2024-05-28T04:12:45-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150318744/bond-university-s-abedian-school-of-architecture-announces-llds-co-founder-paul-loh-as-next-dean Josh Niland 2022-08-01T15:40:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/472e36260e06ebb4e2dc300d8786f8e4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>One of Australia&rsquo;s leading architecture faculties is getting a new department head after the <a href="https://archinect.com/abedian" target="_blank">Abedian School of Architecture</a> at Bond University announced the selection of architect and <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/3322347/the-university-of-melbourne" target="_blank">University of Melbourne</a> professor Paul Loh as its next dean.</p> <p>A co-founder (along with David Leggett) of the Melbourne-based studio <a href="https://archinect.com/powertomake" target="_blank">Power to Make/LLDS</a>, Loh has practiced in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. His past academic experience includes stints at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/18555651/lund-university" target="_blank">Lund University</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/14275323/tsinghua-university" target="_blank">Tsinghua University</a>, the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/14479601/university-of-east-london" target="_blank">University of East London</a>, and the <a href="https://archinect.com/ethz" target="_blank">ETH Zurich</a>. At the University of Melbourne, he is the Senior Lecturer in Digital Architecture Design and co-director of the Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication research hub. Loh has been affiliated with that school since early 2012.</p> <p>Professor Derek Carson, Bond's current&nbsp;Executive Dean of the Faculty of Society &amp; Design, referred to him as &ldquo;leading name in robotics, digital fabrication, and patented technology,&rdquo; adding that his reputation for research and innovat...</p>