RMIT’s School of Architecture and Urban Design is recognised internationally as a leader in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, and design-practice PhD education, scholarship, and research.
RMIT’s School of Architecture and Urban Design is recognised internationally as a leader in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, and design-practice PhD education, scholarship, and research.
We focus on ideas-led, venturous design exploration that aspires to contribute to the future of our disciplines and an increasingly complex world. With an international reputation for design excellence, our ethos centres on education and research through applied design practice.
As a multidisciplinary design school, the School of Architecture and Urban Design understands design practice as a powerful agent of change. We approach design through the lens of venturous practice, social transformation, and emergent technologies. Our industry-engaged, practice-led model is grounded in project-based learning and prepares students for decades of practice and the skills required to thrive within rapidly changing and unpredictable future global work environments. We address urgent contemporary challenges, including climate change, globalisation, and rapid urbanisation, by advancing design as a driver of innovation, equity, and sustainable futures.
Ranked #1 in Australia and #21 in the world for architecture/built environment disciplines (QS world university rankings by subject 2025), we have a critical mass of award-winning designers and practitioners that are part of our core and industry teaching teams.
We are based in the award-winning Design Hub on the RMIT city campus, and we use the city of Melbourne and our global sites of collaboration as a living laboratories for design exploration and innovation. Students can take part in design studios embedded within award-winning architectural and design practices and have access to an extensive range of global travelling studios and exchange opportunities, most recently in the Netherlands, China, Italy, Germany, and Korea.
We recognise that students arrive with different levels of experience, and we do not expect exceptional skills at the point of entry. What we value most is a willingness to learn and a commitment to education. Our role is to support students in building their skills, confidence, and independence as designers, step by step, through their education. Through our vertically integrated model of education, students from different year levels collaborate with staff and practitioners on shared projects, fostering a culture of mutual learning and collective growth.
Professor Vivian Mitsogianni
Dean, School of Architecture & Urban Design
Melbourne City campus, Building 100 (Design Hub)
Corner Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton
Phone: Call +61 3 9925 5000 and select the option to 'Speak to your School' then 'College of Design and Social Context'.
Operating hours: 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, excluding public holidays.
School of Architecture and Urban Design
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Melbourne VIC 3001
Australia
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Carlton VIC 3053
Australia
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