Fabricate is the student newsletter of the Melbourne School of Design. You are receiving this email as a student or staff member of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning.

Date: Friday 15 August
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Grand Buffet Hall, Level 2 Mezzanine, Union House
RSVP: Register online

Find out more about career opportunities in environment and sustainability in local and state government, consultancy, architecture, scientific research, NGOs and engineering at this Enviro Week event hosted by the UMSU Environment Department.

Then choose either the early session (10.30am - 11.15am) or the late session (11.45am - 12.30pm) to have your opportunity to meet and talk to representatives from all the organisations present.

Participating organisations include: Department of Environment and Primary Industries (Vic); City of Port Phillip; City of Melbourne; Engineers without Borders; Centre for Sustainability Leadership; CERES; Net Balance; Melbourne Energy Institute; Australian-German College of Climate & Energy Transitions; Melbourne University Sustainability Unit; Greenpeace; Friends of the Earth; Melbourne Law School; Office of Environmental Programs, University of Melbourne; GetUp!; Mitchener & Waterworth - and more!

Date: Friday 28 August
Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Venue: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
RSVP: See CSA Facebook page or NAWIC website for tickets

A triple dose of inspiration is on offer to transform your winter rut and motivate change. NAWIC, in collaboration with Construction Students Association, presents three diverse and engaging speakers who will challenge the way you think and provide you strategies to invest in your own future.

This is a fantastic opportunity to network with guests and presenters from industry, in including insightful presentations from:

• Carolyn Tate, Carolyn Tate & Co.
• Rasika Mohan, Engineers Without Borders
• Josh Pennell, OzPlan Financial Services

Students tickets are only $30 and all attendees will receive a free copy of Carolyn Tate's book Unstuck in Provence valued at $30.

Date: Tuesday 12 August
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Harold White Theatre, 757 Swanston Street
RSVP: Register online

Bare Ruin'd Choirs is a free public lecture by Edward Hollis.

Edward Hollis will discuss the potential of bare ruin'd choirs; exploring how ruins – at the first glance, relics of failed pasts – can be recycled to provoke and provide settings for debates about their, and our, future, using St. Peter's Seminary Kilmahew, Scotland as a case study.

Edward Hollis is one of a number of leading experts working with Scottish arts charity, the NVA on an ambitious public scheme to rescue and reinvigorate St Peter's Kilmahew - the world renowned former estate and 20th century religious college complex that sits shrouded in beautiful woodland near the Firth of Clyde in west Scotland. Our own Professor Alan Pert, Director of Melbourne School of Design and Professor Gini Lee, Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture, are also involved in the project.

Date: Wednesday 20 August
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm
Location: Theatre C, Old Arts

Whenever humans design - they redesign themselves alongside their environments: from animals, through modern humans, to post-humans and from nature to naturalised artifice.

Engaging with the implications of these themes, this seminar offers a designerly perspective on the Anthropocene, not to propose solutions but to provoke critical, non-standard questions. Stanislav Roudavski is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne and a founding partner of Elseware design collective.

Dates: Wednesday 30 July - Friday 15 August [OPEN NOW]
Venue: Wunderlich Gallery, 757 Swanston

This exciting exhibition boasts a selection of projects by MAD Architects, visually exploring the architectural idea of Shanshui City, core to the firms work, and the title of the next Dean's Lecture which will be presented by Ma Yansong on Tuesday 5 August. The Shanshui City concept adapts the traditional ethos of spiritual harmony between nature and humanity to the modern urban environment.

Come along to the Wunderlich@757 to see the exciting built work of this innovative practice.

Exhibited projects include: Absolute Towers; Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Centre; Urban Forest; Fish Tank; Fake Hills; Huangshan Mountain Village; Chaoyang Park Plaza; Hutong Bubble 32; Ordos Museum; Pingtan Art Museum; Taichung Convention Centre.

Students who completed the subject ABPL90117 Twenty-first Century Architecture in 2013 and 2012 can pick up their student manifesto projects from Room 625, 757 Swanston Street, on Fridays from 1.00pm - 3.00 pm.

Projects must be picked up before Wednesday 1 October, 2014.

Academic Skills offers the following Thesis Writing Workshops for masters by coursework students. To enrol, log into SAS, find the workshop in the ‘Events’ tab and click on RSVP.

Getting Started

Time: 4:15pm – 6.15pm
Date: Thursday 7 August
Venue: Old Arts ‐ Theatre C

This workshop looks at issues involved with starting your research, working with supervisors, honing your research questions, and effective time management. This joint Academic Skills–Library session will also cover library research skills and tools.

The Literature Review

Time: 4:15pm – 6.15pm
Date: Thursday 21 August
Venue: Old Arts ‐ Theatre C

As a thesis writer, you need to review relevant literature and produce a coherent summary of what the ‘experts’ have said about your topic. We will show you techniques to manage these ‘other voices’ and join them to your own to produce an insightful and suitably critical Literature Review.

The Introduction & Conclusion

Time: 4:15pm – 6.15pm
Date: Thursday 11 September
Venue: Old Arts ‐ Theatre C

The introduction of a thesis is the place to set out
your research question, background, contexts
and methods. It is the place to set up your
argument clearly, and in a way that helps you to
maintain flow throughout the thesis. The
conclusion is the place to state your answers to
the research question and to place your answers
in context. We will look at techniques to create
excellent introductions and conclusions.

Editing & Proofreading

Time: 4:15pm – 6.15pm
Date: Thursday 25 September
Venue: Old Arts‐Theatre C

Have you almost finished your thesis? Do you need a little motivation and guidance on how to give it the final touches so you tell your research story as effectively as possible? In this workshop we will discuss strategies to edit and revise your work. You will leave with an understanding about how to make good work even better!

Date: 4 - 15 August
Venue: Various locations. For full event details and to register for events, login to Careers Online

Need work experience? Thought about internships? Want to meet employers? Interested in volunteering?

Experience Matters is a fortnight packed with activities about leadership, volunteering, networking and work experience opportunities. Investigate your options, hear from potential employers, boost your resume, network with alumni and above all, build your workplace knowledge and skills.
 

Internships & Employment Fair

Date: 12.00pm - 3.00pm Tuesday 12 August
Venue: Wilson Hall
RSVP: For full event details and to book your seat, login to Careers Online.

Meet organisations that offer paid vacation programs, internships, volunteering, international and local employment opportunities. There will be organisations from a wide range of industries.

Bring your questions and your student ID!

Anglo American Undergraduate Scholarships 2015 – Australia | Anglo American Metallurgical Coal
Full-time fixed term; industry scholarship
Brisbane
Applications close Sunday 10 August

Student Planner [.pdf] | Tract Consultants
Open to students in the first year of the Master of Urban Planning
2/3 days per week; casual
Applications close: Monday 11 August

Graduate Architect | 11 Dimensions Pty Ltd
Casual; $23 per hour
Brighton, Victoria
Applications close: Tuesday 12 August

Legal documentation assistant for inner city property company | Secret Agent Property Services
Casual; $20.92 per hour
Carlton North, Victoria
Applications close: Friday 15 August

Student/Graduate Property Valuer | Herron Todd White (Murray Riverina) Pty Ltd - Bendigo
$40-$50K; full-time
Applications close: Monday 18 August

Assistant Development Manager | Wilmac Properties Pty Ltd
Permanent full-time; pay depending on experience
Applications close: Friday 15 August

2015 Graduate Programme | Hacer group
Full time rate to be advised
Melbourne, Victoria
Applications close: Sunday 31 August

Architect/Design | Craig Bulman
$20 per hour; casual
Caulfield South
Applications close: Wednesday 10 September

Trainee Development Manager | Mirvac Group
Full time rate to be confirmed
Melbourne, Victoria
Applications close: Tuesday 30 September

Use your student or staff login to access Careers Online to see other full time, graduate, part time and casual jobs available.

Title image credit: Joevare, 080515 Exeter Library 017, 2008.