#Repost @23.85973820 ・・・ 221B Baker Street 🕵🏻♂️ #monasharchitecture #monashada #drawing #design #architecture #sketch #interiordesign #art #restaurant #architecturestudent
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RT @chrapadopoulos: The ultimate expression of good planning is creating places where women feel safe. https://t.co/IIArM8SGq5
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RT @monashunilib: A shout out to our colleagues @Monash_Arts @MonashBusiness @MonashEducation @monashada @MonashInfotech Come to our Discov…