Department of Architectural and Industrial Design
Imagine, design, innovate — our world-leading research and teaching initiates change for a design-informed world.
We engage with contemporary design and fabrication techniques while understanding the complex social, cultural and environmental factors needed for sustainable design practice. Authentic learning is a key component where students and staff engage with industry partners on interdisciplinary projects and global design challenges.
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Built Environment and Architecture
Design sustainable spaces and buildings for the future
Our projects
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Aquariums, meerkats and gaming screens: how hospital design supports children, young people and their families
Lecturer in Architectural Design, Dr Stephanie Liddicoat, explores how hospital design affects mental health and wellbeing, particularly in young people.Thursday 05 December 2019 -
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Radical disaster relief shelter design for Azraq and beyond
Dr Greg Quinn’s radical disaster relief shelter design maintains personal dignityThursday 18 April 2019 -
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Swinburne students shortlisted for James Dyson award
Swinburne teams will face the international judging panel of the James Dyson Award design competition.Friday 08 September 2017
Our people
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Associate Professor Gianni Renda
Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design
Name | Position | Contact |
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Dr Pantea Alambeigi | Lecturer, Architecture | palambeigi@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Abdullah Al Mahmud | Associate Professor, Industrial Design | +61 3 9214 3830 aalmahmud@swinburne.edu.au |
Katherine Bissett-Johnson | Academic Director of Work Integrated Learning; Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering | +61 3 9214 6973 kbissettjohnson@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Sascha Bohnenberger-Fehr | Lecturer, Architecture | +61 3 9214 6104 sbohnenbergerfehr@swinburne.edu.au |
Canhui Chen | Lecturer, Architecture | +61 3 9214 3707 canhuichen@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Norman Day | Academic Tutor, Interior Architecture | +61 3 9214 6156 nday@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Quoc Phuong Dinh | Course Director, Interior Architecture | +61 3 9214 6012 qdinh@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Boris Eisenbart | Associate Professor and Course Co-coordinator, Product Design Engineering; Research Director Industry 4.0 Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing | +61 3 9214 6509 beisenbart@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor Daniel Huppatz | Associate Professor, Interior Architecture | +61 3 9214 6932 dhuppatz@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Simon Jackson | Senior Lecturer, Design History and Theory | +61 3 9214 6878 simonjackson@swinburne.edu.au |
Debra Kunda | Academic Tutor | dkunda@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Jo Kuys | Course Director, Industrial Design | +61 3 9214 3856 jkuys@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Mehrnoush Latifi Khorasgani | Course Director, Architecture | +61 3 9214 4579 mlatifi@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Simon Lloyd | Lecturer, Interior Architecture | +61 3 9214 6923 slloyd@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Flavia Marcello | Professor, Architectural History | +61 3 9214 6854 fmarcello@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Mozammel Mridha | Lecturer, Interior Architecture | +61 3 9214 6557 mmridha@swinburne.edu.au |
Dolores O’Grady | Academic Tutor, Interior Architecture | dogrady@swinburne.edu.au |
Daniel Prohasky | Lecturer, Architectural Engineering | +61 3 9214 3364 dprohasky@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Charles Ranscombe | Co-Discipline Coordinator, Product Design Engineering; Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering | +61 3 9214 6059 cranscombe@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor Gianni Renda | Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design; Associate Professor, Industrial Design | +61 3 9214 6026 grenda@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor John Sadar | Associate Professor, Architecture | +61 3 9214 4519 jsadar@swinburne.edu.au |
Denis Smitka | Lecturer, Industrial Design | +61 3 9214 6453 dsmitka@swinburne.edu.au |
Mark Strachan | Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering | +61 3 9214 6919 mstrachan@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Mark Taylor | Course Director, Master of Architecture and Urban Design | marktaylor@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Marcus White | Professor, Urban Design | +61 3 9214 5 5435 marcuswhite@swinburne.edu.au |
Markus Jung | Course Director, Master of Urban Design and Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design | majung@swinburne.edu.au +61 3 9214 4 |
Dr Weijie Hu | Lecturer, Architecture | whu@swinburne.edu.au |
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