Architecture, Building Design and Construction
Study Architecture, Building Design and Construction at Melbourne Polytechnic and learn about design, construction, architecture, interior design, and project management.
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Design the world around us.
Melbourne Polytechnic’s Architecture, Building Design and Construction courses have been developed with industry to teach you the skills to build a successful career.
Whether you’re interested in architectural drafting, interior design, surveying, construction, or project management and administration, we offer multiple pathways to help you construct and advance your career. Accredited by industry bodies, our advanced Architecture, Building Design and Construction courses provide a wide range of choice for builders’ certificates and construction diplomas, all meeting the requirements of the building and construction industry standards. We aim to offer the qualifications that industry needs and developed our contemporary Bachelor of the Built Environment degree, with a focus on sustainability and green architecture.
Graduates from Melbourne Polytechnic’s Architecture, Building Design and Construction courses may find work across a wide variety of industry sectors, as builders, building surveyors, construction managers, project managers, interior designers, interior decorators, architectural drafters, CAD operators, estimators, contract administrators, architectural designer or a consultant across architecture, construction, design, interior design and decoration, depending on your speciality.
At Melbourne Polytechnic, you’ll gain the hands-on skills and technical knowledge that are in demand for the building and construction industry with courses that are designed to build you a solid career.
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Design News at Melbourne Polytechnic
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Eric Law building a solid career in the built environment
International student Eric Law is building a solid career in architecture – from the inside out. After completing an interior design course in his home country of Malaysia, Eric came to Australia to pursue his dream of a career in the Built Environment.
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Corey set his sights on Building Design
Corey Carnegie fell into the cooking world and stayed there for 14 years. Then he knew it was time to change direction.
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