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Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA)
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
New research supports '20-minute neighbourhoods' in Melbourne
New urban planning research from Monash University shows how to transform outer suburban Melbourne communities into ‘20-minute neighbourhoods’.
Professor Shane Murray appointed a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects
Professor Shane Murray, Dean of Monash University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture has been appointed as a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects.
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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Congratulations. The wait is over #VCE results & #ATAR are out this morning. We know you may have lots of question… https://t.co/8epbj6MSBx
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Congratulations. The wait is over, VCE results and ATAR are out this morning. . We know you may have lots of questions, so come along to our Monash Change Day Expo tomorrow, Fri 13 Dec from 1 pm and chat with us about studying Architecture, Design or Fine Art. . Tag a friend or family member who may need details on the expo ✅ : . monash.edu/mada/events/change-day-expo #MonashADA #MonashChangeDay
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VCE students - it's almost time to receive your results and ATAR! We know you may have a lot of questions, so come… https://t.co/pmAmWq3oSY
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Join us tomorrow night (Thurs 12 Dec) from 5pm for this wonderful event with a stellar panel line up.… https://t.co/qsiDEOofBq
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Congrats Caulfield. Best Library ever! 👏👏😃😉 #TeamMonash #MonashADA https://t.co/oDVBWuAaH2
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Get ready Year 12's, it almost time to receive your #VCE results and #ATAR! . We know you may have a lot of questions, so come along to our Monash Change Day Expo, Friday 13 December, and talk to us one-on-one about studying #design, #architecture or #fineart. We'll be taking guided tour of our creative facilities on the day too! . 1-5 pm at Caulfield campus. . Tag your family or friends who have completed VCE. . Event details here monash.edu/mada/events/change-day-expo . #MonashADA #ChangeIT #ChangeOfPreference
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New research from #UrbanPlanning and #Design Professors Carl Grodach and Liton Kamruzzaman along with Dr Laura Harp… https://t.co/hS7OpSbG8F
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A/Prof of Design and Director Monash Uni @xyxlab @niki_kalms speaks to @theageaustralia on women’s safety and what we can do to make our cities safer. ・・・ @xyxlab @plan_australia @arup.lighting.melbourne discussing women and girls safety in today's @theageaustralia @monash_uni @monashada #monashada repost @niki_kalms
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#Repost @peterelliott.architects ・・・ . A couple of weeks back, Peter Elliott presented the Drawing Architecture Prize at the @monashada end of year exhibition. . This is the second year of the Drawing Architecture Prize, which we are very proud to sponsor. . The first prize was awarded to Daniela Kresnadi from the Map of Doom Studio, for her work titled ‘Sea city’. . Commendations were also awarded to Isabella Alvarado and Kelvin Tsang. . #madanow #monashada #monash #monashuni #monashuniversity #peterelliottarchitects #peterelliottarchitecture #architecturedrawing #architecturedrawingprize
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We are proud to announce Gunditjmara artist Hayley Millar-Baker has been selected to be artist-in-residence at the Monash University Prato Centre in 2020. The three-month residency will allow Millar-Baker to explore her family connection to Italy through her practice. 🔗bio to the full story or visit monash.edu/mada/news #MonashADA #MonashFineArt #MonashPrato #Artist #Residency
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Did you see work from some seriously talented emerging Fine Artists, Designers and Architectural graduates at MADA Now? . View our website to see the portfolios from all our graduating students 👏🏻👏🏻 . Monash.edu/mada/now Creative work credits, -Jenga Orchard Tower by Master of Architecture student @duyquangphan from Melbourne Cool Lines studio . - Fine Art Honours work by Indiana Coole @honours.fineart.monash . - Speculative design project by Industrial design student @elkenchong . - Packaging design by Communication Design student @taylahsg monash.edu/mada/now #MonashADA #MADANOW #gradexhibition
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・・・ LAST DAY TOMORROW! @monashada #MADANOW grad exhibition. Caulfield Campus . . Experience Fine Art, design and architecture 💙💚💛 #monashada ... #Repost @zila.dzine
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See awesome work from our Communication Design graduates at MADA Now. . The work comes from a studio led by talented Melbourne designers @tristanceddia from @nevernow_ and @rick_milovanovic .. . #Repost @nevernow_ ・・・ Card for Everyday Messaging, the studio @rick_milovanovic and I led at Monash University this semester 🕷 DOCKET typeface by our student @joellethomas_ ⭐️ card by @rick_milovanovic ⭐️ The Everyday Messaging grad show is open until 30 Nov at MADA Now Caulfield 🎓 Big congrats to all our students 🌻🌻🌻🌻#monashada #gradexhibition
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Did you see the painting as performance piece by our fine art student @beatricefrgabriel at #MADANow opening night? #Amazing . Join us at Caulfield campus to check out the current exhibition featuring work from emerging artists, designers and architectural graduates. . Be quick closes 30 Nov. . #monashada #paintingasperformance #fineart #graduateexhibition
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Congratulations to our Dean, Professor Shane Murray, who has been appointed a Life Fellow of @institute_architects_aus in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the profession. . With a career that spans over thirty years, Professor Murray has engaged in all aspects of the profession with an emphasis on architectural education and forged a dynamic blend of practice-based research, cross-faculty and institutional research initiatives. . #MonashADA Photo John Gollings.