Units

Design thinking encourages you to engage creatively with the complex challenges of our contemporary world and can help you to develop a transferable skillset that can be applied across various other contexts. In this unit, you will be intro…

Branding is an individual’s perception about a product, service, experience or company. It is the meaning behind the narrative and visuals that are instantly recognisable. Branding establishes dialogue, understands the urge to connect and i…

This unit will build on your existing design skills towards information visualisation for the general public and stakeholders in specific industry sectors. You will explore creative use of visual metaphors, data organisation and digital tec…

This unit introduces you to the creative, historical, and technical foundations of filmmaking. Through a combination of theoretical instruction, film screenings, hands-on workshops, and structured assignments, you will learn how to design,…

This unit is only offered in Prato (Italy) in Semester 2, and enrolment is via an application and approval process. It can replace either Studio 4 (CDS3001 / COL3001 / IDN3001 / SDN3001) or Studio 5 (CDS3002 / COL3002 / IDN3002 / SDN3002) i…

This unit is concerned with the radically changing relationships between cultural material and the communication of knowledge, meaning and social memory. Galleries, libraries, archives and museums are time-honoured institutions that we entr…

The unit provides an introduction to a range of structural systems, building materials and construction techniques. It provides a learning experience for students to develop skills to apply structural and construction strategies to the desi…

This unit introduces important historical precedents and theoretical movements of interior architectural history. By developing skills in research, critical analysis and an historical understanding of key building, practitioners and styles,…

This unit aims to introduce students to visual communication through sketching, photography, 2D and 3D drawing using art and architectural precedents. It provide student with basic skills of orthographic (hardline), axonometric and perspect…

This unit engages students in the design process through first-hand observation, drawing/painting of real-life spaces, conceptual development, scale, design development and verbal and visual communication. Students will explore a range of c…

This unit introduces students to structural strategies, building services, and project detailing via industry relevant documentation methods. Students will become familiar with trade packages, and sequence of works and implement these princ…

This unit will provide students with digital documentation principles and representation skills using an advanced information rich model applying parametric components (building rich information model based on pre-defined rules). These skil…

The aim of this unit is to develop students' design thinking and skills using creative design tools. The unit requires students to explore conceptual, metaphorical and technological aspects of interior architecture. Students will learn to d…

This unit develops students’ design skills and creativity working on abstract and/or real architecture projects. This unit encourages students to research, explore and experiment with different design techniques and tools using a range of…

This unit teaches students how to customise building technology in response to specific project requirements, and according to sustainable and Australian building codes and regulations. Students will learn how to apply building and construc…

This unit will provide students with digital documentation and representation skills using an information rich model at an advanced level applying parametric components (building rich information model based on pre- defined rules). These sk…

This unit develops professional skills in relation to the practice of interior architecture with a particular emphasis on marketing and entrepreneurship. Specifically, the unit develops students' understanding of business identity issues as…

This unit introduces students to the concept of sustainability and to the principles of ecologically sustainable design. The unit will examine the changing patterns in human behaviour and their influences on the environment, examining susta…

This unit introduces key theoretical concepts that will complement students’ studio-based interior design projects. Students will investigate historical and current spatial and cultural issues relating to the build environment and current i…

This unit aims to develop professional design skills that align with industry expectations through the execution of an industry-linked project.

This unit addresses the developments undertaken in Interior Architecture Practice 1 to enable a high quality, well-resolved project outcome. The aim is for students to develop a deep understanding of innovative, commercial architectural spa…

This unit introduces fundamental drawing and rendering skills to facilitate the development and presentation of design ideas. A range of 2D visualisation skills particularly suited to the concept generation stage of the design process will…

This unit develops practical design skills in a user-Centered product design context. It will apply an understanding of usability considerations to the design of a product or range of products that respond directly to user needs. This studi…

This unit emphasises the importance of materials and surface finishes for product development. It provides an in-depth understanding of materials and finishes relevant to industrial design, as well as fundamental design principles and eleme…

This unit builds upon user-centred design theory and investigates the interaction between designed objects and user’s emotional experience. The unit aims to introduce students to “emotional design” and the opportunities it offers in the dev…

This unit introduces all aspects of product manufacture, examining materials and manufacturing processes and how they are used to create products. Students will develop an understanding of the techniques required to produce 3-dimensional ou…

This unit extends sketching techniques by focusing on digital sketching to enhance visual communication. The unit will enable students to clearly communicate and articulate their design concepts via a range of sketching techniques.

This unit provides skills in CAD surface modelling techniques appropriate to product design. The content will focus on technical surfacing, concept exploration and design visualisation. Students will be introduced to NURBS-based surface mod…

This unit focuses on advanced materials and production processes, low volume production techniques and introduces design for rapid (additive) manufacture, including emerging and current manufacturing techniques. The principles of design for…

This unit aims to provide students with real world socially responsible projects that address the needs, abilities and unique contexts of specific communities, either local or international. Students will develop user-centered, real-world p…