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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE MID SEMESTER REVIEWS | Design StudiosWednesday 2 SeptemberSee posters for session times, room num...
31/08/2026

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE MID SEMESTER REVIEWS | Design Studios

Wednesday 2 September

See posters for session times, room numbers, and the amazing guest critics joining us on the day.

Last week the First Nations Advisory Committee (FNAC) and Cultural Reference Panel of the Australian Institute of Archit...
23/08/2026

Last week the First Nations Advisory Committee (FNAC) and Cultural Reference Panel of the Australian Institute of Architects released Walk Together: Design Guided By Country – a new, freely accessible resource supporting architects and built environment professionals to engage meaningfully with First Nations Peoples and Country in their projects.   

Developed collaboratively over several years, Design Guided by Country will support architects, graduates and students to enact culturally responsive approaches and design methodologies that prioritise the health and wellbeing of Country, respect for cultural authority, protect and celebrate cultural heritage, and strengthen First Nations communities’ capacities to care for Country. It also assists architects in meeting competency requirements set out in the National Standards of Competency for Architects 2021. 
Design Guided by Country is freely available to architects, clients and the broader built environment industry.

FNAC is currently co-chaired University of Sydney Associate Professor Michael Mossman (Kuku Yalanji) and Dr Shaneen Fantin. Former co-chair, architect and Monash Architecture staff member Sarah Lynn Rees initiated this important work, supported by the full FNAC committee including our Monash colleague Bradley Kerr. Monash Architecture are hugely proud of their ground breaking work and tireless advocacy. 

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Professor N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs AM (left) and Sarah Lynn Rees (right) at the launch ofWalk Together: Design Guided By Country. 
Photo Kathy Waghorn
Sarah Lynn Rees
winsor kerr
Djinjama

Department of Architecture Guest Lecture31st August 2026Søren PihlmannMaterial Journeys6-7.30pmCaulfield CampusFG1.04 Le...
21/08/2026

Department of Architecture Guest Lecture

31st August 2026

Søren Pihlmann

Material Journeys

6-7.30pm
Caulfield Campus
FG1.04 Lecture Theatre
Public, free
 
Please join us to hear from Søren Pihlmann, the founder of Pihlmann Architects in Copenhagen. His work focuses on transformations, adaptive reuse, and biobased materials, developing architecture from existing buildings and production logics. He approaches each project through studies of given conditions and the implications of working with what is already there, treating structures as material banks and residuals as architectural resources.

He studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy, graduating in 2014. Since establishing the studio in 2021, he has contributed to exhibitions, publications, films, and lectures internationally. His work includes Thoravej 29, where 95% of the existing materials were reused on site; House14a, where three masonry cores reorganise a 1951 house into a fluid floor plan; and Build of Site, the Danish contribution to the Biennale Architettura 2025. The latter initiated a long-term restoration of the Danish Pavilion, addressing recurrent flooding and using surplus construction materials as the basis of the exhibition.

The Department of Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents the diverse guests who visit us to talk, teach and research the complexities of architecture today.

Register via eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/material-journeys-sren-pihlmann-pihlmann-architects-doa-guest-lecture-tickets-1997804917287

Summer School Travel Opportunity | Ōtepoti Dunedin, New ZealandIn this four-week summer school, architecture, landscape ...
17/08/2026

Summer School Travel Opportunity | Ōtepoti Dunedin, New Zealand

In this four-week summer school, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and planning students from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, leverage design-research methodologies to explore climate impacts, proposing and testing a range of resilience, adaptation, and mitigation strategies for Ōtepoti Dunedin, a small coastal city in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Application Deadline: 31-Aug-2026

6pt Studies Unit, open to (2027) Bachelor year 3, Masters of Architecture all years, Master of Urban Planning and Design all years

Staff A/Prof Kathy Waghorn with staff from collaborating schools

Dates: Summer Semester B :
Week 1, Jan 11-17, online
Weeks 2 + 3 , Jan 18-31, on location, Dunedin, New Zealand
Week 4, Feb 1 - 7, Melbourne, self directed

Supported by guests from community, local government, industry, climate researchers, local architecture and landscape architecture practitioners and Mana Whenua (traditional custodians), the school models collaboration through interdisciplinary, experiential learning in place, fostering a deep ethical awareness, sense of responsibility and built environment practice knowledge towards supporting communities affected by climate change.

Students may be eligible for a Monash travel grant of $1250

See QR Code for application info

Department of Architecture Guest Lecture26th August 20266-7.30pmCaulfield CampusG1.04 Lecture TheatrePublic, free Public...
17/08/2026

Department of Architecture Guest Lecture

26th August 2026
6-7.30pm
Caulfield Campus
G1.04 Lecture Theatre
Public, free
 
Public Air : Civic Buildings in Ireland and Canada

Merritt Bucholz and Karen McEvoy

Karen McEvoy and Merritt Bucholz co-founded Bucholz McEvoy Architects in Dublin in 1996, and in 2005 Merritt founded and led the School of Architecture at the University of Limerick (SAUL) where he is Professor of Architecture. Bucholz McEvoy Architects creates durable and climate-resilient architecture that is inherently oriented to enhancing human experience. Carefully crafted, site specific, optimising natural daylight and ventilation, its architecture is fine-tuned to its use and its particular micro-climate. Its ethos is based on collaborative practice, embedding concepts of energy reduction, based on a careful analysis of use of space, and well-researched construction technology for each step of the design process, enablers in developing sustainable, beautiful and resilient architecture.

Register via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/public-air-civic-buildings-in-ireland-bucholz-mcevoy-doa-guest-lecture-tickets-1997804457913

This lecture is hosted by Monash Urban Planning and Design and the Department of Architecture Guest Lecture Series. The series presents the diverse guests who visit us to talk, teach and research the complexities of architecture and urban design today.

IDR WEEK 4 REVIEWWednesday 19 AugustJoin us for Week 4 of Independent Design Research, with guest and staff reviewers jo...
15/08/2026

IDR WEEK 4 REVIEW

Wednesday 19 August

Join us for Week 4 of Independent Design Research, with guest and staff reviewers joining studios throughout the day.

Morning Reviews | 10:00am–1:00pm
• Nigel Bertram group — Guest Reviewer: Ammon Beyerle
• Staff Reviewer: Prof. Erik L’Heureux

Afternoon Reviews | 1:30–4:30pm
• Laura Harper group — Guest Reviewer: Lucinda Mason
• Kathy Waghorn group — Guest Reviewers: Sheldon Williams & Jeff Gabriel
• Staff Reviewers: Bader Rizk, Chloe Fuller, Bella Singal & Dr Tanvi Maheshwari

Evening
4:45–5:45pm — MAMA refreshments

6:00pm — Lecture : Sarah Beskey
Hosted by Catherine Murphy (MUPD) 
Biodiversity-Sensitive Urban Design
B2.14

Hosted by Monash Urban Planning & Design and the Department of Architecture Guest Lecture Series.

Photography: IDR 2025 by Sharlene Tengra — Sharlene T

What if demolition materials became the starting point for design?A great evening of discussion and exchange exploring e...
14/08/2026

What if demolition materials became the starting point for design?

A great evening of discussion and exchange exploring exactly that question, bringing together Arup Architecture, Monash ADA and the Naomi Milgrom Foundation presenting the outcomes from the the *Waste to Walls* design research studio.

Monash Architecture students worked directly with materials recovered from the Richmond Power Station redevelopment, testing how demolition materials could be reimagined as valuable design resources rather than waste.

A huge thank you to Arup for hosting and to all the speakers, students and industry partners who contributed to such a collaboration. It was a great outcome and an important step in exploring what material reuse could look like in practice.

We’re looking forward to the next iteration - prototyping - taking the ideas generated through the project further and continuing to test how recovered materials can inform new approaches to design, construction and the circular built environment.

With thanks to
Peter Ho Erik LHeureux Bernadette Gale Wilson Jacqui Alexander Department of Architecture, MADA, Monash.
Elaine Chia, and Felix Davis, Naomi Milgrom Foundation.
Simon Barnes, and Richard Stokes, ARUP.

Department of Architecture Guest LectureSarah BekessyBiodiversity Sensitive Urban Design19th August 20266-7.30pmCaulfiel...
11/08/2026

Department of Architecture Guest Lecture

Sarah Bekessy

Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design

19th August 2026
6-7.30pm
Caulfield Campus
F2.01 Lecture Theatre, Building F, Level 2
Public, free
 
Please join us to hear about the work and thought of Professor Sarah Bekessy (ARC Laureate Fellow). Bekessy leads the ICON Science research group at the University of Melbourne, which uses interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex biodiversity conservation problems. She is particularly interested in understanding the role of human behaviour in conservation, in designing cities to encourage ‘every day nature’ experiences and in defining and measuring ‘nature positive’ development. She developed the Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design protocol that has now been used by numerous developers, governments and non-government organisations to design innovative urban biodiversity strategies. Sarah is a Lead Councillor with The Biodiversity Council, a Board member of Bush Heritage Australia and a member of the WWF Eminent Scientists Group.

This lecture is hosted by Monash Urban Planning and Design and the Department of Architecture Guest Lecture Series. The series presents the diverse guests who visit us to talk, teach and research the complexities of architecture and urban design today.

Register via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/biodiversity-sensitive-urban-design-sarah-bekessy-doa-guest-lecture-tickets-1997419595780

Department of Architecture Guest LectureBirthisel WittingslowHow can medium density living be reimagined?17th August 202...
11/08/2026

Department of Architecture Guest Lecture

Birthisel Wittingslow

How can medium density living be reimagined?

17th August 2026
5-6.30pm
Caulfield Campus
G1.04 Lecture Theatre, Building F, Level 2
Public, free
 
Please join us to hear from Melbourne Architects Birthisel Wittingslow about forms of housing density. The Northcote Townhouses transform an underutilised inner-suburban site into three sanctuary-like dwellings that sensitively respond to the streetscape and deliver unexpected scale and amenity. Three couples—neighbours, friends, and peers in the industry—came together as a consortium to redevelop the site into family homes. Small scale single residential interventions offer an imaginative alternative to conventional medium density one that prioritises liveability, longevity and connection.

The Department of Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents the diverse guests who visit us to talk, teach and research the complexities of architecture today.

Register via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-can-medium-density-living-be-reimagined-birthesel-wittingslow-tickets-1997523154527

MADA Gallery 2027 Curator-in-Residence — Applications Now OpenMADA Gallery invites proposals for its 2027 Curator-in-Res...
11/08/2026

MADA Gallery 2027 Curator-in-Residence — Applications Now Open

MADA Gallery invites proposals for its 2027 Curator-in-Residence program. This year-long opportunity supports the development of two curated exhibitions.

The program welcomes Australian and international practitioners across art, design and architecture, with a particular interest in ambitious, experimental proposals that engage students, respond to urgent contemporary issues, and explore the connections between exhibition-making, teaching and research.

Applications close 20 August 2026.

Learn more and how to apply via the link in Monash Fine Art bio.

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