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| Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Monash Art, Design and Architecture |
| Established | 1998 |
| Type | Faculty |
| Parent | Monash University |
| City | Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) is a faculty of Monash University located primarily at the Clayton and Caulfield campuses, offering programs across art, design, and architecture. It combines teaching and research activities with partnerships across institutions such as the National Gallery of Victoria, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, and the Victoria State Government. MADA engages with cultural organisations including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, the Victorian College of the Arts, and international partners like The Bartlett and ETH Zurich.
MADA emerged from antecedents within Monash University and the former Caulfield Institute of Technology, responding to curricular shifts exemplified by collaborations with the National Gallery of Victoria and funding frameworks from the Australia Council for the Arts. Early development involved exchanges with practitioners from RMIT University, curators from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and academics associated with University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology. The faculty consolidated programs that traced lineage to designers from Victorian College and architects linked to firms such as Fender Katsalidis, ARM Architecture, and Hassell. Over time MADA hosted exhibitions in venues like the ACCA and engaged with events including Melbourne International Arts Festival, Venice Biennale, and the Sydney Biennale.
MADA's curriculum spans undergraduate and postgraduate awards, offering degrees in architecture, industrial design, interior architecture, fine art, and urban design, aligned with accreditation by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia and professional bodies such as the Design Institute of Australia and the National Association for Visual Arts. Programs invite visiting critics from studios like UNStudio, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Foster + Partners, and incorporate project briefs developed with partners including Jacobs Engineering Group, Atkins, and Arup. Students undertake study trips to sites associated with Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Tadao Ando, and may participate in exchanges with Columbia University, Delft University of Technology, and Politecnico di Milano.
Research within MADA is structured around centres and labs that collaborate with entities such as CSIRO, Australian Research Council, and the National Library of Australia. The faculty hosts thematic initiatives in heritage conservation connected to ICOMOS, computational design linked to MIT Media Lab, and material innovation in partnership with CSIRO Manufacturing. Specialist research groups focus on urbanism with partners like City of Melbourne, climate-resilient design with UN Environment Programme touchpoints, and critical theory drawing on archives from the State Library of Victoria and collections at the National Gallery of Australia. Faculty members publish with presses including Routledge, MIT Press, and Bloomsbury.
MADA operates studios, workshops, and exhibition spaces at the Caulfield and Clayton campuses, and utilises gallery spaces at the Monash University Museum of Art and collaborative venues such as ACMI and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Facilities include digital fabrication labs equipped with CNC routers, laser cutters, and 3D printers supplied by companies like Stratasys and Ultimaker, timber workshops and foundries linked to industry partners like Siemens and BOSCH, and conservation labs that interface with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). The faculty's campuses are situated near transport hubs serving Melbourne International Airport and local tram corridors connecting to Federation Square.
Students engage through clubs and societies including the Monash Student Association chapters, design collectives that collaborate with Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and pop-up initiatives at Melbourne Fashion Week and White Night Melbourne. Peer networks run exhibitions, symposiums, and public programs in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, and students participate in competitions organised by bodies such as the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the World Architecture Festival. International student mobility is supported through agreements with Erasmus Mundus, Fulbright Program, and institutional links to Sorbonne University.
Staff and alumni have included practitioners and scholars who have worked with or been exhibited by the Tate Modern, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, and institutions such as the Getty Research Institute and the British Council. Alumni have joined firms and organisations including Fender Katsalidis, Hassell, HBO, ABC, Channel Seven (Australia), and cultural agencies like the Australia Council for the Arts. Visiting academics have included individuals associated with Princeton University, Yale School of Architecture, Royal College of Art, and Goldsmiths, University of London.
MADA maintains formal partnerships with cultural, civic, and commercial institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria, City of Melbourne, VicHealth, and multinational firms such as Arup, Atkins, and AECOM. Industry engagement features collaborative studios with developers like Lendlease and research projects funded by the Australian Research Council and philanthropic bodies including the Myer Foundation and Ian Potter Foundation. The faculty participates in national initiatives alongside the Australian Academy of the Humanities and international networks such as Cumulus Association and the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers.