Design

Our research

We’re leading integrative, transformational practice-based research on real-life projects that are important to the future of our cities and our planet.

Co-design of water-sensitive settlement upgrading

Co-design of water-sensitive settlement upgrading is a co-design report and part of a three-part series of reports produced in partnership with the Asian Development Bank, which showcases the possibilities, principles and best practices for a water-sensitive cities approach to transform urban health and wellbeing.
Transforming Cities Hub

Geographies of Commemoration in a Digital World

A significant, accessible, and interdisciplinary resource for researchers interested in the geographies of memory, nostalgia, and identity.
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Co-design for Healthy Ageing

Inspired by Singapore, a cross-cultural, cross-generational student project.
Design Health Collab

Meet us

Our academics

Led by Professor Gene Bawden, our academics are design experts with a wealth of industry knowledge and experience.

Our alumni

Our alumni seek to make a positive difference in the world by taking on global problems and solving them with innovative design solutions.

Professor Gene Bawden

"Designers are concerned with the expanded practice of making human-centred solutions that are both tangible and intangible."

Alex Goad

Alex Goad developed the modular artificial reef structure (MARS) as a means of rehabilitating damaged coral reefs around the world. His work represents the shift towards problem-solving in the design industry.

What's new

From peer recognition to exhibitions and overseas workshops, our people are having an impact.

MADA Now 2026

Exhibition

Designing Deployable Healthcare Solutions for Austere Environments

Exhibition

Monash next gen designers win four Good Design Awards

Monash Art Design and Architecture (MADA) celebrates four impressive wins by recent Monash Design alumni at the Australian Good Design Awards this year spanning protecting Australia's endangered wildlife, creative menstrual education, inclusive campus navigation and collaborative learning reflecting the breadth of Monash's alumni and student talent
9 October, 2026

Monash designers win five Good Design Awards

Monash Art Design and Architecture (MADA) celebrates five winning projects by our designers and researchers at the Australian Good Design Awards this year, spanning airport security, queer visibility in public space, rethinking policymaking, reimagining residential care for eating disorders and sensory wellbeing design, reflecting the breadth of Monash's design talent.
8 October, 2026

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We’re ranked in the Top 1% in the world for Art, Design and Architecture. Turn your ideas into reality, and through your creativity, change the world for the better.