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WELCOME TO ISSUE [97] OF FABRICATE

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 image above is of a lighthouse which is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors, and can also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and replacement by modern electronic navigational systems.

Before the development of clearly defined ports mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since raising the fire would improve the visibility, placing the fire on a platform became a practice that led to the development of the lighthouse. In antiquity, the lighthouse functioned more as an entrance marker to ports than as a warning signal for reefs and promontories, unlike many modern lighthouses. The most famous lighthouse structure from antiquity was the Pharos of Alexandria, although this collapsed during an earthquake centuries later.

Read on for all the latest MSD news.

Lincoln Square South Terms & Conditions

As move through the busy time of year it is worth noting access to Lincoln Square South is a privilege and not a right.

We expect all students to treat each other with care and respect in this space and to understand that ALL students are under a lot of pressure at the moment.

Computers cannot be reserved! 

If you are leaving the area for an extended period of time you are expected to log off so other students can access this shared resource.

Failure to do this may result in action up to and including a ban from this area.

There are computers located in 757 Swanston St if there are none free in LSS.

If you have any questions or concerns about this please email Justin Cusack via the link below.

Take Part in Subject Experience Survey to Improve Your Subjects & Bank Balance!

Your Subject Experience Survey (SES) is available now. This is your chance to not only provide feedback on your learning experiences in subjects, but also a chance to win $500 cash!

Each survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete, and is completely confidential.

You can complete your SES by either going to the survey website on your computer/mobile or from your 'My Home' tab on the LMS.

The SES will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 8 June 2014, so complete your survey now before you miss out!

Click on the button below for more information

Visual Programming with Grasshopper3D: New Studio AIR Tutorials

Studio AIR open-access online tutorials have been viewed some 400,000 times and played about 110,000 times since they were first produced in March 2013.

They emphasize the use of visual programming as a flexible platform for all types of architectural applications and can be used in a variety of studios.

Full list and support files can be found here.

New additions:

07.16 Isosurfacing and Minimising with Millipede: Mark Fornes - Under Tension

07.15 Structural Analysis with Galapagos: Bollinger and Grohmann - Skylink

07.14 Live Data Feeds and Responsive Geometry with Firefly: dECOi Architects - Hyposurface

07.13 Extracting Open Street Map Data - Elk

07.12 L-Systems and Loops - HoopSnake

07.11 Particle Trajectories and Loops with Anenome: Robert Stuart-Smith Design - Helsinki Public Library

Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development

Since 2009, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of ideas regarding green solutions. The award, under the patronage of Federal Minister Professor Johanna Wanka, honours 25 young researchers from around the world each year

The deadline for submission is 16 June 2014, 12 p.m. CET.

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JOB JOB JOB

JOBS

Architectural Assistant - with Bower Architecture
 

Project Assistant
 

Interior Architecture/Architecture tutor
 

Practical Year - Estimator (Student)
 

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

 

NANJING!

Advanced Standing Opportunity Nanjing University

Master of Architecture (2yr) students have an extraordinary opportunity to complete 2 degrees in 2 years under an advanced standing arrangement with Nanjing University.

Master of Architecture, University of Melbourne/Master of Science (Architecture and Urbanism), University of Nanjing

Email Connie Gravier on the mink below for more info!

Upcoming due date: Exchange applications for Semester 1, 2015

Do you have an average of 65% or more? Interested in studying overseas in semester 1 2015? You may be eligible, apply now!

Due Dates: Applications for exchange must be submitted online by 4th July 2014.

All students applying for an exchange must attend a myWorld First Step session as an application requirement.

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ASU exam prep help!

At this busy and demanding time of semester, Academic Skills can help students develop writing and exam preparation skills. Book an individual tutorial with an Academic Skills adviser through SAS . Make sure to book early!

Students are able to book Advisers at any Student Centre but ABP students may find the MSD / Environments Student Centre in the Baldwin Spencer Building the most convenient location.

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MSD FACEBOOK GROUPS

Did you know MSD has closed facebook groups for ALL disciplines, ALL streams?

These are informal digital loungerooms where you can meet other students from your cohort - ask questions, post points of interest or just say hello.
Click on the link below to join the right group for you.
 

Master of Architecture 200 point
Master of Architecture 300 point

Master of Construction Management 200 point
Master of Construction Management 300 point

Master of Landscape Architecture 200 point
Master of Landscape Architecture 300 point

Master of Property 200 point
Master of Property 300 point

Master of Urban Design

Master Urban Planning

 

Cities Without Slums

CWS is being taught from 21-26 July, requiring attendance all day and work at night.  It is also assumed that students will undertake some preparatory reading and, of course, there is an essay two weeks after the last class.

The subject title is overly hopeful.  Presently one billion persons live in slums and it is projected that by 2030 two billion persons will live in slums.  Proceeding nonetheless ...

The subject has four parts.  The first explains the process of global urbanization, slum formation and the persistence of slums.  The second locates slum upgrading and the provision of basic services in the context of urban governance.  The third considers the roles of the World Bank, UN-Habitat and Cities Alliance in formulating slum upgrading policy.  The fourth explores the experience of community-led slum upgrading through the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC) and the Indian Alliance, and the Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI). 

The subject also touches on cross-cutting topics such as climate change adaptation, micro-finance, gender, disaster recovery, ‘replicability’ and ‘scaling up’; and employs case studies of:

•     Kampung Improvement Programme (KIP) in Jakarta
•     Integrated urban development in Kiribati, Central Pacific
•     Pune sanitation precedent and slum upgrading
•     SDI methodology and scaling up slum upgrading.

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Subject NEWS

ABPL90088 Healthy Employment Centres Studio (25 pts)

This exciting inter-disciplinary studio can be taken by Master of Architecture students as Studio C, D or E, by Master of Urban Planning students as 25 points of specialisation electives or multi-disciplinary electives, and Master of Urban Design students for subjects OTHER than Studio A and Studio B (final approval to take this subject must be granted by their Program Coordinator).

This studio will align learning process with inter-disciplinary practice collaboration approaches, and will work with an array of industry partners and stakeholders on a set of sites, examining possibilities for healthier and more inclusive public spaces, and better mixed-use development.  The subject is a Semester 2 subject  taught by Sarah Backhouse (Architecture) and Carolyn Whitzman (Urban Planning) who will work with students from Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning to develop a master plan and several in-depth studies.  Studio times will be Monday 3.15-6.15 and Thursday 3.15-6.15. 
This is a quota subject, and to apply students must:
• Enrol into the subject in your study plan by 11 July
• Submit a 500 word statement of interest in Healthy Employment Centres: case study East Werribee to edsc-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au by 11 July
• Read the information on the Quota Application Page of the EDSC website


ABPL90328 Issues in Technology (12.5 pts)

Timber post-formed gridshells – a construction workshop.

This subject will run in the September non-teaching period as an intensive construction workshop.

Students will build a full scale post-formed gridshell, which is a lightweight form-resistant structure that enables to cover large spans with a rather low self-weight and little use of material.  The workshop will be coordinated by Dr Alberto Pugnale together with the founders of www.gridshell.it, Prof Sergio Pone and Dr Sofia Colabella, from the University of Naples.   The subject wil run from Saturday 27 September – Monday 6 October from 9am – 6pm.  This is a quota subject, and to apply students must:
• Enrol into the subject in your study plan by 11 July
• Read the information on the Quota Application Page of the EDSC website

Further information on the activity of the workshop instructors can be found here.

 

University of Melbourne Student Union

Who are UMSU?

With a living history that extends over 130 years, at the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) we are committed to provide quality experiences on campus to that create a community for students, staff and visitors, from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

We provide valuable funding to keep arts, representation, advocacy, live music and cultural services alive on campus and will improve your time at uni immeasurably.

It’s about getting more out of your time at uni. It’s about immersing yourself in a wealth of cultural facilities and events whilst having access to quality support services. It’s about making sure that students have advocacy and representation on campus. It’s all about the battle to keep student voices in the big picture whilst making your time at uni fun and enjoyable.

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Urban Planning NEW SUBJECT

NEW SUBJECT:  Urban Informatics, 21 – 25 July (intensive)

Urban Informatics is the study of cities using digital data, information, knowledge and models to understand trends, complexities and inform the formulation and evaluation of sustainable urban futures.   

This is a quota subject, please enrol in it by  4 July to be considered for enrolment.

For more information please contact subject coordinator, Associate Professor Chris Pettit.