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Postgraduate – Architecture and Design Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Architecture research and publications
RMIT Architecture post-professional research degree
Individual supervision
Applicants for this degree can nominate the focus of their research. Candidates engage with specialised areas of design research by project or undertake historical and theoretical architectural research investigations in thesis mode.
Before formally applying:
- Contact potential supervisors to discuss your proposed enrolment and interests. Architecture discipline supervision and research areas are listed below or refer to the staff research profiles on our web site for prospective academic supervisors.
- Contact the Research Coordinator in the discipline area or program area you are considering.
- Remember to include a research proposal and/or folio with your application. We require as part of the application process an outline of you intended area of research to be submitted - this way we can gauge whether we can supervise the work. We also require academic transcripts, a portfolio of work (if applying to the degree by project).
The Urban Architecture Laboratory - UAL and Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory (SIAL) are key research clusters where PhD supervision is undertaken in urban architectural design and in the architectural application of digital technologies respectively.
A candidate will be accepted when the proposed research or area of inquiry can be facilitated by the School. This PhD research degree may be undertaken in thesis mode or through an architectural research project documented with framing exegesis.
Duration:
8 semesters full-time, 16 semesters part-time
Contact:
Associate Professor Sue Anne Ware
School of Architecture + Design Research Director
Architecture and Design HDR Administration
Email: AD.HDRadmin@rmit.edu.au
Office: Building 10, level 11, room 01
Phone +61 3 99253505
Architectural Discourse
PhD in Architectural Research - Architectural Discourse
Post-professional research degree
Individual Supervision
The Architectural Discourse postgraduate research stream encompasses architectural history, architectural theory, design discourses and architectural criticism. Postgraduate candidates in this stream undertake individually supervised research on candidate proposed and negotiated topics.
RMIT Architecture has maintained a particular focus on the archiving of local architectural practice histories, and on the theorising of emerging design practices, particularly in the context of contemporary urban conditions and in response to emerging digital technologies. Architectural discourse candidates are primarily working in one of these areas.
Most discourse candidates are working in the thesis mode and submit a written thesis. A small number of candidates are engaging in research by project, or in a hybrid model of a thesis with a project-based research component.
Senior and Co-Supervisors:
Brent Allpress, RMIT Architecture Research Director, Architecture Postgraduate Coordinator
Peter Downton, Prof of Architectural Theory
Harriet Edquist, Prof of Architectural History, Director of the School History & Critical Studies Interdisciplinary Cluster
Pia Ednie-Brown, Senior Lecturer, RMIT Architecture/SIAL
Dr Helene Frichot, Senior Lecturer, RMIT Architecture
Current affiliated Co-Supervisors in the School from other related disciplines:
Suzie Attiwill, RMIT Interior Design Postgraduate Coordinator, History Theory Coordinator
Dr Robyn Barnacle, RMIT Research and Innovation Research Fellow
Dr Paul Carter, Visiting Prof, University of Melbourne
Robyn Healy, RMIT Fashion Postgraduate Coordinator
Dr John MacArthur, Visiting Prof, University of Queensland
Dr Juliette Peers, RMIT Lecturer in Architecture and Design, Fashion
Architectural Discourse postgraduate program
Duration:
4 semesters fulltime, 8 semesters part-time.
Contact:
Associate Professor Sue Anne Ware
School Research Director, PhD Program Coordinator
Architecture and Design HDR Administration
Email: AD.HDRadmin@rmit.edu.au
Office: Building 10, level 11, room 01
Phone: +61 3 9925 3505