Monash University Faculty of Art Design & Architecture

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The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Monash University undertakes teaching and research in the areas of fine art, design, architecture, urban design and curation. [1] Monash is one of few institutions in Australia to offer a range of these disciplines within the one faculty. [2]

The Faculty is located at Monash University's Caulfield Campus and incorporates:

Also at the Caulfield campus is

In 1993 Professor John Redmond joined Monash University as Director of Monash University College of Art and Design in 1993, and was appointed founding Dean of the new Faculty of Art and Design in 1998. [3]

In 2008 the Faculty launched a new course in architecture, the first new architecture course in Australia for 30 years [4] , resulting in the faculty being renamed the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. Professor Shane Murray was appointed as the foundation Professor of Architecture. Professor Murray became the Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture in 2011, and Dr Diego Ramirez-Lovering was appointed as Head of Architecture. In 2018 Professor Naomi Stead was appointed Head of Architecture [5] , and Professor Carl Grodach was appointed founding Professor of Urban Planning and Design [6] .

In 2012 Melbourne artist Callum Morton was appointed as Head of Fine Art. [7] The same year a revised Bachelor of Fine Art [8] was introduced with a central focus on interdisciplinary art practice. Morton believed that contemporary artists are by nature interdisciplinary, and that the former structure of discrete 'majors' in painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, jewellery and glass making was not suited to a contemporary art school. In the new course, students in the Fine Art program would be taught by practicing artists in open studios focused on contemporary practice, rather than those committed to single disciplines such as sculpture, painting, drawing or photography.

In 2019, Professor Callum Morton became Associate Dean, International and Engagement. [9] Professor Kathy Temin was appointed Head of Fine Art. [10]

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