The Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University aims to be a leading design-driven professional school, characterised by an international outlook and motivated by the goal of graduating architects capable of shifting the direction of future practice. While ensuring to strengthen fundamental disciplinary competencies, the School actively seeks to operate in the expanding diversification of the field due primarily to technological and cultural advancement, leveraging these developments for their design potential and impact. In prioritizing design, the School creates an atmosphere of intense collaboration, engagement, and experimentation, fueled by an open discussion that is driven by academic staff and distinguished invited practitioners and professors.
The Abedian School is characterized by very small class sizes in a dedicated studio environment. Students have 24/7 access to the brand new architecture building, designed by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of CRAB Studio, London. A strong studio culture is driven by student collaboration, social engagement, and consistent one-on-one interaction with academic staff.
A ‘learning through making’ ethos is supported by a state of the art workshop and fabrication lab, featuring traditional woodworking equipment and a robust digital fabrication and rapid prototyping setup that includes 3d printers, a large bed CNC router, laser cutter, and a 7-axis 120kg payload track mounted industrial robotic armature and 2 desktop robots.
Public engagement is fostered through an annual lecture series that highlights the work and ideas of national and international practitioners and academics; special exhibitions of work; and various forms of publication.
The School offers a Master of Architecture degree accredited by the AACA (Australia) and an undergraduate Bachelor of Architectural Studies. Classes run three semesters per year in January, May, and September.
