building

Designing the future of design education in Australia

23 Feb 2012, 3.32 PM

The future of design education will be on display from next week, with designs for the new Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning on showcase for the first time.

Students to explore the housing and human settlement needs of Kiribati residents

28 Jun 2011, 2.21 PM

University of Melbourne students will gain valuable experience in urban design, planning and architecture as part of a unique travelling design studio to the Central Pacific island of Kiribati.

Students help build Indigenous community centres out of old shipping containers

22 Jun 2010, 8.32 AM

Students from the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne are converting old shipping containers into new community centres for the Gudorrka Community and Knuckey’s Lagoon Community in the Northern Territory.  

Building Australia’s future in construction: does policy have a role to play?

15 Oct 2009, 10.51 AM

Leading construction expert Professor Paolo Tombesi will examine the dynamics of technical progress in construction, and consider the steering role public planning can play in a public lecture at the University of Melbourne on Tuesday.