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Our courses
Bachelor of Architectural Design
Master of Architecture
Master of Urban Planning and Design
PhD (Art, Design and Architecture)
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Architectural Design
Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Master of Urban Design (Indonesia)
Student work
Design Make
Our Design Make projects are central to the Department of Architecture and are available to all students across our courses. These projects immerse students in the full trajectory of architectural production—designing, fabricating and constructing built works that respond to real clients, real sites and real needs. Delivered over a semester or more, Design Make projects engage students in collaborative, hands-on processes that work through ideas in the real world. Projects in our Design Make stream span spaces, installations, furniture, prototypes and exhibitions, and are often developed in partnership with community groups and external organisations.
Design Make exemplifies our commitment to making and architecture learned through doing. Students gain direct experience working with and for others while navigating the social, technical and environmental dimensions of architectural practice. This develops a deep understanding of communities, ecologies, material behaviour, structural performance and construction processes, bridging digital with manual methods and conceptual thinking with technical resolution.
Negative / Positive
Swampworks
Oct Tree
Bar
Autumn Room
RetroFit Kit
Yatai
Heavy Metal Raft
Heavy Metal Retaining Wall
Vault
Stawell steps
Sealight Pavilion
Card Play Space
Observatory
Kinglake Community Shelter
Scholarships
Student groups
MADASS
MADASS is Monash’s largest fine art, design and architecture student society, connecting like-minded creatives through workshops, social events, and industry opportunity.
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Monash Experimental Drawing Lab
An open student led studio where students can experiment with unconventional drawing, explore ideas and develop concepts collaboratively.
@monashexperimentaldrawinglab
Studio Circle
Studio Circle is a student-led architecture forum that creates space for peer learning, feedback, and collaboration. Weekly sessions builds belonging beyond degrees. It strengthens communication, design thinking, and confidence through shared critique, conversation and quality time spent together. Forming life long friendships, enriching studio culture, and strengthens the broader architectural community.
@studio___circle
MAMA | Masters at Monash Architecture
Masters at Monash Architecture (MAMA) is a student-led collective representing Master of Architecture students within the Department of Architecture. Through industry nights, portfolio reviews, Meet the Masters, Glass After Class, and end-of-semester events, MAMA cultivates professional engagement, peer connection, and a dynamic, supportive postgraduate culture at Monash.
@madamastersroom
Monash Sustainable Building
Monash Sustainable buildings (MSB) is a multidisciplinary student run team, with the goal of developing unique and practical building solutions. MSB’s designs aim to provide alternatives to address the climate issues impacting society and to work towards a green future.
@monashsustainablebuildingsWork Integrated Learning
Our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program allows students who study with us to connect their academic learning to real-world professional practice. A unique and diverse range of Melbourne practices and organisations are partners in our program, giving students direct exposure to the daily operations, workplace cultures, and inherent richness of professional practice. Through these placements, students develop practical competencies, professional judgement, and networking opportunities that enhance their readiness for post-graduate careers.
Partners range from large multidisciplinary firms to local councils, government agencies, and independent studios. To date, this has included Architectus, ARM Architecture, Baracco+Wright, Bates Smart, City of Latrobe, City of Maribyrnong, City of Melbourne, Clare Cousins Architects, DesignInc, Edition Office, Hayball, Infrastructure Victoria, Kennedy Nolan, Kerstin Thompson Architects, Lovell Chen, Lyons, MA+Co., Merri-bek City Council, MGS Architects, Monash Urban Lab, Nervegna Reed, NH Architecture, NMBW Architecture Studio, Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design, Sibling Architecture, Six Degrees Architects, Studio Bright, Telha Clarke, Warren and Mahoney, Woods Bagot and many other partners.
Image 1: Wood Marsh, RACV Cape Schanck Resort, photography by Peter Bennetts
Image 2: Monash architecture students at Architectus office
Image 3: Warren and Mahoney, the Western Bulldogs AFLW Health and Leadership Hub, photography by Victor Vieaux
Image 4: Monash architecture students in a meeting at Architectus office
Image 5: Studio Bright, Hedge and Arbour House, photography by Rory Gardiner
Image 6: Monash architecture student at City of Melbourne placement
Image 7: Nervegna Reed Architecture - Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough. View of reception, photography by John Gollings
Image 8: Matt Gibson Architecture + Design, William Tappin House, South Yarra, Victoria
