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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 opportunity in Architectural and Curatorial Practices
The Critical Practices Research Laboratory invites scholarship applications for a new PhD specialisation at the intersection of Architectural and Curatorial Practices.
Monash soars nine spots to 75th globally in THE World University Rankings
Monash has climbed nine places to rank equal 75th globally in the THE World University Rankings 2020.
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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Great work by our #UrbanPlanning & #Design team - Dr Carl Grodach and A/Prof Liton Kamruzzaman. Read more on the wo… https://t.co/j6JzTnm94L
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Wonderful contributions to children's education at the #LittleFoodFestival from our design and education students,… https://t.co/3FqhEpIVaE
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. Applications are closing soon for our Visual Residency in Prato, Italy. . The residency includes: - Return airfares, - Serviced Apartment in Palazzo Vai, for three months while in Prato, Italy, - Contribution to further travel, living expenses, materials and/or production costs to the value of $10,000, and - Access to a private studio and some general costs associated with the exhibition and public presentation. . The residency runs from 1 September to 30 November 2020 and is delivered by Monash University Faculty of Art Design & Architecture and Monash University Prato Centre. . Applications close 30 September 2019. For more information, eligibility and details on how to apply visit - monash.edu/mada/about-us/residencies . Last year's 'In Prato' exhibition, showcased the work of five practitioners and their work from the Prato Visual Residency. #MonashADA #FineArt #artistresidency #Italy
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Applications are now open for the @MonashUni Visual Residency in Prato, Italy - and close Monday 30 Sept 2019. A g… https://t.co/oVD1amD6Yv
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Hear from A/Prof Design & Director @xyxlab Nicole Kalm - 10 Nov at #Broadside Join the conversation… https://t.co/rUiqbGe1dO
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"Ciao dall'italia" - Our #FineArt students are currently studying @monash_italy at our Prato Centre. . They're out of the studio and on a walking tour in Macrolotto, a small industrial area on the edge of Prato that leads into open countryside. The students are seen exploring the remains of the share-crop system which cohabits with Chinese factories and local farms, within a stereotypical Tuscan landscape. . Led by artist Leone Contini from Università degli Studi di Siena, the tour takes in the landscape, some Tuscan-Chinese cuisine (for those who dare!) and asks our fine art students to turn these sensory experiences into performances and collective interventions for a public space, textual and or audio-visual narratives. . We can't wait to see what they have created. #MonashADA #monashstudyabroad #MonashFineArt
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Weekend Podcast - Creating more liveable cities. @MonashUni's Director of Urban Planning Dr Carl Grodach chats wi… https://t.co/RduTWznn89
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Have a wonderful weekend of fun and creativity ⭐️⭐️ ・・・ Stunning photo of the sun setting over our #CaulfieldCampus ☀️ | 📸 @hi_yush . #tepost @monash_uni #MonashADA
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. . Our Head of Fine Art @kathytemin catching up with @roslynoxley9 at the @sydneycontemporary opening night! . Kathy Temin's 'Purple Garden' and 'Purple Monochrome' are on view at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery's booth E05. . . Kathy also participated in the ‘Art & Architecture’ talk on opening night. . . Also on display is work by our A/Prof of Fine Art Brook Andrew. . . Sydney Contemporary is held at Carriageworks, Eveleigh, Sydney. . . Image: #repost from Roslyn Oxley9, Sydney Contemporary, 2019. Courtesy of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery. . . @brook_andrew_artist #brookandrew #kathytemin #clairehealy #sydneycontemporary #roslynoxley9 #roslynoxley #MonashADA #MonashFineArt
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In Adelaide? Check out the I-CONIC exhibition - a showcase into Australian Design showing at SASA Gallery @universitysa from 5 - 19 September 2019. . The exhibition is curated by @monash_uni senior lecturer industrial designer Ian Wong and features award winning and innovative Australian industrial design from 1880’s to present day. . #monashada #monashindustrial #australiandesign #monashuniversity #ispyid
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Lots of exciting things happening at @monasharchitecture this week. . Starting Wed 11 Sept - . High & Low is the joint exhibition of #GyongyverEngloner’s and #DanielNyandega’s, #PhD research titled Water Imprint and Cycles of Water and Land, respectively. . The two research projects showcase diverse design explorations in the #Melbourne area, investigating potential pathways for coastal metropolises to tackle the combined challenge of urban growth and climate change. . 🔗 in bio for event details or monash.edu/mada #MADAUrbanlab #WaterSensitiveCities. #monashada Repost from @alysia_bennett
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. Congratulations to our Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Dana Cuff, winner of Architectural Record's Women in Architecture Award, 2019. Last year Dana visited and worked with Monash students and staff in the Master of Architecture. A professor at UCLA, Dana is the founder and director of the urban research group cityLAB. She is an expert in affordable housing and co-authored legislation to address housing shortages in California. . 🔗Link in bio or read the full story monash.edu/mada/news . #MonashADA #MonashArchitecture #ChangeIt
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. It's R U OK? day on Thursday 12 Sept. . Join us on the Caulfield Campus Green between 11am & 3pm for some fun activities. At the Art, Design & Architecture student stall you can write a postcard of positivity to your classmates. . monash.edu/ruokday #MonashADA #ToastiesToo
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Congratulations to Monash University PhD candidate Emily Cormack, named inaugural artistic director of the Melbourne Art Fair 2020. . . "We are thrilled that Emily will be working with us to define the 2020 edition, to develop a bold artistic program that both challenges and engages a diverse audience." . Maree Di Pasquale, Melbourne Art Foundation CEO and Fair Director. . . 🔗 in bio to full story or visit monash.edu/mada . #MonashADA #FineArt #CuratorialPractice #PhD #MonashResearch #ChangeIt Image courtesy Melbourne Art Foundation
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And that’s why Caulfield is known as the creative hub. #HardWorkPaysOff #MonashADA . #Repost @monash_uni ・・・ When golden hour falls over our #CaulfieldCampus, magical things happen ✨ | 📸 @hi_yush