University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

The Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, also known as The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, formerly the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, is a constituent body of the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established in 1920.

Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
TypePublic
Established1920
DeanRobyn Dowling
Location
Camperdown / Darlington
,
New South Wales
,
Australia
AffiliationsUniversity of Sydney
Websitesydney.edu.au/architecture

History

From 1880, the study of architecture at the University of Sydney was an elective of the postgraduate and undergraduate engineering degrees. In 1918 the University of Sydney Senate approved the establishment of a School of Architecture within the Faculty of Science, which was enacted in 1920 with Leslie Wilkinson as the chair and then the first dean of architecture. Of the first nine undergraduate students, five were men and four were women.[1]

Campus

The Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning is located in the Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, Darlington.[2]

The Tin Sheds Gallery is all that remains of the Tin Sheds art workshops, established in 1969 by Donald Brook and Marr Grounds.[3][2]

Rankings

The Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning ranked 1st in Australia and 15th in the world for "Architecture and Built Environment" in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject.[4]

Organisation

The school contains four disciplines:

  • Discipline of Architecture
  • Discipline of Architectural Science
  • Discipline of Design
  • Discipline of Urban and Regional Planning and Policy

It hosts five research groups:

  • Architectural & Building Design
  • Architectural & Building Science & Technology
  • Architectural History, Theory & Criticism
  • Design Lab
  • Urbanism

References
  1. "History of the school". The University of Sydney. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. "Architecture/Built Environment at Sydney Uni already 1st in Australia and rises to 15th globally". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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