Mr. Patrick Macasaet
Details
College: School of Architecture & Urban Design
Department: School of AUD
Campus: City Campus Australia
patrick.macasaet@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-0529-6774
About
Dr Patrick Macasaet is an architectural researcher, educator and creative practitioner working at the intersection of architecture, digital technologies, immersive media and speculative worldbuilding. He is Lecturer, Program Manager and Head of the Master of Architecture at RMIT University's School of Architecture & Urban Design, and Co-Founder and Research Leader of the RMIT Immersive Futures Lab.
Alongside his academic work, Patrick is Co-Founder of SUPERSCALE, an independent creative practice established with Director, Vei Tan. Operating across architecture, digital environments, exhibitions and immersive installations, the practice explores new forms of spatial experience, cultural production and public engagement.
Patrick's practice-based research investigates how architecture can extend beyond the design of physical buildings into simulated worlds, interactive environments and participatory experiences. His work bridges architectural research, education and creative practice, exploring how emerging technologies can enable new ways of imagining, communicating and engaging with alternative futures. His research and creative work have been presented nationally and internationally through exhibitions, design festivals, conferences and cultural institutions. His contributions have received recognition including the AASA Education Prize for Early Career Academics, the Fondation Jacques Rougerie Prix and the State Library Victoria Climate Futures Fellowship.
Research fields
- 3301 Architecture
- 3303 Design
- 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
Degrees
- Ph.D, Architecture and Urban Environment
- RMIT University
- Australia
- 2025
Teaching interests
Patrick teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate architectural design, with a particular emphasis on experimental design methodologies, practice-based research, emerging technologies and the relationship between architecture, media and culture.
His teaching approaches the architectural design studio as a site of creative experimentation, critical inquiry and collective knowledge production. Through design studio series including Learning Frontiers; After Type; Fear Awe Wonder; Vibrant Matter and Continuums Data Being, he has developed pedagogical approaches connecting speculative design, immersive technologies, industry collaboration and real-world architectural challenges.
As Program Manager and Head of the Master of Architecture at RMIT, Patrick contributes to academic leadership, curriculum development and the ongoing evolution of architectural education. His contributions to architectural education have been recognised through the 2022 AASA Education Prize for Early Career Academics and the 2019 RMIT Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching commendation.
Research interests
Patrick's research explores the intersections of architecture, immersive technologies, real-time simulation, computational design and speculative worldbuilding. His research investigates how interactive digital environments can operate as spatial, cultural and participatory mediums, expanding architectural practice beyond conventional design representation and the physical built environment.
Building on his doctoral research, 'Polyphonic Praxis: Architectural Design in Real-time and Immersive Gaming Environments', his work examines non-linear narratives, multiple perspectives and participatory modes of architectural experience through real-time game engines, architecture and immersive media. His current research interests include playable environments for civic engagement and urban decision-making, architectural worldbuilding, immersive storytelling, data-driven spatial experiences and the relationship between physical and virtual environments. Through the RMIT AUD Immersive Futures Lab, he is interested in advancing interdisciplinary creative research that brings together architecture, technology, design, cultural institutions and public participation.
