THE LATEST A+B NEWS
MInD Lab Secures Innovation Connections Grant
MInD Lab and Imagine Intelligent Materials have established a research collaboration into how Ambient Intelligence can be generated using Imagine’s graphene-enabled Smart Surface technology in buildings.
Live+Smart Lab research response to COVID-19
Researchers from across the Live+Smart Lab at Deakin University are tapping into their innovative thinking and expertise to find ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Postgraduate Architecture and Construction Management Webinar – Thursday 14 Oct 2021
Register now for our upcoming webinars and learn more about our courses: Master of Architecture Master of Construction Management (Professional) Graduate Diploma of Construction Management Graduate Certificate of Construction Management. Thursday 14 October 2021 6pm to 7pm. Click here to register
Deakin’s Think Tank team awarded second place – Fleetwood Challenge Cup 2021
A huge congratulations to Deakin’s Think Tank team awarded second place in the 2021 Fleetwood Challenge Cup! The Virtual Awards were held on Thursday 16th September. The Think Tank team made up of Deakin Architecture and Construction Management students: Ashik Charles Dsouza Poojan Sanjaykumar Khahhar Lilu Palakkappilly John Tejas Hema [...]
Thinking Buildings Project – Resilient and Sustainable
Thinking Buildings is essentially a flagship where academia and industry work together to co-create value and implement resilient and sustainable design solutions and initiatives in building and infrastructure projects. The 'Thinking Building' team, made up of academic staff members and HDR students from Deakin's School of Architecture and Built Environment, [...]
Prefab21: Phoenix Response House at Geelong Design Week 2021
As part of Geelong Design Week this weekend, visitors will have the rare opportunity to take a guided tour of a new prototype one-bedroom unit – similar to a tiny house – designed to provide comfortable and sustainable emergency housing in areas hit by natural disasters. Known as Prefab21: Phoenix [...]
Brisbane Science Festival’s Future of Cities (Cities 2060)
As part of the Brisbane Science Festival this year, Deakin University's School of Architecture and Built Environment Professor Tuba Kocaturk, will be part of the panel discussion about the Future of Cities (Cities 2060) and the importance of planning the future of our cities today. Panelists will include specialists in [...]
Geelong Design Week 2021 (18 – 28 March) Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment Event Program
Geelong Design Week is running from 18 - 28 March with an exciting program co-ordinated by the City of Greater Geelong in collaboration with event hosts. This year Deakin University's School of Architecture and Built Environment has a strong presence once again hosting both virtual and in person events as [...]
2020 Landscape Australia Student Prize awarded to Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment student, Rudan Fan
Part of Rudan's winning project entitled 'Living with sea rise: Barwon Estuary Design Framework' Congratulations to Rudan Fan from Deakin University's School of Architecture and Built Environment who was awarded the Student Prize recipient of this year’s 2020 Landscape Australia Award for her Landscape Masterclass project entitled ‘Living with sea [...]
Professor Anthony Mills to stand down as Head of School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University
After a 7-year term Professor Anthony (Tony) Mills has decided to stand down as the Head of School of Architecture and Built Environment at Deakin University. Tony started at Deakin in 2011 and was promoted to Head of School in 2013, he will return to his underlying role as Chair [...]
Prefab 21 Announced 2020 Victorian Premier’s Design Award Finalists
Congratulations to Prefab 21 on being shortlisted as a finalist for the 2020 Premier’s Design Awards! The next round of judging will occur in January 2021 to establish category winners.
Sona Christmas Card Design Competition – Winner Announcement
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The Christmas Card featured in this is post was designed by the winner of the SONA 2020 Christmas Card Design Competition: Tina-Co'Erina Kamupala. Christmas Card Design Description: As this stressful year draws to an end, the best Christmas gift 2020 offers is a greater appreciation [...]
Paper(less) Space 2020 Virtual Exhibition
Paper(less) Space 2020 is Deakin University's School of Architecture and Built Environment's annual student exhibition showcasing outstanding work from architecture, construction management, landscape architecture and planning students, at both an undergraduate and masters degree level to which it seems the future has come early this year. Driven by the C.19 [...]
Paper(less) Space 2020 Virtual Opening
Paper(less) Space 2020 is Deakin University's School of Architecture and Built Environment's annual student exhibition showcasing outstanding work from architecture, construction management, landscape architecture and planning students, at both an undergraduate and masters degree level to which it seems the future has come early this year. Driven by the C.19 [...]
SONA Christmas Card Design Competition
The purpose of the competition is to invite all the architecture and built environment (A+B) students of Deakin University to create a Christmas card design. All competition submissions will be judged by a jury panel. Prize: The winner will receive complimentary 2021 SONA Membership, have their Christmas card design sent [...]
Interested in a Postgraduate Degree in Construction Management?
As the global demand for infrastructure grows, secure your future as a construction management professional and build a better world for tomorrow. Join us to learn more about our postgraduate courses including: - Graduate Certificate of Construction Management - Graduate Diploma of Construction Management - Master of Construction Management [...]
A New Agenda for Innovation | Creativity Meets Science & Business | Webinar Recording Now Available
If you missed the 2020 Virtual Clever and Creative Lecture Series presents "A New Agenda for Innovation where Creativity Meets Science & Business" you can find the webinar recording on Deakin Air by following this link. You will hear from internationally renowned design thinkers who will explore the role of [...]
Construction Technology for Builders
Dr Glen Costin senior lecturer in Construction Management and also the course director for our undergraduate degree in construction management has published a new book entitled " Construction Technology for Builders". The book addresses key competencies for practitioners within the construction industry, including best practice guidance on communication processes, the [...]
REAL Lecture | 8 Sept | Re-urbanism vs. Godzilla
This Tuesday, Mick Moloney, Co-founder of Moloney Architects, will be presenting a Real Lecture entitled ‘Re-urbanism vs. Godzilla’ - taking a look at how architects can help create socially sustainable cities by reimagining existing buildings.... and the significant forces that stand in the way. Moloney Architects is an award-winning architecture [...]
REAL Lecture | 1 SEPT | People Place and Pennies
This Tuesday, Kim Irons, Principal and founder of Irons McDuff Architecture, will be presenting a Real Lecture titled: ‘People, Place and Pennies’ - a lecture focused on the contribution of private buildings in the community, through social, economic and environmental sustainability. Kim Irons founded Irons McDuff Architecture in 2006. With [...]
REAL Lecture | 25 AUG | Jefa Greenaway (Wailwan|Kamilaroi)
This Tuesday, Jefa Greenaway (Wailwan|Kamilaroi), the Principal Architect of Greenaway Architects, will be presenting a lecture entitled ‘The Time Is Now - for Blak Design’. On the back of the Black Lives Matters movement, there is an acute interest in the role of history in informing the built environment. The [...]
REAL Lecture | 11 AUG | OMG Architects
This Tuesday, Matthew Green, the founder of Office of Matthew Green (OMG) Architects, will be presenting a REAL Lecture entitled 'Dispatches from the Coal Face: Embedding sustainable practices at the grass roots.' Matt Green founded Office of Matthew Green (OMG) Architects in 2015, following almost two decades employed by others to [...]
Webinar – Prefabrication the Future of Affordable Housing?
Join representatives from Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment, FormFlow and Samaritan House, to learn about a ground-breaking collaborative project using prefabrication technologies to create a prototype tiny home. The result was a comfortable, affordable, six-star energy rated dwelling, suggesting that next-generation design and manufacturing could offer a new [...]
REAL Lecture | 04 AUG I Curvatecture
The founder of Curvatecture, Hayden Annable will begin our REAL Lecture Series this trimester, with his presentation entitled 'Taking Sustainability Into Our Own Hands: Building from the Earth, for the Earth' which will dive into the endlessly imaginative, creative, versatile, fun, and sustainable approaches to eco-building within the modern Australian [...]
Immersive Heritage Project Wins a Gold Award
Deakin University’s MInD (Mediated Intelligence in Design) Lab has won a gold award in the 2020 Melbourne Design Awards for their ‘Experiencing (In)tangible Heritage Through eXtended Reality: Western Beach Park, Geelong’ project. The Deakin team of Tuba Kocaturk, Sofija Kaljevic, Rui Wang, Chun Wang and Jarrod Argent worked with the [...]
Prefab 21 Microvillage Receives Government Funding
Deakin’s Chair in Architecture, Professor James Doerfler, is delighted to announce Prefab21 a social housing initiative between Deakin, Samaritan House and Geelong-based manufacturer FormFlow has received funding from the State Government of $500 000 to proceed with the development of a Microvillage. The Microvillage will include seven single small dwelling [...]
North Gardens Sculpture Park Landscape Masterplan Wins 2020 AILA Awards
The School of Architecture and Built Environment is pleased to announce that Professor David Jones in partnership with the Landscape Architecture practices of Tharangalk Art, Glenn Romanis and Basalt are the recipients of the 2020 AILA (Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture, Victoria) ‘Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage’ and [...]
Distance Learning in the Post-COVID Era – Milan Design Week Event
DesignMind’s Professor Tuba Kocaturk took centre stage at the virtual Milan Design Week event, Design, Society and Distance Learning: What Will Survive to What? The panel discussion hosted by the European Institute of Design (IED) discussed Distance Learning in Design Schools. The event was a multi-disciplinary debate that reflected on [...]
School Awards
Each year the School of Architecture and Built Environment presents a number of awards for excellence and high achievement Some awards are sponsored by people or organisations outside the University, and some are sponsored internally Unfortunately, the School Awards presentation evening for 2020 which awards achievements from the 2019 year, [...]
Graduate Certificate of Construction Management
The School of Architecture and Built Environment at Deakin University is pleased to be able to offer the new Graduate Certificate of Construction Management at a significantly discounted price, thanks to the Federal Government's higher education relief package.
Futureproofing the Built Environment through Innovative Research
The building sector consumes approximately 26% of Australia's energy, and is responsible for about 280,000 tons of CO2 emissions per day. In order to alleviate the detrimental environmental impacts of the building sector, the building industry and academics are seeking future proofing solutions.
iDiDe celebrates a decade of inter-cultural connections
Drawing from personal passion and desire to build intercultural connections, Deakin University Architecture Senior Lecturer Susan Ang founded the Intercultural Dialogue through Design Program (iDiDe) in 2010.
Intelligent Sensing Surfaces
Published recently on Deakin’s Disruptr online platform, the MIND Lab’s research into intelligent sensing surfaces and ambient intelligence was highlighted.
The Ventilator Splitter
The ventilator splitter and Deakin University collaboration came about through Dr Beau Beza's wife Dr Jennifer Hall, who’s an anaesthetist at the Alfred Hospital. Ms Hall had been observing what’s been happening in other countries with the lack of ventilator machines to treat the high numbers of seriously ill [...]
Collaborative Tiny Home Project Unveiled
A project which has been underway for some time and was due for public reveal during Geelong Design Week, however with COVID-19 seeing an end to public presentations, the public unveiling was cancelled. So it was behind closed doors on Wednesday 24 March that a small group gathered (with [...]
Staff from School of Architecture and Built Environment selected for Committee for Geelong Leaders for Geelong (LfG) 2020 – 2021 Program
The School of Architecture and Built Environment congratulates Senior Lecturer, Susan Ang on her successful selection to the Committee for Geelong Leaders for Geelong (LfG) 2020 - 2021 program.
Migrant Housing – Architecture, Dwelling, Migration
Numerous styles of architecture throughout our cities are regarded and celebrated, but in suburban Australia the popular brick veneer homes of the 1950s-1970s, adorned with concrete driveways and paths, fruit trees, columns of antiquity and decorative metal fencing are often overlooked for architectural exploration and celebration.
Landscape Australia announces Landscape Architecture Student Prize for 2019
Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment would like to congratulate Master of Landscape Architecture Student, Oshadi Jayasinghe on receiving the 2019 National Landscape Student Prize. The Landscape Student Prize annually identifies and shares the finest graduating projects produced in landscape architecture education across the country. Oshadi’s project, Revival: [...]
Growing Up in Cities 2020
2022 will mark 50 years since the publication of Kevin Lynch's classical 1972 study "Growing Up in Cities" - a project that investigated adolescent perceptions of their urban environment in four countries.
Beneath the Rail Line
Imagine a linear park that stretches for 8.5Km consisting of shared pathways, parkland and recreational facilities. Imagine this stretch of urban oasis was housed beneath a raised train line.
2019 AILA National Award of Excellence
A+B are congratulate Professor David Jones and Associate Professor Richard Tucker on their contribution to the research project that was recently awarded the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Award of Excellence in Research, Policy and Communications. The category awarded projects for published works in research and or practice that extend the knowledge base and advocacy of landscape architecture.
Deakin Students make big impact at the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards
A significant achievement that Julie, Tom, Blake, Jarrod and Jack were finalists in the most number of categories out of all the entrants for the 2019 Awards
Urban Space: Experiences and Reflections from the Global South
On Monday evening Dr Beau Beza hosted a range of scholars, design practitioners and students in the A+B Gallery space to celebrate the anticipated launch of the book Urban Space: Experience and Reflections from the Global South.
Geelong’s changing landscape detailed in book by Deakin researchers
Book Launch: Geelong's Changing Landscape. This publication has been described as the most comprehensive investigation of the history of the development and planning of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.
Audience captured by Innovative PaperSpace exhibition
The fragmented positioning of students displays of drawings, models and folios was an intentional component of this year's PaperSpace exhibition. The different directions and non-liner path through the exhibition was redolent of the contrasting directions being pursued by the students.
Deakin University’s Strata Concepts launch event a success
The first event by Deakin University’s Strata Concepts: An education series for understanding multi-owned properties was held on Monday 21 October. The program is designed for owners corporation managers, body corporate managers, resident building managers, and facility managers across all Australian states and territories and covers the main forms of building defects including water penetration, fire safety and structural failures.
Discussing smart cities on Australia’s Science Channel
Tuba Kocaturk, Professor of Integral Design at Deakin University, shares her insights and expertise on designing the smart cities of the future and the role of technology in two new videos on Australia’s Science Channel.
Good Health by Design
Sheree Proposch key designer of the $1 billion Royal Children’s Hospital teamed up with Professor Anna Peeters, Director of Deakin’s Institute for Health Transformation, to explore how good design can improve health outcomes across the globe. More than 100 guests attended the second lecture in the Clever and Creative lecture [...]
Designing a bright future for Geelong
A group of students from Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment have reached the finals of the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards with their vision of a thriving, sustainable Geelong. Vital Signs – Alternative Futures imagines Geelong 80 years from now, where residents enjoy a Mediterranean Riviera climate.
Micro-village project gathers attention
The Geelong region is set be the 'living village' model location for the Micro-village project which is aimed at providing a pathway and solution for those who are susceptible to disconnection from community, isolation and potential homelessness, particularly in ageing populations.
Researchers on national stage for Falling Walls Lab Australia final
Two School of Architecture and Built Environment researchers had the honour of participating in the Falling Walls Lab Australia 2019 national final, hosted by the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on September 3 at the iconic Shine Dome. PhD candidate Isabella (Bella) Bower and PhD student Arka Ghosh [...]
Dr Phillip Roös features on Australia’s Science Channel
Deakin University’s Dr Phillip Roös, an expert in environmental design and architecture, gives a fascinating explanation of biophilia – the concept of our innate connection to nature in design – in a new video on Australia’s Science Channel. Dr Roös, from Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment and Director [...]
MInD Lab to use Extended Reality to Recreate Geelong’s Waterfront History
Image source: Geelong Heritage Center The rich heritage of Geelong’s Western Beach will be brought to life through (XR) when Deakin University MInD Lab researchers and the City of Greater Geelong create a cross-media story-telling visitor experience for the newly revitalised Waterfront [...]
National award for construction management teaching excellence
Linda Tivendale’s dedication to giving her students the knowledge they need to succeed in the construction industry has been recognised with a prestigious industry award. The Australian Institute of Building (AIB) presented Ms Tivendale, the course director of Deakin University’s postgraduate construction management programs, with the F E Crowle Award [...]
MInD Lab Explores Smart Materials in Home Care Systems for the Elderly
Deakin University is exploring how 'smart' materials can be used in home care systems to help elderly people stay safer in their homes. Researchers in Deakin's Mediated Intelligence in Design (MInD) Lab are working with Imagine, a Geelong-based innovator of intelligent materials, to investigate the application of graphene sensing surfaces [...]
The Ultimate Construction Management Adventure
This year three high-achieving School of Architecture and Built Environment students had the ultimate adventure in southern USA. Mick Abdou, Stephanie Dimitrio and Olivia Sioukas were given the opportunity to travel to America and compete in the Associated Schools of Construction Competition, kindly sponsored by KANE Construction. The students, along [...]
A+BOUT 2018 Student Publication
In 2019 a dedicated group of students embarked on the extra-curriculum task of developing the A+BOUT 2018 student publication. The new A+BOUT comprises outstanding student work from 2018 and is an awe-inspiring thin flat package that expands into a three-dimensional structure. In the expanded version the geometry and ‘saw tooth’ [...]
Architecture PhD Candidate Takes Out the Faculty 3MT Competition
Photo credit: James Rafferty Congratulations to PhD Candidate Isabella Bower, who won the Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment Semi-Final of the 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) on 13 June 2019. This is a history making win, the first year an Architecture candidate has won our Faculty’s Semi-Final. [...]
A+B Celebrates Top Students
Deakin’s highest achieving Architecture, Construction Management and Landscape Architecture students were acknowledged at the School of Architecture and Built Environment’s annual awards ceremony in May. Scholarships, industry sponsored prizes and placement opportunities were presented including the esteemed Peddle Thorp and ClarkeHopkinsClarke Scholarships that both offer financial support as well as [...]
St Joseph’s Students Get an Insight into the future of Geelong
St Joseph’s College students had an insight into the future of Geelong as a city from Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment academics and researchers. Around 40 year 10 students were selected to attend the Built Environment Careers Workshops based on their interests in Architecture, Design [...]
Research Lab Helps us Live Better and Smarter
Professor Anthony Mills, Alison Potter, Vanessa Schernickau, Dr Phillip Roös, Professor Karen Hapgood and Professor Jane den Hollander Deakin University launched it's Live+Smart Research Lab on 31 May. The Lab will tackle one of the 21st century's biggest challenges: rapid urbanisation and the decline of rural areas. [...]
Deakin Architecture Events a Design Week Success
From biophilic design to green rooftops to affordable eco housing – it was exciting to see Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment featuring when Melbourne Design Week expanded to Geelong for the first time earlier this year. Staff and students from the school were involved in a range [...]
IDiDe Students Participate in Rural Community Design Project in India
A group of thirteen Architecture students embarked on the annual Intercultural Dialogue through Design (iDiDe) study tour program in India in January to explore social sustainability and capacity building in rural communities. Now its ninth iteration, the iDiDe is a three-week study tour designed to target developing and rural communities. [...]
Migrant Housing: how post-war migrants helped shape Melbourne
Australia welcomed 4.2 million ‘New Australians’ to the country between 1945 and 1985 as part of the “Populate or perish” policy. Associate Professor Mirjana Lozanovska’s new book, Migrant Housing, investigates the impact these migrants have had on the architecture and aesthetic traditions of our major cities. The book is available [...]
Dr Phillip Roös Celebrates World Environment Day
To celebrate World Environment Day, Dr Phillip Roös, Director of Deakin’s Live+Smart Research Lab spoke about Biophilic design and of the need to put nature first in the future design of our city. Dr Roös covered the fundamentals for creating healthy liveable places that enhance wellbeing. He emphasised the need [...]
WORKSHOP – Transport Infrastructure Projects Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities
Register now to attend the Transport Infrastructure Workshop. Limited seats available! Speakers and Panel Drawn from Infrastructure Australia, Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, KPMG, Grattan Institute, Validate Estimate, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Curtin University, Deakin University, University of New South Wales, Arcadis, Better Infrastructure Initiative (UNSW). Speaker list is [...]
PixelGreen: A Hybrid, Vertical Micro-Farm and Media Screen
Deakin School of Architecture and Built Environment researcher Chin Koi Khoo along with fellow researcher H Koon Wee from the University of Hong Kong have recently designed a hybrid green architectural wall system for high-rise buildings that integrates a vertical micro-farm and a media screen. The pair presented this wall, [...]
MInD Lab in Milan Design Week
MInD Lab, Deakin’s Mediated Intelligence in Design Research Laboratory took center stage at Milan Design Week in April when the School of Architecture and Built Environment’s Professor of Integral Design and MInD Lab Director, Tuba Kocaturk, gave a talk at the Dassault Systèmes Design for Life Conference. The conference offered [...]
1st International Symposium on Sustainable Rural Built Environments – 2020
FROM ENGAGEMENT TO IMPACT 1st International Symposium on Sustainable Rural Built Environments Kuala Lumpur 4-6 February 2020 School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University (Geelong, Australia) and Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), will jointly host the “1st International Symposium on Sustainable [...]
Graduate Hannah Butler – A New Generation of Female Builders
A+B graduate Hannah Butler is on of Hamlan Homes rising talents. Hannah has a double degree in Architecture and Construction Management from Deakin University. Hannah started out as an estimator but soon proved herself a valuable talent in drafting and project coordinating. Hannah a great example of what a rewarding career [...]
Alexandra Florea – Our Lasted PhD
The School of Architecture and Built Environment congratulates our newest PhD graduate Alexandra Florea whose thesis entitled An Architectural Study of Romanian Villages in The Twenty-First Century aims to deconstruct the Romanian village of the twenty-first century. To this end, the history of the Romanian village is compared and contrasted [...]
MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK – Nature, Design and Us
As part of Melbourne Design Week, Deakin researchers will answer : What is biophilic design and why could it change the way we live in our homes and cities? This event is a one-day laboratory that explores the importance of biophilia, the innate need for humans to connect to nature, [...]
HOME : Providing Evidence-Based, Community-Tailored Housing Strategies
HOME is a multidisciplinary research hub at Deakin, based at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, that addresses with local communities a failure to deliver well-designed, affordable, sustainable and connected housing for all. The work aims to inform better policy interventions and build better suburbs for many people that are [...]
Students Experience the Transition from University to Practice
With another year comes new rounds of office visits that facilitated the opportunity for students to engage with the industry and understand their transition from university to practice. Students from A+B Studio once again had the unique opportunity, arranged by Susan Ang and Chayakan Siamphukdee, to visit two architectural offices [...]
Model Students Help Cottage by the Sea
A TRIO of Architecture and Construction Management students volunteered their time to build an architectural model of the planned Cottage by the Sea redevelopment. The School of Architecture and Environment students responded to a call by the Queenscliff charity for willing helpers to build a small replicate of their big [...]
A MInD-ful Approach to Built Environment Research
Bringing a transdisciplinary approach to built environment research is a key focus for Tuba Kocaturk, Professor of Integral Design in Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment. Professor Kocaturk is the director of Deakin’s new Lab for Mediated Intelligence in Design, or MInD Lab, based at the Geelong Waterfront [...]
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Education Advancement
School of Architecture and Built Environment's Dr M. Reza Hosseini is playing a key role in a new academic forum that aims to advance the consistency and quality of Building Information Modelling (BIM) education in Australian universities. Dr Hosseini is a lecturer in construction at Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment [...]
LIVE+SMART: The Liveable + Smart Cities Research Lab
The School of Architecture and Built Environment is excited to announce the establishment of the Liveable + Smart Cities Research Lab. Driven by the need for a research hub that will focus on key themes of applied research for understanding and providing solutions in a rapidly urbanised world, the vision [...]
(Cancelled) Plexus 2020
Exploring light, shadow, sound and air, Plexus 2020 is the 21st Century iteration of an 18th Century Dalgetty & Sons wool store in Geelong.
(cancelled) Deakin architecture: celebrating our identity
Deakin University Architecture exhibition of student work of Geelong projects Deakin University Architecture Exhibition of Student Work of projects in Geelong at the A+B Gallery at the Waterfront Campus. This work will showcase the connection of students to Geelong in speculative projects that re-envision what is possible in the metropolitan [...]
(Closed) Resonance + Reflection: design ideas for an expanded Geelong Gallery
This event will explore potential ideas, concepts and design schemes for the future expansion of Geelong Gallery into the surrounding cultural precinct.
(Cancelled) Museum of Industry
Explore Geelong’s industrial architecture and artistic works that envision a new ‘museum of industry’. Be sure to bring your camera on this guided walking tour.
(Cancelled) Co-designing an inclusive visitor centre
Participate in a workshop about research and inclusive design approaches to develop an inclusive visitor centre in Geelong
(Cancelled) Self-healing cities: applying whole systems thinking for sustainable communities
This forum explores the concept of Self-Healing Cities – a cities ability to repair themselves, while having the least possible impact on its people, to understand how the future of architecture, infrastructure and alternative energy design can make a greater impact on Geelong’s sustainable and economic future.
(Cancelled) Golden Lecture Series kicks off with Glenn Murcutt AO
*EVENT POSTPONED** Hear from some of the world’s best practitioners in architecture, each awarded gold medal status for their contribution to design. Deakin Architecture will be kicking off their Gold Lecture Series with Pritzker Prize winning architect GLENN MURCUTT, AO.
(Cancelled) PopCycle: a mobile placemaking platform of Geelong
We respond with the design of the first Geelong ‘PopCycle’ – bikes that Geelong locals can ride around separately and then come together to celebrate ‘Made-in-Geelong’ products, including locally grown/produced coffee, local-made food, handcraft, and other design crafts/products. The PopCycle is a placemaking platform to generate a ‘living space on the street’.