Dear staff,

Fabricate is the official student newsletter at the Melbourne School of Design. You are receiving this email as a current student or staff member of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning. The cover image is of a woof garden at Maison de l'UNESCO in Paris. It was designed by Brazilian landscape architect (as well as a painter, print maker, ecologist, naturalist, artist and musician), Roberto Burle Marx whose designs of parks and gardens made him world famous. He is accredited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil and was known as a modern nature artist and a public urban space designer.

Date: Applications due Wednesday 23 January

In February this year the Melbourne School of Design will be hosting the Robin Boyd Summer School in collaboration with the Robin Boyd Foundation. The Summer School is a one-week intensive studio subject that will be led by two master architects – John Denton of Denton Corker Marshall, and Professor Rob Adams AM, Director of Design and Urban Environments at the City of Melbourne. The day to day running of the studio will be under the direction of Rob Deutscher, a Melbourne Architect and Urban Designer who teaches regularly at the University of Melbourne.

The subject will be worth 12.5 points and students will be able to take it as a multidisciplinary elective or as an architecture elective (in either the Society and culture, or Production, practice and sustainability area).

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Date: Applications close Friday 25 January for Semester 1 subjects

A number of ABPL subjects are quota-restricted in 2013. The Handbook entry for these subjects contains a note indicating they are quota-restricted.

Please refer to the Environments and Design Student Centre website for a current list of all Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning taught quota subjects. The website also provides application deadlines and details on how to apply.

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Date: Applications close Friday 26 April

The 2013 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has launched and is inviting applications from schools of architecture around the world. A £6,000 grant will be awarded to one student by a panel of judges which includes Lord Foster and the President of the RIBA.

Students from all RIBA or CAA validated degree programmes from Schools of Architecture worldwide are invited to apply for this £6,000 scholarship, which funds international research on topics and in locations of the student's choosing.

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Date: Monday 21 January 2013

The Environments and Design Student Centre (EDSC) is developing a brand new website for graduate students in courses run by the Melbourne School of Design as well as current Bachelor of Environments students.

This new EDSC website aims to provide you with all the information you need to successfully manage your studies and make the most of your time at University. You will find sample course plans, information about exchange and study abroad, summer subjects, overloading, extensions, special consideration and much more.

The EDSC website will continue to be developed leading up to the launch date of 21 January 2013. The website will be fully functional by 31 March 2013. We welcome students and staff to preview the site by clicking on the info button below.

Feedback and suggestions are welcome and can be directed to Daniel Dorall by clicking on the email button below.

Date: survey closes Friday 8 March

Attention New Students, we want your feedback!

Go in the draw to win a 15” MACBOOK Pro or a 16GB iPad with Retina display or one of five $100 Co-op bookshop vouchers when you complete the 2013 Commencing Student Survey. It will take around 15 minutes to complete and will help the University of Melbourne plan for a range of activities.

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Congratulations on graduating from the University of Melbourne and welcome to our vibrant Alumni community. As alumni you will receive lots of benefits and opportunities to build your social and professional networks.

Join us on LinkedIn and share your professional profile with MSD’s wide body of alumni, many of whom are now some of the biggest names in the built environment. Find us at ABP@UoM.

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Dates: December 2012 - April 2013

The Architecture and Old Commerce Buildings are being demolished over the next few months to make way for ABP's new building, designed by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA.

Demolition Program

Demolition works to both buildings (BN133 and BN 132) commenced on 14 December 2012 and will continue through to April 2013.  The contractors will break between 22 and 26 December and return on 27 December on working 7am to 5pm Monday to Saturdays.   The heaviest works will occur from late January 2013 to the end of March 2013.

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Date: Applications close Thursday 24 January 2013

We invite students studying Architecture to create a contemporary residential design that encompasses your unique style and creativity. This competition will provide you the opportunity to have your design showcased as well as to see how it compares to your peers. Our Highly Regarded judging panel will evaluate each entry and decide the winning design. In addition, the judges will acknowledge a runner up and two additional designs for honourable mention.

Closing date has been extended. All designs will still be required to be uploaded and submitted by Thursday 31 January 2013.

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