2016 Undergraduate Guide

Built Environment Undergraduate Guide 2016 Never Stand Still

Built Environment

Design and build sustainable, liveable cities.

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Design and build sustainable, liveable cities.

At UNSW Built Environment we develop global leaders in architecture, planning, and construction.

Connecting world-class knowledge with leading practice, we equip you for an outstanding career.

You will learn from leading academics who are leaders in professional practice and in the fields they teach. You will gain from the expertise and knowledge of people who have exceptional careers in architecture, planning, construction and built environment media communications. The impressive combination of academics and professional leaders ensures you receive relevant, timely and inspiring education to establish a platform from which to build a great career.

Our teaching combines theory, cutting edge knowledge and practical learning. Our learning opportunities prepare you for your career by engaging with real projects developed from industry. This hands-on approach enables you to better understand why and how cities and their elements change through design, finance and politics.

Our strong links with industry and professional practice ensure you have the most relevant skills needed to meet the future challenges of a career in the built environment professions.

Contents Message from the Dean

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One faculty, two schools

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Why Built Environment?

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Architectural Studies

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UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture

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Computational Design

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Construction Management and Property

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Industrial Design

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Interior Architecture

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Landscape Architecture

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Planning 50 Your vibrant uni life

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Message from the Dean Dear Student, You are now at a crucial time in your life as you are

The Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture is a full

choosing a program of study to underpin your future

academic appointment focused on the delivery of

and create your professional career.

Whether you want to become an architect, an industrial designer, a planner, an interior architect, a landscape architect, or a construction manager, we offer a suite of degrees, designed to make you 'career-ready'. By connecting world-class knowledge with leading practice, we equip you with

better architecture and places of habitat for people of lower socio-economic means or for communities ravaged by geo-political events or natural disasters.

In addition the faculty also announces the fully endowed Judith Neilson Lecture to be delivered annually. We anticipate the appointment of the inaugural recipient of this prestigious Chair in 2015.

the intellectual and practical skills required for an

As talent comes in many forms, we offer you the

outstanding career.

option to apply through the alternative admission

My only advice in choosing a program of study is to follow your instinct, knowing that as you progress with your studies you will have opportunities to change direction if your interests develop or change over time. UNSW Built Environment is uniquely placed to introduce you to all the disciplines, that together, are responsible for the physical environment we inhabit.

You will have access to a comprehensive suite of degrees designed to support your career trajectory.

Our degrees continuously evolve integrating advice from leaders in the professions and industry. Our passion to create a better environment and society, through all forms of architecture, planning, design

scheme. Available for most of our degrees, the scheme allows you to convey your potential in creative thinking and making in the form of a portfolio.

Your portfolio, combined with other admission requirements, is your chance to be bold and to reveal your potential and passion for your chosen field of study.

This guide and our website, be.unsw.edu.au, provide you with information on our degrees, entry requirements, alternative admission scheme, accreditations and career opportunities. If you need more information, please contact our student centre on (02) 9385 4799 or email fbe@unsw.edu.au.

and construction, will provide you with a unique

I wish you all the best with your chosen career path

knowledge base to launch your career. Your

and studies, and look forward to welcoming you to

exposure to best knowledge and best professional

UNSW Built Environment.

practice will optimise your potential for leadership roles as you develop your career.

UNSW Built Environment is the only faculty of its type in Australia to be endowed with two Chairs, The Seidler Chair in the Practice of Architecture and the Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture. The

Professor Alec Tzannes AM, Dean, UNSW Built Environment

Seidler Chair in the Practice of Architecture supports excellence in design studio education. We are pleased to announce that the inaugural recipient is Glenn Murcutt, the only Australian architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize. In addition to this Chair we announce The Seidler PhD Scholarship in modern architecture in the Australian context and The Seidler International Studio.

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UNSW Built Environment

One faculty, two schools

UNSW Built Environment offers a comprehensive range of specialised degrees that few universities can match. The faculty’s two schools, the Australian School of Architecture & Design (ASA+D) and the Australian Graduate School of Urbanism (AGSU), have been structured to reflect innovations in the delivery of the curriculum.

Australian School of Architecture

Design (ASA+D)

The Australian School of Architecture & Design (ASA + D) is the most comprehensive built environment school in Australia giving you access to a complete range of professional disciplines including; Architecture, Computational Design, Construction Management and Property Development, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning. You will learn from the leaders in fields of teaching, research and innovative practice.

Coursework: 1. Architecture 2. Computational Design

The Australian School of Architecture and Design offers you high quality education in the full range of built environment professions needed to shape the 21st century city. You will join our graduates of distinction who become leaders and innovators in their fields of endeavour, both locally and globally.

3. Construction & Property Development 4. Industrial design

5. Interior Architecture

Director, Australian School of Architecture & Design

6. Landscape Architecture 7. Planning 8. UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture

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Professor Bruce Judd UNSW Built Environment

Australian Graduate School of Urbanism (AGSU) The Australian Graduate School of Urbanism (AGSU) is Australia’s leading graduate school of the built environment.

You will have access to a range of specialised postprofessional degrees and research degrees. AGSU offers you flexibility as well as educational and research solutions that speak to the major issues facing cities and development, both in Australia and around the world.

Coursework: 1. Property & Development 2. Sustainable Built Environment 3. Urban Development & Design 4. Urban Policy & Strategy

Research Degrees: Research degrees are also available and include a coursework component designed to help you develop research expertise in your chosen area of study.

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

AGSU is focused on where the built environment professions are heading.

Designing and building the 21st century city and its elements is more challenging now than ever before. AGSU is about producing multi-disciplinary professionals who are up to these challenges.

Professor Alan Peters

Deputy Dean and Director Australian Graduate School of Urbanism UNSW Built Environment

2. Masters by Research 3. Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

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Be Inspired

UNSW Built Environment is led by multi-award winning architect Dean Professor Alec Tzannes. You will learn from leading academics who are leaders in professional practice and in the fields they teach. The impressive combination of academics and professional leaders ensures you receive relevant, timely and inspiring education to establish a platform from which to build a great career. be.unsw.edu.au/BeInspired

Be Unique

UNSW Built Environment is the only faculty of its type in Australia to be endowed with two Chairs, The Seidler Chair in the Practice of Architecture and the Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture.

The Seidler Chair in the Practice of Architecture supports excellence in design studio education. The first recipient is Glenn Murcutt, the only Australian architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize. Additionally to this Chair will be, The Seidler PhD Scholarship in modern architecture in the Australian context and The Seidler International Studio.

The Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture is a full academic appointment focussed on the delivery of better architecture and places of habitat for people of lower socio-economic means or for communities ravaged by geo-political events or natural disasters. In addition the fully endowed Judith Neilson Lecture will be delivered annually for students and staff. be.unsw.edu.au/BeUnique

Be Relevant

Our strong links with industry and professional practice ensure that you have the most relevant skills needed to meet the future challenges of a career in the built environment professions. be.unsw.edu.au/BeRelevant

Be Connected

You will have the opportunity to engage with businesses, government and community on real life projects. Our strong industry partnerships offer opportunities for work experience, internships as well as scholarship and awards.

From industry dinners and events to guest lectures and competitions, UNSW Built Environment has a proud history of industry engagement and collaboration. be.unsw.edu.au/BeConnected

Be On Show

Showcase your projects throughout the year in exhibitions held by UNSW Built Environment. This is your opportunity to present your work to your peers, industry and potential employers. be.unsw.edu.au/BeOnShow

Be Awarded

UNSW Built Environment has a selection of competitions and prizes which are organised by the faculty and by Professional Associations. Be recognised and awarded for your outstanding achievements and take advantage of our strong industry links which will help establish your reputation as a built environment professional. be.unsw.edu.au/BeAwarded

Be Social

Enjoy a vibrant campus life by attending university events and exhibitions throughout the year. You can develop strong networks held at events like O-Week and Welcome Back Day. Make sure you sign up to Arc to join over 200 clubs and societies and over 30 different Sports Clubs.

UNSW Built Environment societies include: BeSA (Built Environment Student Association), INTASOC (Interior Architecture), CaPS (Construction and Property), OOPS (Planning) or the Maker Society (for anyone who loves making things!) Check them out on Facebook! be.unsw.edu.au/BeSocial

Be Informed

Our teaching combines world-class knowledge with leading practice and equips you for an outstanding career.

Our researchers are knowledge leaders, committed to research excellence and are leaders of the Group of Eight universities in research for the Built Environment.* *Excellence in Research Australia 2014

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BE Engaged

Built Environment Interdisciplinary Learning (BEIL) is a selection of electives, unmatched by any other Australian university. They allow you to collaborate and work with students from other disciplines within the built environment, just like in the workplace. be.unsw.edu.au/BeEngaged

Be Global

Expand your perspective and complete part of your degree overseas. Take part in the UNSW exchange program and learn with one of our prestigious partner universities from countries such as USA, Spain, China, United Kingdom, Denmark and others. Many UNSW Built Environment degrees offer national and international design studios and study travel trips, where you can study and travel in other cities and countries as well as interact with students from other universities. be.unsw.edu.au/BeGlobal

Studying Architecture at UNSW Built Environment provides you with unique learning opportunities, and an enjoyable and engaging experience of university life.

The study of regional architecture in the third year Glenn Murcutt Design Studio and the IUAV Venice Biennale Studio have both been exceptional opportunities and have specifically informed and fostered my love and appreciation of design in architecture.

These opportunities I feel have been distinctive to UNSW Built Environment.

My education at UNSW Built Environment has equipped me with the abilities to engage in architecture at a variety of scales and through a variety of typologies.

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Hugo Chan

Student, Architectural Studies

Bachelor of

Architectural Studies Behind almost every building – from modest and intimate rooms, to extraordinary and monumental spaces accommodating complex needs – lies the disciplined creativity of architecture. An architect designs buildings

Your career opportunities:* ●● Consulting architect in private practice ●● Specialist architect in areas such as heritage

and their settings to meet the needs of individuals and the community. In their professional work, architects design buildings and cities through consideration of sustainability, culture and the economy. It is an exciting and dynamic profession that works closely with other built environment

●● Building scientist ●● Environmental consultant ●● Multidisciplinary design practice

professionals, and is the only one responsible for considering the building in its entirety.

●● Government architect’s office

Professional accreditation:

●● Large commercial architectural firms

The Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree is the

●● Architectural critic, academic and researcher

undergraduate pathway degree to the professionally accredited postgraduate Master of Architecture degree, which has professional recognition from the NSW Architects Registration Board and Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA). After obtaining the Master of Architecture you must complete two years of professional work experience and undertake the professional practice exam to become a registered architect.

* Depending on the level of study and registration.

Why study Architectural Studies at UNSW Built Environment?

Learn from the best: UNSW Built Environment

Benefit from close industry connections:

is led by renowned and multi award-winning architect,

Join many of our sought-after graduates who find work in

Dean Professor Alec Tzannes AM. It is the only

leading practices and are valued for the range and depth

faculty in Australia with an international Pritzker Prize

of their skill and knowledge. Some successful alumni

winner (regarded as equivalent of the Nobel Prize in

include Australian Institute of Architecture (AIA) Gold

architecture) Professor Glenn Murcutt, UNSW Alumnus,

Medallist, Keith Cottier, who formerly led an award winning

on our teaching staff.

architectural practice (Allen Jack & Cottier) with offices

Your pathway to a Master Program:

Professor Diane Jones, Executive Director, PTW Architects.

The three-year Bachelor of Architectural Studies is your

in Sydney and Beijing, and Built Environment Adjunct

pathway to the two-year Master of Architecture. Completion

Be distinctive: In addition to obtaining cutting-

of this professionally accredited postgraduate degree will

edge computational skills, you will also develop timeless

meet the educational requirements for registration as an

craftsmanship giving you a distinct advantage in your

Architect.

chosen career.

Unique in Australia: UNSW Built Environment is

Use Sydney as your lab: Your study will involve

the only faculty endowed with 2 Chairs, the Seidler Chair

using the city of Sydney as an experimental ground for

in the Practice of Architecture and the Judith Neilson

architecture and urban design projects.

Chair in Architecture. The Seidler Chair in the Practice of Architecture aims to deliver excellence in design studio education in the practice of architecture and is held by Pritzker prize-winner Glenn Murcutt.

Benefit from international exchange programs: During your study with UNSW Built Environment you will have the opportunity to go on international exchange programs. UNSW has over 200

The Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture aims to deliver

exchange partners. These can be viewed at

new knowledge and skills, to improve places of habitat

be.unsw.edu.au/exchange

for people of modest means and opportunity, by using enduring materials and good architecture.

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Student project highlights The Tension in Tranquillity The NSW Writers Centre, located in the former Rozelle Hospital grounds at Callan Park, exists to foster a culture of writing in NSW and promote a sense of community among writers throughout the state. The proposal for the expansion of the Writers Centre as ‘An Urban Writers Retreat’ is in alignment with the objectives of the organisation. The design aims to create pleasant places for writers to interact with each other and their craft.

Katherine McCourt

Sectional elevation

Waverly Bus Depot This project is a revitalisation of the Waverly Bus Depot as new housing and community space to cater for the growing population of smaller and older households and a desire to restrain urban sprawl. The reclaiming and revitalisation of existing central city zones can cater for projected growth while providing great living, working, recreation, trade and commerce balance.

Philippa Marston Perspective

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Tidal This project seeks to organise a café, pools and amenities as a linear progression in the existing form of the bridge. With reference to the original axis of the bridge and the axis of the dunes’ contours, local basalt rocks from the existing ‘rip rap’ wall are re-purposed. They create seating interventions around a stage almost ‘found’ within the landscape. This project was led by Glenn Murcutt.

Alexander Galego

Perspective

Five Rooms for Devils Hole Devils Hole is 75 kilometres from Sydney’s CBD. Its isolation makes the site an ideal theatre to explore the potential for another world to exist. This project is a series of rooms which serve the specific demographic of Devils Hole – trail bikers, an astronomical society, the local fire service and hikers.

Sean Tran Plan

What I enjoyed most were the design studios. They gave an opportunity to rigorously explore the potential of architectural projections. They also provided the opportunity to have an ongoing conversation with the tutor.

Sean Tran

Student, Architecture

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Architectural Design Studio 1 Introduction to the primary concepts and activities of architectural design and its representation through small scale and experimental design projects.

Enabling Skills Introduction to skills and knowledge to support both the learning and practice of architecture and related disciplines.

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Environment 1 Gain knowledge in ecological and bioclimatic design, to develop a capacity for life-cycle and systems thinking in architectural design.

Architectural Communications Develop capabilities in manual 2D and 3D graphics, physical modelmaking and verbal communication.

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Architectural Design Studio 2 Study architectural spaces through precedents and configuration, material and structural tectonics.

Structures & Construction 1 Gain the ability to analyse the built environment architecturally through an understanding of structure and construction.

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Architectural History & Theory 1 Study the history of Western architecture, extending from antiquity to the 19th century.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

Core Skills At the end of first year you will have developed foundation knowledge, plus essential study and practice skills across the major streams of study in architecture.

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Architectural Design Studio 3 Study modern concepts and architectural devices through projects of moderate programmatic, spatial and material complexity in an urban context.

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Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

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Building Information Modelling Introduction to the use of computer-based informationrich 3D models of buildings to support design processes.

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Architectural Design Studio 4 Provides analytical capacities and skills developed through a complex site and an institutional program situated in a particular sociocultural context.

Structures & Construction 2 Introduction to the construction industry practice – who’s involved, who’s in charge, the role of architects and how strategic decisions are made.

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Architectural History & Theory 2 Gain an overview of key architects and movements from the advent of modernism in the early 20th century to the present.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have design skills, informed by a sound knowledge of relevant digital technologies, current construction practice and contemporary architectural thought.

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Architectural Design Studio 5 (12UoC) Use a mixed brief incorporating more than one function or building type, and explore contextual design, including urban patterns, as well as building design with detailed consideration of the technical resolution of an aspect of the building to a high level of resolution.

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Environment 2 Explore integrated environmental design, addressing the quantitative and standardsbased treatment of lighting and acoustics, using manual and digital analysis, modelling and simulation.

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Architectural Design Studio 6 Work on one architecture project and develop a detailed level of programmatic, spatial and material resolution, with emphasis placed on environmental and technological factors and their potential to impact on architectural thinking and production.

BEIL

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Architectural History & Theory 3 Learn about the history of architecture in Australia, examining themes that situate developments from the early 20th century to the present.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Core Skills Opportunity for alternate off-campus Exchange Program with the approval of the Program Director.

At the end of third year you will have developed a comprehensive set of skills and knowledge of architecture, preparing academically-capable students to pursue research in their discipline through the Honours year or move into the Masters Program, preferably after a substantive period of practical experience in an architect’s office.

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Honours Research Thesis 1 (18 UOC) This is major research-based investigation into a subject related to your area of specialisation, representing an original contribution to work in that area that demonstrates a high level of scholarship and an understanding of good research methods.

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Design Research Methods Aims to inform you of a range of research methods appropriate to the understanding and design of the built environment.

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Honours Research Thesis 2 (18 UOC) A major research-based investigation into a subject related to your area of specialisation, representing an original contribution to work in that area that demonstrates a high level of scholarship and an understanding of good research methods.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

Core Skills At the end of Honours year you will have developed a solid foundation for the pursuit of further research through doctoral studies or to resume your professional studies through the Masters Program.

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Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● HSC Plus: Design Technology, Visual Arts,

●● Walter and Gillian Bunning (Travel) Scholarship

English Advanced, Modern History, Ancient History. Go to unsw.edu.au/HSCPlus

●● Cox Richardson Architecture Award

●● Alternative Admission: option to submit a portfolio to

●● Ronald Lu Travelling Scholarship in Architecture

support your ATAR be.unsw.edu.au/alternative-admission

More prizes and scholarships at be.unsw.edu.au/scholarships

●● Duration: 3 years full time (4th year honours option) ●● Qualification: Bachelor of Architectural Studies

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or may choose to pursue an optional Honours year

undertaken at any stage from end of second year ●● Open Elective 12 UOC chosen from any course offered by any Faculty at UNSW including Built Environment

UNSW Built Environment is an energised institution which encourages proactivity, involvement and environmental consciousness. Among many things, my degree provided me with the skills of perception, analysis and consideration which have allowed me to form strong beliefs, theories and confidence in a broad range of fields.

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Studying the UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture has been an amazing experience so far.

In addition to the astonishing cultural aspects of studying in China, Tongji University’s Architectural department has offered us extraordinary professors with real-life architectural experiences, our own studio as well as classes that motivate and enhance our creativity.

If you truly love sketching, design, architecture, and being creative and evolving your thought process, you definitely won’t be disappointed.

This degree gives you an insight of your future as an architect.

Johannes Welander

Student, UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture

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Bachelor of

UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture UNSW Built Environment has partnered with Tongji University in Shanghai to offer you an architectural education with a global focus. This unique dual degree, taught in English at UNSW and Tongji University, will prepare you for practice in both China and Australia, providing you with a distinct advantage to progress your

Your career opportunities:* Your UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture is your pathway to the Master of Architecture degree. Upon your postgraduate graduation, you will have the following career opportunities:

career at a global level.

●● Consulting architect in private practice

This degree is one of a kind in Australia, giving you a

●● Specialist architect such as heritage

superior advantage amongst your peers. You will gain a truly unique, global experience by studying Chinese culture, experiencing life in China, and networking with fellow Chinese students from other degrees.

Professional accreditations: The UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture is the undergraduate pathway degree to the professionally accredited postgraduate Master of Architecture degree which has professional recognition from the NSW Architects

●● Building scientist ●● Environmental consultant ●● Multidisciplinary design practice ●● Government architect’s office ●● Large commercial practice architectural firms ●● Architecture critic, academic and researcher

Registration Board and Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA). After obtaining the Master of Architecture you must complete two years of professional work experience and undertake the professional practice exam to become a registered architect.

* Depending on the level of study and registration.

Why study UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture at UNSW Built Environment?

Be unique: This dual degree gives you the opportunity

Establish your own global network:

to study in two pre-eminent architecture schools in

You will have the opportunity to establish your own global

Australia (UNSW Built Environment) and China (Tongji

network whilst at Tongji University and UNSW, as you will

University). It draws on the strength of educational

be studying with students from all over the world. Students

traditions, systems and practices of both UNSW Built

taking part in the dual degree in Architecture are drawn

Environment and the College of Architecture and Urban

from international high schools in China and around the

Planning at Tongji University.

world, where the language of instruction is English, as well

Be a highly sought-after graduate: The dual degree will prepare you for practice in both

as Australian high school leavers. The course is taught in English both at Tongji University and UNSW.

China and Australia. It will give you a superior advantage

Gain invaluable cultural experiences:

amongst your peers as you will have gained a truly unique

This course will give you unique and global experiences

global education. The only one of its kind, this dual degree

and opportunities. Whilst you are in Tongji, you will network

will make you a highly sought-after graduate, with endless

with fellow Chinese students from other degrees, study

opportunities to advance your career in architecture at a

Chinese culture and experience life in China.

global level.

You will be awarded two degrees: Upon completion, you will be awarded two degrees, a Bachelor of Architectural Studies from UNSW, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Architecture) from Tongji University.

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Student project highlights Recording Light and Shadow A visit to a Chinese Tea House, where the exercise involved recording light and shadow movements at 15 minute intervals. Abstract canvas depictions were made to interpret recordings of the movements of light and shadow.

Nozanin Mamadnazarov

The thing I enjoy the most about this double degree is the chance to study in different countries and learn about new cultures and customs.

Nozanin Mamadnazarov

Student, UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture

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Architectural Spaces from Organisms Using clay models, the project represents biological forms as architectural spaces. Using clay models, compositions of solid and void are explored.

Meissane Kouassi

This degree is very practical and most of the courses are hands-on. The teachers are very attentive towards each individual as we learn as a small group.

It’s like a second family.

Meissane Kouassi

Student, UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture

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Year 1 Semester 1 Tongji University

Year 1 Semester 2 Tongji University

Culture & Art Explore Chinese culture, academic literature reading and studies of form and material.

Culture & Art Explore Chinese culture, academic literature reading and studies of form and material.

Computation Introduction to computer basics.

Computation Introduction to computation program design.

Building Science & Technology Study advanced mathematics.

Building Science & Technology Study building mechanics.

History & Theory Undertake art history and introduction to design theory.

History & Theory Undertake art history and introduction to design theory.

Design Choose to study architectural design (design fundamentals) or observing and drawing architecture.

Design Explore architectural design (form generating).

Year 2 Semester 3 Tongji University

Year 2 Semester 4 UNSW Built Environment

Computation Study computation, graphics and geometry.

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Building Science & Technology Study building structures.

History & Theory Undertake city reading and analysis and study theories and architectural origin.

Design Choose to study architectural design (form generating) or undertake studies in art workshop 2 and survey and measured mrawing of historical buildings.

Architectural Design Studio 3 Study modern concepts and architectural devices through projects of moderate programmatic, spatial and material complexity in an urban context.

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GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

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Year 3 Semester 6 UNSW Built Environment

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Architectural Design Studio 4 Provides analytical capacities and skills developed through a complex site and an institutional program situated in a particular sociocultural context.

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Architectural History & Theory 2 Gain an overview of key architects and movements from the advent of modernism in the early 20th century to the present.

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Structures & Construction 2 Introduction to the construction industry practice – who’s involved, who’s in charge, the role of architects and how strategic decisions are made.

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Environment 2 Explore integrated environmental design, addressing the quantitative and standards based treatment of lighting and acoustics, using manual and digital analysis, modelling and simulation.

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Year 4 Semester 7 UNSW Built Environment

Year 4 Semester 8 Tongji University

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Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Architectural Design Studio 6 Work on one architecture project and develop a detailed level of programmatic, spatial and material resolution, with emphasis placed on environmental and technological factors and their potential to impact on architectural thinking and production.

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Arch History & Theory 3 Learn critical analysis of architecture in Australia, examining themes that situate developments from the early 20th century to the present.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary learning Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

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Architectural Design Studio 5 Use a mixed brief incorporating more than one function or building type, and explore contextual design, including urban patterns, as well as building design with detailed consideration of the technical resolution of an aspect of the building to a high level of resolution.

Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● Applicants for admissions will require ATAR,

●● Walter and Gillian Bunning (Travel) Scholarship

portfolio and interview to meet requirements ●● Cox Richardson Architecture Award

●● Duration: 4 years full time (4 semesters at Tongji University, and 4 semesters at UNSW Built Environment)

●● Ronald Lu Travelling Scholarship in Architecture

●● Qualification: Bachelor of Architectural Studies

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Tongji University (the first 3 semesters and final semester of the degree). 96UOC will be studied at UNSW Built Environment (4 semesters).

I'm really happy to be a student of this interesting program. In four years of the program you can get a deeper understanding of the two countries. You will see colourful China, and amazing Australia. We have a hands-on-approach in most of the courses and the teachers are very attentive toward each of us.

Aimeerium Madiarova

Student, UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture

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I have always wanted to work in architecture and design and felt that Computational Design would provide a good foundation to build a career.

The biggest highlight was partaking in the Hextic project for the Sydney Architecture festival where my design was chosen to be built. The project exposed students to practical design, interaction with external companies like Arup and software packages like Grasshopper, taught me first hand skills in project management and computational design skills.

Jordon Blanket

Student, Computational Design

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Bachelor of

Computational Design (CoDe) Unique in Australia, this degree will equip you with the skillset to face the challenges and innovative changes of the 21st century city on the application of digital technologies in the built environment.

You will be empowered with a new understanding of digital technologies and their application within the built

Your career opportunities: ●● Architectural and Urban Design Specialist ●● Digital Optimisation Consultant (Architect/Engineering firms) ●● Software Solutions Developer

environment. You will engage in projects spanning from industrial design, architecture, construction, urban design and planning.

You will develop frontier computing skills used for modelling objects and use advanced software packages to construct artefacts using digital fabrication technologies.

Within this degree, student projects are contextualised in

●● Design/Production Manager (Construction firm) ●● Smart Cities Consultant (Planning Offices and Councils) ●● Urban Data Analyst (Business Consultancy firms) ●● Design Technology Manager (Architecture Design firms)

cities and brought to life with smartphones and tablets. You will calibrate the shape of buildings to assure sustainable and high performance designs and learn the necessary technologies allowing architects, planners, builders, clients and the community to better understand and examine

●● Digital Fabrication and Smart Manufacturing Specialist ●● Animation Professional ●● Gaming Environment Developer

design proposals. ●● Building Information Model Implementer (BIM) You will graduate with exceptional intellectual and practical skills, while exercising leadership in the application of computer and digital technologies within the built environment, architecture and design disciplines.

Why study Computational Design at UNSW Built Environment?

Be unique: This degree is unique in Australia in the

Work on real life projects: You will have the

application of digital technologies. It will equip you with

opportunity to work with your peers from other degrees and

skills needed to face the challenges of the 21st century

faculties, and apply your new skills on practical projects.

city and progress towards achieving more sustainable environments.

Design architectural spaces: You will learn to

Benefit from international exchange programs: During your study with UNSW Built Environment you will have the opportunity to go on

use computers to design architectural spaces, linking

international exchange programs. UNSW has over 200

architecture and design with engineering and science.

exchange partners. These can be viewed at

Use emerging digital tools: This course will teach

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you how creative, technical and aesthetic solutions are

Be career ready: You will learn skills essential to

gained through the application of an extensive range of

commence your career after graduation. This course will

emerging digital tools. These tools will allow you to capture,

prepare you to be a resilient employee in a fast changing

optimise, rationalise and fabricate digital design solutions.

job market and will equip you with knowledge to enter the industry with an advantage.

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Student project highlights Hextic: Grasshopper Bar, Sydney The project aimed to transform an alleyway by merging digital computation with interactive technology. Parametric software and LED display technology was used to combine hexagons as building blocks and create a structure that augments the entrance to Grasshopper’s Bar in Sydney CBD. It is an interactive system which uses fluid dynamic physics simulation to animate the flow of virtual objects displayed in the LED lights. The lights are generated by music from the bar and alter and change direction and colour triggered by face detection technology.

Jordan Blanket (design concept)

Through the exceptional guidance of the tutors and coordinators, learning the programs were captivating and the teachings became inspirations to strive further.

Benjamin Hur

Student, Computational Design

Pictured: Hextic exhibited at Grasshopper bar, Sydney showing lighting installation with interactive content.

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Interchanging: Bus stop of the future, Customs House Sydney The studio involved designing a public transport interchange of the future. The project considered the future of 21st century digital technologies and its impacts on urban lifestyle such as social networking, online shopping, multimodal travel, recycling, active lifestyles and sustainability. The winning studio project was developed in actual scale using design to production techniques and built using fabrication technologies. The prototype was exhibited at the Sydney Design Week 2014 at Customs House Sydney.

Vincent Cheng

The diversity of technology and software learnt is the most unique aspect of the CoDe degree.

You are exposed to numerous paths of architecture, programming and design and given opportunities to explore dynamic computational applications, from real-time visualisations to theoretical algorithmic design which effectively catered to my creative ambitions.

Benjamin Hur

Student, Computational Design

Pictured: Interchanging Bus stop of the future exhibition at Customs House, Sydney. Images from opening night of event.

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ARCH1101

Architectural Design Studio 1 Learn the disciplinary foundations for architectural design. Through small scale and experimental design projects, the course introduces primary concepts and activities.

CODE1150

Enabling Skills in Digital Fabulous Introduction to developments in digital fabrications and Grasshopper scripting to produce small artefacts via 3D printers and Laser Cutters.

Semester CODE1110

Computational Design Theory 1 Study the concept and theoretical formation of the digital design by combining theory with applied design explorations

CODE1161

Modelling and Visualisation Learn techniques in visualisation and modelling of urban data through software packages and use these findings to develop spatial concepts.

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CODE1210

Urban Modelling Computational Design Theory 2 Study how one can use Learn theories and thinking in information existing in the built architectural and urbanism that environment and analyse the adopted digital technologies to resulting urban data to influence transform our built environment. the design process of smart cities.

CODE1231

Ubiquitous Cities Understand the city as an interface and gain an understanding how new media and ubiquitous computing have changed how we live in our cities and design projects accordingly.

CODE1240

Real-Time Environments Implement sensors and electronic components into your design ideas and simulate information inputs in a virtual model.

Core Skills By the end of first year you will: (1) gain an appreciation of architectural design and primary concepts and the theories that support

these (2) learn developments in digital fabrications and construction (3) develop techniques in visualisation and modelling to visualise and communicate information (4) understand the impact of ubiquitous computing and urban data to perceive cities as interfaces (5) be able to design parametrically via software programs such as Grasshopper or Processing.

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Computational Design Theory 3 Understand the theoretical ideas that drive contemporary debates on optimisation buildings towards a high performance architecture.

CODE2120

Computational Sustainability Use of computational modelling and analysis of multi-disciplinary sustainable designs and sustainable performance metrics. Introduction to industry application of computational sustainability.

CODE2121

Advanced Computational Design Enhance skills gained previously by designing optimised structures with material performance, construction and engineering in mind.

CODE2170

Building Information Modelling Introduction to techniques of Building Information Modelling using standard industry software and associated processes including; good model building practice and design analysis.

CODE2230

Urban Interaction Design Introduction to urban interaction design and teaches principles of human interaction in the built environment using displays through a suite of sensors.

CODE2250

Advance Digital Fabrication Introduction to advanced manufacturing through tools and software skills that enable the production of state of the art digital fabricated building components.

CODE2270

Design Information Management Focuses on computer aided optimisation to analyse existing conditions to support adaptive city planning concepts.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have: (1) furthered parametric modelling skills to an advanced level (2) Gained knowledge in

computational modelling and analysis of multi-disciplinary sustainable and structural performance metrics (3) a deeper understanding of manufacturing and digitally fabricated building elements (4) the ability to predict future performances and deliver simulated findings and identify discrepancies between simulated and actual building performance.

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Digital Collaboration Studio Focus on developing a framework for Computational & Spatial Design Research through critique of collaboration.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

CODE3200

Graduation Project The Graduation Project is a culmination of the Computational Design studios and the Bachelor of Computational Design degree. It includes a written component (thesis) that is underpinned through industry applied project work.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Core Skills At the end of third year you will have: (1) Deeper engagement with peers through interdisciplinary learning where peers review will

engage, challenge and questions academic and industry points of view (2) Combined all the skills and learnings through a Graduation Project which will encompass technical & theory frameworks of computational design.

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Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● HSC Plus: Design & Technology, Information Processes

●● Jim Plume Prize for outstanding innovation in the

and Technology, Mathematics, Software Design &

application of digital technology in the built environment

Development, Visual Arts. Go to unsw.edu.au/HSCPlus

●● Discipline Directors Prize for Computational Design

●● Alternative Admission: option to submit a portfolio to

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support your ATAR

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undertaken at any stage from end of year 2

Unique in Australia, this degree offers you practical skills in demand in architecture and design offices. By learning frontier computer and design skills the degree will future proof your career prospects in a global job market.

Dr M. Hank Haeusler

Program Director, Computational Design

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The way the UNSW Built Environment Construction Management and Property degree is structured is quite unique.

Interdisciplinary subjects allow you to work hand in hand with fellow students from across all built Environment degrees. It really opens your eyes to collaborative work processes.

Working as a team on projects gives you invaluable experience and an understanding of how people from other disciplines work, and how work is done in the real world.

Erica Widjaja

Student, Construction Management & Property

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Bachelor of

Construction Management The construction and property industry plays a significant role in a nation’s economic growth, and is one of the largest contributors to employment and Gross Domestic Product.

The management of the people, processes and products

Property

Your career opportunities: ●● Construction Manager ●● Project Manager

within the construction and property industry is a detailed, challenging and specialised expertise. The industry demands graduates have a diverse range of skills to successfully manage the delivery of complex construction

●● Property Developer ●● Quantity Surveyor

projects.

●● Builder

The UNSW Built Environment Construction Management

●● Facilities Manager

and Property discipline (BCMP) offers one of the most respected Bachelor programs in the nation and aims to produce graduates with broad knowledge and skills to meet the demands of an industry which is constantly evolving.

Professional accreditations:

●● Construction Planner ●● Construction Consultant ●● Specialist legal advisor

●● The Australian Institute of Building (AIB) ●● The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) ●● The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) ●● The Australian Property Institute (API) Accreditation from the above bodies is subject to the completion of a set of courses listed in the ‘specialised stream’. Details of the BCMP specialisation streams, is available in the UNSW Online Handbook.

Why study Construction Management Environment?

Property at UNSW Built

Specialise in your area of interest:

Be career ready: Our program is renowned for its

The Bachelor of Construction Management and Property

ability to produce future industry leaders. As part of your

(BCMP) provides a comprehensive education in both the

degree you will be required to have 80 days industry work

construction and property areas, allowing you flexibility

experience, preparing you for a management career in the

to tailor your studies to any of these four specialisations:

construction and property development sectors.

building construction, quantity surveying, property development and facilities management.

Benefit from close links with the industry: Many of our courses are delivered by industry professionals.

Explore other Built Environment programs (BEIL): The Built Environment Interdisciplinary Learning

Courses taught by a full time academic staff include at least

(BEIL) program allows you to work with students from other

life projects.

fields, just like when you enter the workforce.

three industry guest lectures to ensure you learn current, real

Network with industry: You will benefit from

Benefit from academic expertise: You will

industry networking opportunities throughout your studies,

learn from highly acclaimed university academics and

allowing you to establish contacts with potential employers

experienced industry professionals. The honours program

and colleagues in the construction industry.

also provides students with a unique opportunity to work with individual academic staff or industry professionals.

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Student project highlights The relationship of Leading Economic Indicators and Residential Property in Australia The research attempts to ascertain the interaction between the Australian economy and residential property prices. It develops a theoretical model of leading economic indicators derived from a literature review of the topic area.

The conclusions drawn from this research supports contemporary economic theory that a tangible relationship exists between the Australian economy and property markets. It is coupled with recommendations which enable future studies into property price forecasting and predictive modelling.

Luke Kim

Increasing property prices

The program structure is distinctive and delivers a degree which is diverse in specialisation options providing depth and breadth in the pool of courses and electives.

Luke Kim

Student, Construction Management & Property

Australian residential properties

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Union Effects on Productivity in the Australian Industry Different political parties restrict or enable union influence across construction, with the promise of increased productivity.

This research paper examines the links between union involvement and productivity, ultimately identifying specific effects. The findings demonstrate that the majority of site-workers identified the use of EBA’s and work strikes as detrimental to productivity, and when union’s issued safety instruction and work hours it had a positive influence.

Santiago Luperdi

Union Grocon AAP

UNSW Built Environment teaching staff are well connected with leaders within the construction industry. The early highlights were being able to go to site-visits and learn from guest lecturers who were well regarded in their professions.

Santiago Luperdi

Student, Construction Management & Property

MH Construction

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Semester Y e a r

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1

BENV1181

Construction & Property Introduction to the scope, nature and dynamics of the construction and property industries.

BLDG1211

Domestic Construction Learn the functional requirements and construction methods of singlestorey domestic construction.

Semester BLDG1121

Construction Materials Learn the properties, manufacture and application of key construction materials e.g. timber, concrete, masonry and brick.

BLDG1260

Construction Management Introduction to the generic management principles relevant to the construction and property industries.

2

BENV1192

Project Management Introduction to the key construction project management concepts and provides you with principles, techniques and application of relevant tools.

BLDG1212

Low Rise Residential Construction Extended overview of building construction, which provides you with an understanding of functional requirements and construction processes of multi-storey buildings.

BLDG1050

Building Structures Learn the key principles of building structure design and assessment.

BLDG1302

Construction & Property Economics Extended overview of the construction and property industries, where you will look at the economics of the built environment.

Core Skills At the end of first year you will have: (1) gained an appreciation of the characteristics of the construction and property industries and

their contributions to a nation’s economic and social development; (2) recognised the important roles of construction and property professions within the respective industries; (3) learned the fundamental concepts, principles, processes and technology for building and construction management and; (4) developed abilities to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment, while undertaking scholarly inquiry and engaging in independent and reflective learning.

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BLDG1281

Construction Law Introduction to the specifics of construction law, where you will learn particular reference to the sources of law in New South Wales and the system of judicial precedent.

BCMP SPECIFIED ELECTIVES

See UNSW Online Handbook for details of the specified electives.

BLDG2101

Industrial Building Construction Introduction to framed industrial buildings with particular emphasis on the relevant construction systems and processes.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

BLDG3101

Tall Building Construction Extended overview of building construction, looking at the functional requirements, processes and techniques of tall building construction.

BCMP SPECIFIED ELECTIVES

See UNSW Online Handbook for details of the specified electives.

BLDG3281

Construction Contract Administration Introduction to the principles of contract management, different contract forms and project delivery systems.

ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have: (1) gained an appreciation of different construction project types, delivery systems and contract forms; (2) developed abilities to recognise and solve problems systematically, formulating innovative responses to different contexts; (3) learned the systems, processes and technology for industrial and tall building construction and; (4) developed your communication and leadership skills.

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BLDG2280

OHS in the Built Environment Introduction to the important regulations pertaining to Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) on construction sites within the context of a broader industrial relations regulatory framework.

BCMP SPECIFIED ELECTIVES

See UNSW Online Handbook for details of the specified electives.

BLDG3284

Scheduling Techniques in Construction Gain knowledge of various programming and scheduling techniques for construction project planning and landscape planning.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

BENV1382

BLDG3102

Social Responsibility & Construction Techniques Professional Ethics Learn to integrate more Learn social responsibility and advanced and civil-related professional ethics issues in the construction techniques, systems, construction and property industries. plant and process issues.

BCMP SPECIFIED ELECTIVES

See UNSW Online Handbook for details of the specified electives.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of third year you will have: (1) gained an appreciation of different construction project OHS regulations and specialised

operational and planning techniques; (2) gained an appreciation of relevant knowledge and skills including the code of ethics of respective professional bodies for a construction profession; (3) furthered problem-solving and collaboration abilities, and be able to take the lead in project-oriented tasks and; (4) further developed generic and technical skills.

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BLDG4501

Thesis Foundation (12 UOC) Introduction to research formulation, development and processes, and research design.

ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the faculty.

or Additional BCMP Specified Electives (12 UOC) See UNSW Online Handbook for details of the specified electives.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

BLDG4502

Thesis (12 UOC) Extended overview of research development where you will look at research methods and tools, data collection and analysis.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

or Additional BCMP Specified Electives (12 UOC) See UNSW Online Handbook for details of the specified electives.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Core Skills At the end of fourth year you will have: (1) gained an appreciation of research development and formulation processes and; (2) furthered written and oral communication skills, and more importantly, gained abilities to innovate and challenge conventional thinking.

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Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● Bonus ATAR Points: English Advance, Mathematics,

●● Intrec Scholarship in Construction Management

Mathematics Ext 2. Go to unsw.edu.au/HSCPlus ●● Australian Institute of Building Award (AIB)

●● Duration: 4 years full time

●● Eva and Emery Balint Award

●● Qualification: Bachelor of Construction Management & Property

●● Brookfield Multiplex Construction Prize

●● Director: Dr Cynthia Wang More prizes and scholarships at

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●● Specified Elective: 24 UOC chosen

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for specialisation (Major)

The fact that the degree is so flexible means you can balance a job whilst studying full time. I found that being employed whilst studying enabled me to directly relate my current studies with my work, assisting me with projects as case studies.

The Construction and Property Society (CAPS) is always sharing available opportunities for undergraduate students with local organisations.

Robert Close

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At UNSW Built Environment, Industrial Design covers a broad range of techniques.

You learn skills from art, model making, drafting to 3D modelling and rendering.

You have access to a full workshop, laser cutters, and many other digital fabrication technologies.

This degree enables you to learn about the incredible consideration that goes into product and systems design.

Tutors come directly from industry and/or have achieved great things in their fields. They have a wealth of experience and are happy to share it with you.

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Anuj K Dhawan

Student, Industrial Design

Bachelor of

Industrial Design Industrial Designers help shape the way we live through the design of products and systems we use at home, at work and in the public domain. The profession demands

Your career opportunities: ●● Product designer within a design consultancy

imagination, creative thinking, technical knowledge and a

●● Product designer within a multi-disciplinary design

keen awareness of new possibilities. Designers consider

team (architectural and engineering consultancies)

not just the physical objects they design but the way things are experienced and used by people in diverse settings.

●● Product designer within the manufacturing sector (consumer and public access products,

Students considering industrial design should be curious

electrical, transport, scientific, medical,

and inventive, able to work with technology and materials,

retail, furniture, telecommunications)

and ready to enlarge their understanding of the social, environmental and commercial contexts in which they work.

●● Digital multimedia designer

Professional accreditations:

●● Product branding and marketing

Graduates of the Bachelor of Industrial Design are eligible

●● Packaging designer

for Associate membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).

●● Exhibition designer ●● Graphic designer

Why study Industrial Design at UNSW Built Environment?

Be a leader: The Bachelor of Industrial Design is

You will have the opportunity to partake in industry

a 4 year honours program. Your final year will involve

awards, allowing you to stand out and showcase your

investigating and researching a project of your choice

skills and talent.

where you will independently manage your own design project. You will have the capacity to lead and project manage a highly relevant design project. At the completion of your degree you will exhibit your skills and a career ready portfolio which will enable you to be a leader in the industry.

Be unique: The Bachelor of Industrial Design is a 4 year Honours program. Your final year will involve independent research on a project of your choice. This project is your opportunity to show industry your passion for design and your ability to work on highly relevant projects.

Tailor your degree to your area of interest: You will graduate with a major design project of your choice, reflecting your design interests. This can be undertaken in connection with a company or with researchers in other parts of UNSW. Some graduates have gone on to commercialise their design project.

Benefit from international exchange programs: During your study with UNSW Built Environment you will have the opportunity to go on international exchange programs. UNSW has over 200

Be work ready: As an industrial design student

exchange partners. These can be viewed at

you will learn design process, visual communication,

be.unsw.edu.au/exchange

technology and materials, market research, ergonomics, research methods and professional practice. In the final year of the degree, you will consolidate and showcase your capability with a substantial research and design project.

This combination of skills ensures you are work ready and highly employable.

Connect with industry: We bring industry to the design studios. You will work on briefs based on industry projects, developing your own industry-ready portfolio.

Be diverse: The Bachelor of Industrial Design is highly regarded due to its comprehensive combination of design skills, marketing and technology. This means as a graduate, you will enjoy diverse career opportunities and join many alumni taking leading positions in the design field.

Learn from experienced professionals: You will learn from acclaimed full time academic staff, as well as a large number of sessional staff, who bring experience and skills from their roles in industry.

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Student project highlights Switch Switch is an above-knee prosthetic socket that sets out to change the way adolescent amputees interact with their environment. It gives them an increased ability to participate in various physical activities and encourage them to adopt an independent and active lifestyle.

Wai Yeung Chung

UNSW Built Environment Industrial Design provides a plethora of highly knowledgeable teaching staff. Whether it be honing collaboration skills in largescale cross-disciplinary projects, or providing valuable interactions and networking with top professionals in the field, this dynamic, fast-paced and exciting degree ensures that students are industry ready by graduation.

Wai Yeung Chung

Student, Industrial Design

Pictured (top to bottom): Switch: Interchangeable prostheses for adolescents Exploded view Prosthetic fairing detail

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Auxilium: Mass surf rescue board Auxilium is a rapid response surf rescue craft and is designed to allow lifeguards to reach patients faster by use of a twin jet-drive propulsion system. It helps to reduce lifeguard fatigue as they spend less time and energy paddling against waves. The jet-drive system is ideal in shallow waters such as those close to shore and rock faces.

Mikee Ronquillo

The degree looks into all aspects of design and product making from research and concept generations, to the final form, manufacturing processes and packaging requirements. Each assignment is its own unique and comprehensive journey that touches on other disciplines and skillsets.

Mikee Ronquillo

Student, Industrial Design

Pictured (top to bottom): Lifeguard with Auxilium board Auxilium board resting on the beach Lifeguard and patient returning to shore

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Semester Y e a r

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IDES1201

Design Studio 1: Fundamentals (12 UOC) Introduction to the basic elements of 2D & 3D design in a studio course which will allow exploration of design techniques and representation used in the creative process. Consideration of philosophical, historical, social and environmental influences on design thinking and practice.

Semester IDES1261

Communication 1: Technical Drawing Fundamentals Explore technical drawing systems where you will learn how to practically employ manual drawing methods as well computer applications.

IDES1071

Physical Principles for Designers Gain an introduction to engineering principles encountered in industrial designphysics, mechanics, material properties and energy systems.

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IDES1202

Design Studio 2: Materials (12 UOC) Apply a design process to conceive, plan, specify and present complete product designs in projects, employing techniques of sketching, illustration, model making and technical drawing. You will also explore qualities of materials, including form, aesthetics, performance and design possibilities.

IDES2171

Communication 2: 3D Digital Modelling Introduction to computer modelling and drafting for product design which includes modelling of components and product assemblies.

IDES2072

Manufacturing Technology Development of your ability to specify materials and manufacturing methods, with a focus on metals, alloys, fasteners and assembly techniques.

Core Skills At the end of first year you will have developed a basic proficiency and an understanding of industrial design practices, processes and contexts.

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Design Studio 3: Production (12 UOC) Work on projects with an emphasis on material selection and learn technical considerations when designing for high volume production with plastics and other materials. You will also learn to include illustration techniques for persuasive communication of design intent, and accurate technical documentation for manufacture.

IDES2201

Ergonomics Introduction to human-use implications in design, including usability, comfort, efficiency and safety.

MARK1012

Marketing Fundamentals Introduction to major concepts and theories, reflecting the breadth and diversity of marketing.

IDES2102

Design Studio 4: People (12 UOC) Consolidate your learning from prior courses to explore the challenges of designing for diverse groups of people. Methods of user-research and concurrent user-testing will be applied in design projects.

Principles of inclusive design and participatory design are addressed.

IDES2021

Thinking Products Gain knowledge of theories and processes of design that need to be considered to understand the role of designers in society.

ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have developed competency in applying a design process and also presentation techniques to design projects.

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Design Studio 5: Complexity (12 UOC) Refined design process with technical resolution and documentation to a professional standard. A rigorous (approach will be fostered by working on projects with "real-world" consumer, environmental, commercial, and technical considerations.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

MARK2051

Consumer Behaviour Knowledge of consumer behaviour, drawing upon psychological and sociological viewpoints.

IDES3102

Design Studio 6: Sustainability (12 UOC) Develop competence beyond purely commercial objectives by highlighting ecological and social issues that are seen as opportunities for design intervention.

Projects expand empathy for those who are typically underserved by mainstream design.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of third year you will have developed a range of skills and knowledge to enable you to complete design products of moderate complexity.

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Design Studio 7: Enquiry (12 UOC) Undertake rigorous design research through a series of projects leading to a substantive research report and a comprehensive brief to define a design project which will be completed in the final semester (in Design Studio 8).

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

IDES4102

Design Studio 8: Integration (12 UOC) Undertake a major design project and integrate your skills and knowledge gained throughout the degree. The project will consolidate and showcase your capabilities as an emerging design professional.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Core Skills At the end of fourth year you will have developed professional design skills and knowledge to independently research and design appropriate solutions to design problems.

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Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● HSC Plus: Design Technology, Visual Arts,

●● James Dyson Award

Mathematics, Mathematics Ext 2 ●● Red Dot Award: promotion of product through Red Dot

●● Alternative Admission: option to submit a portfolio to support your ATAR

●● Cormack Packaging Award: 3 month

be.unsw.edu.au/alternative-admission

internship with Cormack Packaging

●● Duration: 4 years full time

●● Hills Young Australian Design Award

●● Qualification: Bachelor of Industrial Design More prizes and scholarships at

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UNSW always came across as a very upbeat university, providing an environment looking to balance education with student life. I chose to study at UNSW Built Environment because of the facilities, and easily accessible sporting and social amenities. Industrial Design students have access to studio space, computer rooms and modern workshop with 3D printers and laser cutters.

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UNSW Built Environment is the best faculty of its kind in Australia, crafting research and practice on a professional standing.

What sets UNSW Built Environment’s Bachelor of Interior Architecture apart from other university degrees is that it offers you a multitude of outcomes and doesn’t limit your skills. During your time in graduation studio, you learn that not only will you graduate as a practicing Interior Architect who designs, and visualises, but you also come out with a broader skillset that includes landscape architecture and project management.

This degree provides you with a professional ready attitude, preparing you for a smooth transition into the industry upon graduation.

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Student, Interior Architecture

Bachelor of

Interior Architecture Interior Architecture is a design discipline that focuses

Graduates of the Bachelor of Interior Architecture are

specifically on interior environments and all aspects of their

eligible for membership to the International Federation of

structural, spatial, social and material assembly. Interior

Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) and Design Institute of

architecture and interior design share a common ground,

Australia (DIA)

but they differ in the scale of the intervention in the interior.

Your career opportunities:

Interior architecture works at the scale of architecture, including the manipulation of structural elements such as walls, floors and staircases while interior design generally engages at the scale of individual rooms.

During this degree you will develop creative solutions

●● Interior Architects in architecture and design practices ●● Private consulting Interior Designer specialising in residential, retail, workplace or hospitality design ●● Corporate Interior Designer specialising

that respond to current societal and functional aesthetic

in multi-storey residential, retail, hospitality,

challenges in the built environment – spaces that may be

medical, hotel or exhibition design

permanent or temporary, from the scale of rooms to the scale of cities.

●● Your own Interior Architecture or Design practice

Professional accreditations: The degree is recognised by, and a member of the Interior Designer/Interior Architecture Educators Association (IDEA).

Why study Interior Architecture at UNSW Built Environment?

Be unique and highly sought-after:

Practical learning: You will receive a degree that

UNSW Built Environment’s Interior Architecture degree is

offers a combination of creative thinking and professional

the only interior architecture degree in Sydney. It provides

skills. You will learn with scenarios pertinent and current to

you with a superior architectural understanding and design

challenges as found in the profession.

skill set. You will have the unique advantage of learning interior design with architectural thinking, making you highly employable within the interior profession.

Combine interior architecture and design knowledge: The Interior Architecture Design Studio experience is the central teaching practice within this degree. Across the eight Design Studios you will learn fundamental design practices that are academically rigorous, challenging and structured, and found in the actual practice of Interior Architecture. The projects are coordinated in scale, type, idea, creativity and work as building blocks for design

Tailor your degree to your desired career: At the end of the four year Bachelor of Interior Architecture degree you will have crafted your own design educational experience, shaping it with elective componentry that interests you.

Learn from industry professionals and academics: You will learn from award winning industry professionals and academics that are passionate about design and develop creative solutions that respond to functional and aesthetic problems in the built environment.

learning to provide professionally relevant design skills.

Benefit from international exchange programs: During your study you will have the

Gain a deeper knowledge: The additional

opportunity to embark on international exchange programs

subject areas of design, theory and technology will give

with one of many UNSW global partners.

you the knowledge and confidence to be designers with comprehensive and visionary thinking. You will learn to engage at the scale of architecture, including the manipulation of structural elements such as walls, floors and staircases.

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Student project highlights Political Artspace The ‘Coastal Sensorium’ is a discovery precinct that celebrates Australian coastal culture and our connection towards natural environments. The civic precinct accentuates the significance of Bare Island’s rare marine environment and the unique features of Sydney’s coastline, through experience, as a form of conservation; capturing the sensation of being immersed amongst the coastline.

Natarsha Tezcan

Interior Architecture is unique in providing the ability to mediate between large-scale architectural gestures and small-scale, intimate details.

Natarsha Tezcan

Student, Interior Architecture

Pictured (top to bottom): Gallery space Story-telling space sectional perspective Retail space

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Coastal Sensorium The ‘Coastal Sensorium’ is a discovery precinct that celebrates Australian coastal culture and our connection towards natural environments. The civic precinct accentuates the significance of Bare Island’s rare marine environment and the unique features of Sydney’s coastline, through experience, as a form of conservation; capturing the sensation of being immersed amongst the coastline.

Krista Mavrantonis

Studying at UNSW Built Environment has pushed me to think of new ideas – not only within Interior Architecture but also at a multi-disciplinary level, working with students from other degrees.

Krista Mavrantonis

Student, Interior Architecture

Pictured (top to bottom): Sensory Walkway; space for reflection Coastal Museum; space for recreation Scenery Pavilion; space for reflection

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INTA2101

Design Practice 1: Enquire (12UoC) The design component introduces you to the processes, materiality and elements of interior architecture. The communication component introduces you to a range of techniques and applications for representing space, including basic analogue and digital drawing and model making.

Semester INTA2171

Interior Technics 1: Assemblage Introduction to the people, processes, principles and primary building elements surrounding built space.

INTA3121

Critical Perspectives 1: Interiority Introduction to historical, cultural and theoretical contexts of interior architecture.

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INTA2102

Design Practice 2: Articulate (12UoC) The design component introduces you to languages and elements of spatial enclosure and definition, including issues of materiality and assemblage, human scale and form, in relation to simple forms of occupation. The communication component introduces you to a range of techniques and applications for representing spatial atmosphere and effect, including advanced analogue and digital drawing and model making.

INTA2172

Interior Technics 2: Materiality Introduction to materiality and interior detailing.

INTA3122

Critical Perspectives 2: Dwelling Introduction to historical, cultural and theoretical perspectives on the concept of dwelling and its material construction.

Core Skills At the end of first year you will have developed the fundamental technical and critical thinking skills to conceptualise a design response and organise spatial and material relationships underpinned by an understanding of the theoretical and historical context of Interior Architecture.

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Design Practice 3: Translate (12UoC) The design component focuses on the language and elements of spatial dynamics where you will gain an understanding of issues in spatial and material relationships and sequence in relation to multiple forms of occupation, including retail and hospitality typologies. The communication component focuses on a range of techniques and applications for representing spatial thinking, including generative, illustrative, observational and analytical tools.

INTA3271

Interior Technics 3: Detail Learn advanced interior detailing.

INTA3222

Critical Perspective 3: Consumption Explore the role of interior architecture as a strategy of communication, mediation and engagement which will be explored through historical, cultural and theoretical investigation of a range of typologies including retail and hospitality.

INTA2202

Design Practice 4: Experiment (12UoC) The design component focuses on the languages and elements of spatial organisation, where you will develop an idea to material detail in relation to complex forms and patterns of occupation including workplace and institutional typologies.

The communication component focuses on a range of techniques and applications for representing spatial experimentation, including innovative digital technologies.

INTA3272

Interior Technics 4: Systems Introduction to systems of interior environmental control including, lighting, acoustics, thermal comfort and building services.

INTA3222

Critical Perspectives 4: Identity Explore the role of interior architecture in codifying and reproducing social identities.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have developed the skills to explore design responses that integrate materiality, interior detailing, building services and systems through a process of informed inquiry, analysis and reflection.

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INTA2301

Design Practice 5: Narrate (12UoC) Focus on the development and realisation of interior spatial narratives through researchled design practice. Emphasis is placed on the integration of design and professional practice through projects focused on complex forms and patterns of occupation in small to medium scale buildings.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

INTA2302

Design Practice 6: Speculate (12UoC) Focus on the development and realisation of interior spatial transformations through researchled design practice. Emphasis is placed on the integration of design and professional practice through projects focused on complex forms and patterns of occupation in medium to large scale buildings.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of third year you will have developed the skills to resolve complex design responses from conceptualisation to detailing, underpinned by an understanding of the practices, processes and procedures relevant to professional design practice.

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Design Practice 7: Propose (12UoC) Focus on first phase of the detailed design and resolution of the final design project, culminating in a cohesive and comprehensive design outcome.

Your projects focus on civic or cultural interiors that have agency at the scale of the city.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the faculty.

INTA2402

Design Practice 8: Resolve (12 UOC) Focus on the second phase of detailed design and resolution of the final design project, culminating in a cohesive and comprehensive design response.

This studio builds on the design propositions developed in Design Practice 7: Propose

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of final year you will have developed a comprehensive understanding of the structural, spatial, social and material assembly of interior environments, informed by an appreciation of the physical, cultural, theoretical, historical and professional contexts of interior architecture and design.

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Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● HSC Plus: Design Technology, Visual Arts,

●● SIDA Foundation: Mary White Memorial Award

English Advanced, Textiles & Design.

Go to unsw.edu.au/HSCPlus

●● The Mirvac Design Prize in Interior Architecture

●● Alternative Admission: option to submit a

●● Davenport Campbell Prize

portfolio to support your ATAR be.unsw.edu.au/alternative-admission

More prizes and scholarships at be.unsw.edu.au/scholarships

●● Duration: 4 years full time ●● Qualification: Bachelor of Interior Architecture

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at any stage from end of second year

offered by the UNSW Built Environment

I consider my graduating year very lucky because we had the opportunity to collaborate with the Barangaroo Delivery Authority to devise concepts for its underground cultural centre. To be involved with a project of such magnitude was highly rewarding.

Sophie Metcalfe

Alumna, Interior Architecture

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UNSW Built Environment Landscape Architecture is a unique degree because it is interlinked with industry.

UNSW Built Environment professors and tutors provide you with opportunities to engage with professionals through industry work, events, workshops and exhibitions.

The studio sessions of the Landscape Architecture degree provide you with social environments for design progress to thrive in. The course is incredibly stimulating (creatively) and changes the way you view your surroundings and challenges you to seek improvement.

The highlight of my degree is the progress made from design concepts to design construction of my projects.

Kara Lena Virik

Student, Landscape Architecture

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Bachelor of

Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture is a design profession with a long tradition and increasing relevance in meeting the challenge of creating sustainable and beautiful environments in urban and rural settings. Landscape

Your career opportunities: ●● Landscape Architect ●● Designer in private practice

architects combine knowledge of art and science to plan, design and manage natural and built environments, which conserve and celebrate ecological relationships, cultural values and symbolic associations.

Professional accreditations: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), as a pathway to professional recognition as an AILA registered

●● Designer, project manager or technical officer in local government ●● Landscape planner in state government agency or authority ●● Landscape planning and management specialist ●● Designer with landscape construction company

Landscape Architect.

Why study Landscape Architecture at UNSW Built Environment?

Learn from our experience: UNSW Built

Gain professional qualifications: As a student

Environment’s Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree, you are

(BLArch) was the first of its kind in Australia, and is

eligible for membership to the internationally recognised

currently the only fully accredited landscape architecture

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Once you

degree in NSW.

graduate and complete work experience, you may qualify

Be creative: You will be encouraged to develop your

to become a registered landscape architect.

creative capacity and technical knowledge. Through your

Be trained to work anywhere in the world:

studies and projects, you will be challenged and guided to

You will learn the theory and practice of landscape

create built environments that enhance quality of life.

architecture through the exploration of creative problem

Combine theory and practice: During four years of full time study, you will combine theory and practice within a sequence of eight design studios. You will work on design projects that are related to the subject matter of concurrent courses. Your design projects will culminate in an independent design study of regional and national significance.

Gain unique, practical work experience: An important component of the UNSW Built Environment Landscape Architecture degree is the 4 months mandatory work experience. This exposes you to the demands and expectations of working as a professional landscape

solving, design principles, design representation, ecological systems and studies of human modification of the environment. The emphasis of the program is on creative design inspired by Australian conditions – an approach that prepares our graduates to work anywhere in the world.

Benefit from international exchange programs: During your study with UNSW Built Environment you will have the opportunity to go on international exchange programs. UNSW has over 200 exchange partners. These can be viewed at be.unsw.edu.au/exchange

architect and equips you with practical and theoretical knowledge.

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Student project highlights Influxstructure Influxstructure challenges the traditional motorway design as a single focus transit system by exploring how the landscape interface of road infrastructure projects can be designed to improve connectivity and flexibility within the surrounding urban and ecological environments. Motorways are engineered for function and are not social, or ecologically rich environments, often screened from sight, with buffers of walls and land mounds having little interaction with the surrounding context.

Influxstructure investigates the motorway landscape, and explores how these spaces can be transformed into adaptive landscapes. The project proposes a landscape motorway interface that is capable of facilitating a multitude of uses that responds to local context.

Karen Ruthven

UNSW Built Environment sets you with realistic expectations for the work environment. The teaching methods in studios promote peer involvement where you have the opportunity to review fellow student projects, provide feedback and engage with landscape architecture professionals through jury critiques

Karen Ruthven

Student, Landscape Architecture

Pictured (top to bottom): Multi-functioning infrastructure interface in Gateway Park Structure plan and diagrams for Gateway Park Motorway model and function analysis

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Adaptive Wave This proposal for a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek delivers a system of landscape gestures that operate in direct response to fluctuating ecological, social and economic conditions. By rethinking the use of energy in the airport landscape, it exploits an untapped and usually shunned source of airport energy – noise. Noise is harnessed, transmitted and circulated whilst being converted to usable energy, and is also used to create new social spaces and experiences.

Hassan Naddi

From the introductory courses to the conclusive graduating studio, the degree provides unprecedented learning of numerous fields within one academic journey.

The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at UNSW Built Environment provides a rich mix of fields of knowledge, including history, art, design, technology, science as well as social and human interactions within the environment.

Unlike other degrees, it provides a great focus on equipping you for your professional practice ventures.

Hassan Naddi

Student, Landscape Architecture

Pictured (top to bottom): Main image Detail site plan of airport Detail site transection

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LAND2101

Landscape Studio 1: Design Fundamentals

Introduction to design elements, principles and skills for thinking and action in landscape architecture through studio projects and assignments.

LAND2121

Introduction to Landscape Architecture

Provides an overview of landscape architecture as a design field and creative force in shaping the built environment.

Semester LAND1141

Design Communication 1

Introduction to a variety of drawing and model-making techniques and the graphic conventions used to communicate design ideas.

LAND2151

Landscape Analysis

Introduction to techniques of inventory, interpretation, mapping and reporting of environments using concepts of ecology, sustainability and biodiversity.

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LAND2102

Landscape Studio 2: Design Process

Introduction to the process of generating, testing and expressing design ideas on a number of small-scale site design projects.

LAND2152

Plants, Ecology & Design

Focus on the aesthetic, ecological and cultural aspects of plants used in a design context, building on knowledge of plant communities learned in LAND2151.

LAND2142

Design Communication 2

Introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) in 2D and 3D along with other essential software for communicating design ideas.

LAND2122

History of Landscape Architecture

Provides a critical analysis of cultural landscapes and human-modified environments through the ages in the Eastern and Western traditions.

Core Skills At the end of first year you will have gained: (1) an overview of the profession, its history and development over time; (2) the ability to generate and communicate design ideas and; (3) foundational knowledge about plants, ecosystems and landscape types and the skills for analysing and designing their modification.

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LAND2201

Landscape Studio 3: Landform and Planting

Design projects which focus on modifying topography and arrange plant compositions for aesthetic and/or functional purposes.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

LAND2271

Landscape Documentation

Assignments focus on principles of documentation that communicate the construction of landscape designs, including grading, material selection and detailing.

LAND2251

Planting Design at the Landscape Scale

Focus on learning plants as components of ecological landscape patterns to undertake large scale planting and design, working from site to metropolitan and/or regional scales.

LAND2202

Landscape Studio 4

LAND2272

Landscape Engineering Principles

Learn design & documentation which focuses on resolving a landscape design project beyond the concept phase and preparing working drawings for its construction using CAD.

Have an understanding applying structural design and landscape construction techniques. Completion of industry work experience is required to pass this course.

GENERAL EDUCATION

SELECT ELECTIVE

Choice of a course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Select from the current list of Landscape Architecture Program offerings.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have developed an understanding of the key landscape architectural materials, especially plants and landforms, and understanding technical aspects of implementing landscape architectural design using the basic materials and communicating construction intentions through technical drawings.

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LAND2301

Landscape Studio 5: Site Planning (12 UOC)

Extend your site analysis and design capabilities by preparing master plans for medium-scale sites, integrating ecological, social and aesthetic issues.

LAND1351

Landscape Management

Learn an overview of legislation and policy framework within which landscape architects practice, establishing relationships between landscape architecture and landscape planning.

LAND2302

Landscape Studio 6: Design with a Complex Program (12 UOC)

Extend your abilities to generate a design brief, integrate multiple elements such as buildings, infrastructure, public art, community services and create a design response.

BEIL

LAND1322

Urban Landscape Design Seminar

Introduction to planning and design of the urban environment with landscape and ecological conditions and processes as key drivers in urban form and settlement patterns.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course

Interdisciplinary Learning Course

Select from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Select from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of third year you will have undertaken complex design studio projects, working in group and individual modes. You will

be familiar with issues of broad-scale landscape management including relevant environmental legislation, and understand the relationship between landscape and urban form. You will have also completed two interdisciplinary electives alongside colleagues from other Degrees in UNSW Built Environment.

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LAND2401

Landscape Studio 7: Urban Design (12 UOC)

Introduction to landscape master planning and site planning in the urban environment and generation of the urban design context for the graduating project in LAND2402.

LAND1421

Landscape Thesis Foundation

Select an individual study project on an aspect of landscape architecture.

LAND2421

Contemporary Theory & Research

Extends your knowledge of contemporary landscape design through detailed review of current projects, built works and writings.

or OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

LAND2402

Landscape Studio 8: Graduating Studio (12 UOC)

Employ all your knowledge, skills and understanding you have gained in previous studios to investigate a question and generate a design response of personal interest within the context of the urban precinct studied in LAND2401.

LAND 1422

Landscape Thesis

Select an individual study project on an aspect of landscape architecture.

LAND1482

Professional Practice

Introduction to the scope of practice in landscape architecture, including; legal issues, contracts, ethics, tendering. Completion of design-office work experience is required to pass this course.

or OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any elective course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

Core Skills At the end of final year you will have developed high level design thinking and communication skills necessary to enter the profession as a Graduate Landscape Architect.

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Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● HSC Plus: Design & Technology, English Advance,

●● HASSELL Traveling Scholarship

Geography, Visual Arts. Go to unsw.edu.au/HSCPlus ●● Harry Howard Prize in Landscape Architecture

●● Alternative Admission: option to submit a portfolio to support your ATAR.

●● The Lindsay Robertson Memorial Prize

be.unsw.edu.au/alternative-admission

●● Tract Consultants Portfolio Prize

●● Duration: 4 years full time including 90 days of approved work experience

●● Andreasens Green Planting Design Prize

●● Qualifications: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture More prizes and scholarships at

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●● Work experience 90 days of approved work experience

undertaken at any stage from end of Yr 2 ●● Open Elective: 12 UOC chosen from any course offered by any faculty at UNSW including Built Environment.

This degree has provided me with a broad skill base that has allowed me to adapt to the many different project types I have been involved in. It has also helped to challenge my perspective on the role of landscape design and the contributions it can make to the urban environment, encouraging me not to limit myself in the projects I work on.

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I chose the Bachelor of Planning at UNSW Built Environment because the degree has an exceptional professional and academic reputation. In the Planning degree, lecturers are often highly regarded in their fields of research and bring their passion to the classroom.

The opportunity to engage with potential employers and the structure of the program ensures you are ready to enter the industry.

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Student, Planning

Bachelor of

Planning

(also available Bachelor of Planning/Law) Planning is an exciting, varied and progressive profession

which plays a pivotal role in decisions shaping the future of our cities and regions.

The UNSW Built Environment Planning degree will help you develop the skills and knowledge required to play an

Your career opportunities: ●● Strategic Planner ●● Environmental Planner ●● Land Use Planner

influential role at the heart of contemporary challenges facing our natural and built environments, whether addressing sustainability and climate change issues, transport and infrastructure provision, facilitating urban

●● Urban Policy and Research ●● Urban Consultant

renewal, or tackling social inequality and exclusion.

●● Development Assessment Planner

Professional accreditations:

●● Specialist in Planning Law (Planning/Law degree)

The UNSW Built Environment Bachelor of Planning is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). As a Planning student you can take party in PIA Young Planners network which brings together students and early career planners for social and professional events.

Why study Planning at UNSW Built Environment?

Professional experience is built into your degree: As a Planning student, you will develop

One of the world’s great cities is your classroom: Sydney provides a fantastic laboratory

unrivalled practical skills during your work experience year,

to help understand the crucial role played by planners to

usually commenced within the third year of the course. You

address the complex social, economic and environmental

will take up paid placements in both the public and private

challenges faced by cities, regions and communities.

sector, consolidating what you have learned in class,

Sydney will be used as a live case study. Your projects will

getting hands-on exposure to live planning issues and

be based around urban issues in this city, to understand

projects

challenges of managing growth, climate resilience, housing affordability, urban renewal and social equity.

Be part of the leading centre for urban planning research in Australia: Analysis and

Dual degree options: Planning/Law is a distinct

research are integral to planners’ skill sets and fostered

and highly-sought after specialisation within the legal

throughout our degree, culminating in your final year thesis.

profession. In conjunction with the Faculty of Law, the

You will benefit from close synergies between the Planning

prestigious Planning/Law degree enables you to integrate

Program and Australia’s leading research centre, the City

your studies and obtain two professionally accredited

Futures Research Centre, which is co-located within the

degrees.

UNSW Built Environment.

Use both sides of your brain: As a planner you will need to see the whole picture. You will need to be a good thinker, good analyst and good communicator. Throughout the degree you will learn to work with stakeholders across the spectrum of interests shaping our cities and regions – from global developers to local communities, to foster feasible, equitable, sustainable and progressive outcomes and understand how our cities function economically, and how they are governed to ensure communities are taken into account in development.

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Student project highlights Rydalmere Business Park: Creating a greater diversity in jobs in Western Sydney Although the shortfall of jobs in Western Sydney is not a new problem, it is predicted by 2031 that the shortfall will rise to 304,000 missing jobs in the west. This thesis aims to find a long term solution to western Sydney workers, specifically the knowledge sector. This thesis identifies strategic approaches urban planners can take to encourage employment opportunities, specifically examining the feasibility of transforming Rydalmere Industrial area into a high-tech business park for Western Sydney.

Lucy Booth

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The work experience component of the degree is quite unique.

Other degrees require a few weeks or months of work experience, but being placed in an industry-leading firm or in government is something that no other degree in NSW encourages students to do.

The work experience really helps to provide a practical base for all the theory that we learn in our four years of study, and I think that this really sets UNSW Planning apart from other degrees.

Lucy Booth

Student, Planning

Planning for Light Rail: Lessons learnt from the development of Sydney’s Inner West light rail extension The development of light rail is planned to continue across Sydney in order to reduce auto dependence and improve public transport efficiency. It is currently experiencing a renaissance in Sydney, championed by state transport planners in a way to solve common issues in many post-industrial cities. This thesis examines the first new generation of light rail projects for Sydney, the Inner West light rail extension to understand the planning implications of light rail development, particularly in local governments. With increasing interest in light rail development, the refinement of engagement processes and utilisation of existing rail infrastructure is recommended.

Chris McGillick

I made the decision to change my career in my late 20’s and on researching the options for studying planning, I discovered the Bachelor of Planning at UNSW Built Environment is the most prestigious planning degree offered in NSW, and arguably in Australia. The degree is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) and UNSW is among the top universities in Sydney. I wanted to give myself the best learning experience to start my new career in the best position possible.

Chris McGillick

Student, Planning

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PLAN1241

Planning Theory and Practice

Introduction to learn planning principles which underlie planning as a profession.

PLAN1011

Urban Society

Encourages critically considering and understanding the society in which you live. You will be introduced to different sociological perspectives that have been used to describe an analyse aspects of contemporary urban society.

Semester PLAN1101

Understanding Design

Introduction to urban design principles and basic design skills which are needed by all planners.

GEOS1701

Environmental Systems & Processes

Introduction to the environmental processes that shape physical environmental patterns and the operation of global environmental systems.

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PLAN1042

Local Planning

Introduction to local planning processes, focusing on theoretical understandings and practical knowledge needed by planners working on local issues.

PLAN2801

GIS for Built Environment

Introduction to Geographical Information Systems and their applications in urban planning, public management, public health and environmental planning contexts.

PLAN1122

Development Processes

Introduction to the processes involved in property development in market economies in the context of government regulatory and approval processes.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any course available within the University except denoted General Education courses.

Core Skills At the end of first year you will have developed an understanding of the basic principles and concepts underpinning planning.

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PLAN2041

Integrated Planning 1

Communication in planning targets a range of communication skills required of planners in practice.

PLAN2152

Resources, Planning and the Natural Environment

Examines the interrelationships between urbanisation, planning and the sustainable management of environmental systems.

PLAN2032

Urban Design

Aims to reunite planning and design to help improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

PLAN2111

Economics of Planning & Development

Examines how planning objectives are influenced by the aggregate impacts of uneven economic growth processes and economic behaviour.

PLAN1052

Quantitative Methods

Provides an introduction to basic techniques of data collection and analysis, introductory statistics and survey research.

PLAN2122

History, Heritage and the Built Environment

Injects an explicitly historical dimension into planning studies and the assessment of heritage values.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Choice of course in accordance with the University’s General Education rules.

Core Skills At the end of second year you will have developed skills in the areas of urban design, heritage, environmental management, urban economics and information analysis and communication.

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PLAN3031

Integrated Planning 2: Strategic Planning

Provides instruction in the theory and practice of strategic planning as an integrated activity.

PLAN3051

Development Assessment

Introduction to the implementation of planning objectives via the (NSW) statutory development control system.

PLAN3041

Planning Law and Administration

Provides an overview of the legal system and environmental planning law with particular reference to the Australian experience.

PLAN0081

Work Experience (24 UOC)

The first half of the 48 weeks of employment in a planning office that you must undertake in your Planning degree.

PLAN3671

Transport, Land Use and Environment Introduction to the complex interactions between transport, land use and the environment in urban areas.

Core Skills At the end of third year you will have developed an understanding of the strategic, statutory and land use transport frameworks of planning and gained experience in planning practice.

Y e a r

PLAN0082

PLAN3032

Work Experience (24 UOC)

Integrated Planning 3: Master Planning

The second half of the 48 weeks of employment in a planning office that you must undertake in your Planning degree.

Focuses on master planning techniques for the delivery of quality urban outcomes on complex major development sites.

PLAN3052

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Qualitative Methods

Focuses on the importance of interpersonal relationship skills in planning and interviewing techniques for successful qualitative research in planning practice.

PLAN3015

Social Planning

Provides a deeper understanding of the social and cultural issues central to contemporary urban planning.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course

Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of fourth year you will have accrued the benefits of 12 months’ work experience and gained skills in community engagement and project management.

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PLAN4031

Research Design

Consolidation and advancement of engagement in research issues in planning studies, in preparation for the substantive final-year research project.

OPEN ELECTIVE

Choice of any course available within the University

PLAN4142

Professionalism, Ethics and Politics

Final year of the Planning degree addresses vital issues surrounding professional planning practice.

PLAN4132

Thesis Project (18 UOC)

A major research project – conventionally in the form of a written thesis – is the culmination of the undergraduate Planning degree.

PLANNING ELECTIVE

Selected from the current list of Planning electives, as advised by the program.

BEIL

Interdisciplinary Learning Course

Selected from a specified pool of interdisciplinary courses offered by the faculty.

Core Skills At the end of fifth year you will have gained an understanding of the professional and ethical framework of planning practice and undertaken a major piece of research in a contemporary planning topic or issue.

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*Program is evolving with industry needs and requirements. Check website and handbook for latest program content.

Degree Information What you need to know:

Prizes and scholarships:

●● HSC Plus: Design & Technology, Economics,

●● Robert Zehner Urban and Regional Planning Award

English Advanced, Geography, Legal Studies, Society & Culture. Go to unsw.edu.au/HSCPlus

●● Easson Geha Planning Award

●● Duration: 5 years full time including

●● John Shaw Memorial Award

1 year work experience

●● Walter & Gillian Bunning (Travel) Scholarship

●● Qualification: Bachelor of Planning or Bachelor of Laws (for Planning/Law dual degree)

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●● Director: Associate Professor Simon Pinnegar

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●● BEIL: Interdisciplinary learning can be

●● Work Experience: undertake 48 weeks

undertaken at any stage from end of Yr 2 ●● Open Elective: 12 UOC chosen from any course offered by any faculty at UNSW including Built Environment

of approved employment ●● Planning/Law dual degree: need to complete an additional 102 UOC (law compulsory courses, law prescribed electives, law elective courses)

The Planning degree at UNSW Built Environment has prepared me well for diversity in my career.

It equipped me with a broad knowledge of the built environment. The year of practical work please experience helped kick-start my career.

Lucinda Molloy

Alumna, Planning

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Your vibrant uni life UNSW Built Environment is located in Australia’s first and largest city, Sydney – one of the world’s most loved cities; it is the gateway to Australia.

1. Reputation Top 50

World’s top 50 universities with a ranking of 48 (QS Rankings 2014)

Go8

Member of Prestigious Group of Eight (Go8)

Industry links

Recognised as the Australian university with the strongest links to industry

You will study in an environment that encourages innovation, technology and creativity. UNSW is recognised as the Australian university with the strongest links to industry, focusing on real world projects and innovative research partnerships.

$1 billion

invested in new facilities for students and research over the past five years

2. Location: 20 minutes

to Sydney CBD and iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge

15 minute walk to Coogee beach

4th

in the world: most friendly cities (QS Rankings 2014)

You will be centrally located taking advantage of the close proximity to the Sydney CBD. Located in Sydney’s trendy eastern suburb, you will be doorsteps from sandy coastlines and world famous Bondi and Coogee Beach.

Sydney is a multicultural city with an array of nationalities, languages and cultures which is also reflected in our classrooms on campus.

Study in a university which celebrates the diversity of backgrounds and cultures.

3. Campus life: 53,000

students on campus

9

faculties

36

café, restaurants and bars

On campus

1,700

buses from Central station to UNSW each week

Getting started at a new university can be an exciting period and there are many reasons you will enjoy your campus life here at UNSW. On campus all the facilities and services you need with a variety of food and retail services including banks, bars, cafés, convenience stores and health and lifestyle services including a medical centre, dentist, physiotherapist, a gym and aquatic swimming pool.

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25,000 students/week

50+

welcome tours

There is an array of events, activities and programs you can be involved in to ensure you have a vibrant uni life and make the most of your time whilst studying at UNSW. O-Week starts off the first semester and is a week filled with events and activities for first year students. It’s your opportunity to get involved and make friendships that last a lifetime.

Orientation Week

25,000

students are Arc members

200+

student clubs and societies

30+

sports clubs and associations

Arc@UNSW

25+

volunteer and professional development programs

350

volunteer and professional development opportunities

Arc is your student organisation offering everything from access to student clubs and societies, sports clubs and social sports, session parties held at the iconic Roundhouse to legal advocacy and support.

Through Arc, you can be sure to find a club and make new friends who have common interests. Join Arc for free and get access to exclusive member deals, development programs and volunteer opportunities through Volunteer Army.

To find out more visit: arc.unsw.edu.au

The Hub is a shared area set up by Student Life & Learning where you can study, use meeting rooms or just hang out with friends.

You can also access support through Student Participation Advisors and explore development opportunities and peer mentoring with U@UNSW. To find out more visit: student.unsw.edu.au/hub

The Hub

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career expos

50+

exhibitors

2,000+ UNSW Careers and Employment

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students participated

UNSW Careers and Employment can assist you landing a graduate, part-time or internship position or vacation role whilst you are studying. Some useful services include face to face career guidance, you can register for career planning and development seminar which will help you kick start your desired career.

200+

exchange destinations available to you

You will have the opportunity to study overseas whilst studying your degree. UNSW Built Environment exchanges are highly competitive and some design or studio based courses may require you to submit a portfolio.

To find our more visit: be.unsw.edu.au/exchange

Exchange and Global

4. Faculty events 2,100+

people participated in the Utzon Lecture Series

5,000+

people participated in LuminoCity

500+

students participate in the graduation exhibitions

The faculty holds events, seminars and exhibitions all year long to provide a platform for learning as well as an opportunity to showcase your projects. Be involved in faculty events by coming along or become a student ambassador to be part of the organisation team. To find out more visit: be.unsw.edu.au/events

5. Moving to study with us 5,000

students living on campus

8

colleges on campus

900+

beds The Kensington Colleges (TKC)

5+

Moving to a new city or country can be challenging, and to help you settle and find a home away from home UNSW has a number of accommodation options available from private housing, UNSW colleges and UNSW apartments. To find out more visit: rc.unsw.edu.au

UNSW apartments

6. Important dates 28–31 May 2015

The HSC and Careers Expo

18–21 June 2015

Western Sydney Careers Expo

15 July 2015

Scholarships Information Evening

5 September 2015

UNSW Open Day, openday.unsw.edu.au

30 September 2015

Closing date for UNSW scholarship applications and on-time UAC Applications*

12 October 2015

6 November 2015

UNSW Built Environment Events

17 December 2015

LuminoCity

HSC written exams finish ATAR release date*

Early January 2016

UNSW Info Day, infoday.unsw.edu.au and close of UAC Preference for main round offers, uac.edu.au

Mid-January 2016

Main round offers released, uac.edu.au

22–26 February 2016

UNSW O-Week, oweek.unsw.edu.au

Utzon Lecture Series Graduation Exhibition Parent Information Night Alternative Admissions Information Session Keep an eye for more UNSW Built Environment events. To find out more: be.unsw.edu.au/events *At the time of print these dates were still being confirmed – make sure you check the websites for updated information: uac.edu.au

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Admissions Local applicants

Transferring from another university or degree

If you are a domestic student*, apply through the University Admissions Centre (UAC) or contact UNSW Admissions Office for more information

You can apply for transfer into a UNSW degree after studying at a different university. If you are transferring between universities lodge an application through UAC.

UAC: uac.edu.au UNSW Admissions: unsw.edu.au/future-students Email: admissions@unsw.edu.au Phone: +61 (2) 9385 3656 *Domestic students are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens.

International applicants If you are an international applicant studying for an Australian HSC or equivalent (in Australia or off-shore), an international Baccalaureate in Australia or the NZ NCEA qualification, please apply through UAC International.

Applicants currently undertaking the IB offshore may apply via UAC International or Apply Online.

All other international applicants should apply directly to the University via myUNSW. Visit: apply.unsw.edu.au Enquiries can be made to the Direct Admissions Office Email: enquiry@unsw.edu.au Phone: +61 (2) 9385 3656

Entry requirements Entry into UNSW is based on your academic performance in senior secondary school or tertiary qualifications, including equivalent overseas qualifications. Alternative entry qualifications may also apply.

Alternative admission scheme UNSW Built Environment has introduced an optional portfolio submission scheme for five of its programs: Architectural Studies, Interior Architecture, Computational Design, Landscape Architecture and Industrial Design. Submitted portfolios will be assessed in conjunction with your ATAR (or equivalent). More information about this scheme can be found at: be.unsw.edu.au/alternative-admission

Alternative entry pathways If you don’t meet the entry requirements, there are other entry avenues available depending on your situation. Refer to the UNSW website unsw.edu.au/future-students or contact the Built Environment Student Centre for more information.

Email: fbe@unsw.edu.au Phone: +61 (2) 9385 4799

Admission to the UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture Applications are made online, directly to Tongji University and not through UAC (University Admission Centre). For more information: study.tongji.edu.cn Applications for the September 2016 intake will open on 1 November and close 30 November 2015.* In addition to an ATAR, applications must submit a digital portfolio and attend an interview to meet the requirements for admission to this degree. The digital portfolio needs to be submitted online to UNSW Built Environment between 1 November and 30 November: be.unsw.edu.au/portfolio For more information on application processes and fees visit: be.unsw.edu.au/tongjiadmission Note: this degree is not available to PRC citizens or students who are currently enrolled in architecture degrees. *Tongji University is aware that most Australian high school leavers will not receive their high school results until late December and so will therefore not be able to submit these documents as part of the online application process.

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Applications are assessed on your overall academic record of study including secondary and post-secondary/university results. To have your university studies considered for admission, you must complete at least one year of full-time study (minimum 0.75 full time equivalent load) within one degree at your university.

UNSW students can apply for another UNSW program through UAC (University Admissions Centre) or via the UNSW Internal Program Transfer program (IPT). Visit: student.unsw.edu.au/ipt Advanced standing or exemptions on the basis of previous tertiary study will not be determined until an offer of admission has been made.

Mid year entry Are you thinking of taking 6 months off? UNSW Built Environment does not have mid year/semester 2 entry*, so make sure you enrol for semester 1.

Bonus points HSC Plus HSC Plus automatically awards up to five bonus points to your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for achievements in subjects relevant to Built Environment degrees. Find out which subjects are relevant and the number of points awarded. Visit: unsw.edu.au/hscplus Elite Athletes and Performers Program (EAP) The EAP program supports students with a flexible entry process that considers both academic and elite achievements and recognises these through bonus points. If you excel in sport, academia, performance, leadership, and/or music at an elite level, find out if you are eligible and how to apply. Visit: unsw.edu.au/eap

Educational disadvantage The ACCESS Scheme is provided for students new to higher education who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage. The ACCESS Scheme allows UNSW to take the circumstances of individual applicants into account when allocating places in undergraduate programs. Visit: unsw.edu.au/access-scheme

Fees and costs Course fees are charged by the units of credit. Most domestic undergraduate students are Commonwealth Supported, which means the government makes a contribution towards the cost of your education. You also pay a contribution amount, which will vary depending on the course undertaken.

If eligible, you may be able to pay or defer fees through HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. Visit: student.unsw.edu.au/fees or studyassist.gov.au Depending on what course you choose, you may also have additional costs, such as textbooks, equipment and materials.

Prizes and scholarships A wide variety of scholarships and awards are available to support you when you are starting and throughout you degree. Whether it is academic, sporting, equity, indigenous rural, degree specific, or travel and exchange you can find a scholarship that suits you.

Visit: scholarships.unsw.edu.au or be.unsw.edu.au/scholarships

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Design and build sustainable, liveable cities.

At UNSW Built Environment we develop global leaders in architecture, planning and construction.

Connecting world-class knowledge with leading practice, we equip you for an outstanding career.

We develop your passion for architecture and design. And your passion to build a better society.

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