The Future Park Design Ideas Competition

Join the University of Melbourne and Parlour for Transformations: Action on Equity – two days of lively, incisive and necessary exchange on gender equity and the built environment professions.

The winners of The Future Park Design Ideas Competition were announced on Friday, October 11 during the AILA 2019 International Festival of Landscape Architecture.

The pinnacle of our year-long celebration of 150 years of built environment education at the University, the BE—150 Gala was held at the National Gallery of Victoria on October 1.

Melbourne's Great Architectural Baking Competition took place over the 17-18 of August, with more than 25 entries, 12 finalists and 5 winners announced during the University of Melbourne's 2019 Open Day.

Australian-born Peter Wilson co-founded the architecture firm Bolles + Wilson, with Julia Bolles in 1980. Having won the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Presidents Prize in 2009 and the AIA Gold Medal in 2013, Peter Wilson recently returned to Australia to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Melbourne, and to deliver the BE-150 Dulux Dean’s Lecture presentation at the Melbourne School of Design.

This June Professor Julie Willis, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, travelled to Kuala Lumpur to join Malaysian graduates in an alumni gathering.

Singapore boasts one of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning’s most vibrant alumni communities. With over 350 members, any opportunity to get together for a celebration is a welcome one.Professor Julie Willis, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning had the opportunity to attend the June 13 Singapore alumni gathering and meet with our graduates in person.

Entries are now open for The Future Park Design Ideas Competition. Presented by the University of Melbourne, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), this ideas competition asks 'How can parks shape Melbourne’s urban form?'

On Friday May 3 the Melbourne School of Design formally opened ‘WaterLore: Learning from the Drylands”.

The BE–150 Dean's Lecture Series showcases eminent international professionals and leaders in the built environment, providing opportunities for students, staff and the broader built environments community to engage with thought leaders and innovators across design.

A myriad of factors such as emissions agendas, rating tools, and the sustainability 2.0 movement are driving major changes in the way property is owned, occupied and used for investment both locally and globally. These themes were the topic of discussion at a recent panel discussion convened as part of the 2019 BE–150 program.

The Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning has an ever-growing relationship with China, particularly Shanghai, which includes annual travelling studios, a partnership with Tongji University and a healthy community of alumni living and working in the region. The second leg of the BE—150 international launch saw Professor Julie Willis, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning farewell our alumni in Hong Kong and start the journey on to Shanghai.

With nearly 400 alumni living or working in the territory of Hong Kong, the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning has a significant network active within the region. For the international launch of BE­—150, Professor Julie Willis, Dean of the Faculty travelled to Hong Kong alongside several colleagues to highlight and celebrate this connection.

The University of Melbourne is calling on all established and aspiring architects, designers and planners to participate in this year’s Future Park International Design Competition.

The University of Melbourne launches the BE-150 Program, celebrating 150 years of built environment education.

In 2019 the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning celebrates 150 years of built environment education at the University of Melbourne. To mark this significant milestone we have curated a year-long program of events, competitions and exhibitions.

Professor Donald Bates was joined by Julie Eizenberg and Professor Carey Lyon in conversation with Professor Donald Bates, as they share their experience as students and alumni of the University of Melbourne.

The BE—150 program explores and acknowledges the rich history of built environment education and the impact that our community has and will have on the future of built environment forms, disciplines and professions.