Information for students

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building is located on City campus, Broadway, in the Peter Johnson Building (Building 6) on Harris Street.

The Building 6 Student Centre provides information and assistance to coursework students who have inquiries and concerns about student and course administration. The student centre coordinates a wide range of activities including enrolment, production and distribution of class timetables, identification of potential graduands, the processing of student leave applications, special consideration and variation of programs. The centre also assists with interpretation of University rules and regulations, and provides various forms for students.

The DAB research manager provides similar assistance to postgraduate research students.

Location, contacts and inquiries

The Building 6 Student Centre is located on level 4 of the Peter Johnson Building (Building 6). It is responsible for a broad range of activities including admission, enrolment, graduation, timetabling, course information and promotion, and student progression matters.

Building 6 Student Centre
CB06.4.05
702–730 Harris St, Ultimo
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.dab.uts.edu.au

Postal address
Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007

Faculty structure

The Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building administers UTS: Design, Architecture and Building courses. The faculty consists of three schools that manage both undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees: the School of Design; the School of Architecture; and the School of the Built Environment.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building has a research culture that respects distinct intellectual areas while encouraging internal and external research partnerships.

Teaching strategies

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building is committed to the creation of a learning environment where:

• students are motivated to want to learn
• students learn both in groups and independently
• students learn using a combination of theoretical and practical applications
• students adopt a scholarly approach to their studies
• students emulate practice
• students engage with the community
• students learn from feedback on exams, assignments and general performance, and
• research and writing skills are promoted.

Students learn from highly accomplished and motivated staff, student readers, workbooks and texts where appropriate.

Facilities

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building has state-of-the-art facilities including:

• a digital architecture studio and lab exclusively for Master of Advanced Architecture students, with high-end 3D printers and laser-cutter
• an interactivation studio to research the interaction between people and technology
• fashion workshops and studios for the design and construction of garments
• a textile print workshop which consists of a dye lab, a print area with two large print tables, transfer press and heat setter, a screen exposure room, a screen wash area, a drying area and a coating area
• a moving image video production studio
• a fabrication workshop for metalworking, woodworking, general use, plastics, welding, spray painting, materials storage, tool storage and a 3D printer
• a professional-standard photomedia studio for small, medium and large formats, black and white as well as colour film processing and printing, lighting, backdrops, colour-calibrated monitors, pre-press computers and darkrooms
• six state-of-the-art computing labs featuring an on-site digital image service for printing
• a digital workshop featuring 3D printers, laser-cutter and a 3D scanner
• an animation hub comprising two animation computing labs, a render farm, a 3D scanner and motion capture (MoCap) laboratory with a Vicon optical system to capture human movement by a series of cameras and then encode the results as digital data – these data allow animators to produce characters with lifelike movement
• DAB lab research gallery which provides managerial assistance for academic staff and postgraduate student case studies and research projects, as well as being an exhibition space
• sense-aware research lab which enables interaction design using natural experiences such as physical motion, gesture, tangible device manipulation, e-fashion wear and smart products
• immersive construction environments (ICE) studio which integrates research and teaching applications of 3D simulations for the built environment and includes a rear-projection system for 3D imaging and video
• UTS Gallery, which is a dedicated public gallery, presenting a rich and varied program of high quality exhibitions, educational activities and special events that make a significant contribution to the cultural life of UTS and the wider community of Sydney.

Centres

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building is home to several research centres.

International exchange

Being an exchange student provides the opportunity to study and travel overseas, to experience and learn from the perspectives of other cultures, and to develop alternative ways of thinking and a new approach to learning.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building has exchange agreements with the following universities:

• Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
• Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Austria)
• Ryerson University (Canada)
• Business Academy Southwest (Denmark)
• Aalborg University (Denmark)
• Aarhus School of Architecture (Denmark)
• Aalto University (Finland)
• L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique (France)
• Skema Business School (France)
• Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd (Germany)
• Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
• Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
• Technische Universiteit Delft (Netherlands)
• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands)
• ETSAB (Spain)
• Madrid: IE University School of Architecture (Spain)
• King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand)
• University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester (UK)
• Nottingham Trent University (UK).

Cross-faculty courses

The Master of Animation (C04266) is a cross-faculty course incorporating the teaching strengths of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building; the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. The Bachelor of Photography and Situated Media (C10265) shares subjects with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences's Bachelor of Sound and Music Design (C10269).