Your career as a building designer
Make your mark in technical positions in building design offices and architectural spaces.
Explore techniques from freehand drawing to digital design as you learn about the presentation, documentation and architectural workflow processes for building projects.
Focus on the practical and technical application of design skills, and create innovative, sustainable designs for domestic and commercial-scale building projects.
Learn about building design from the ground up as you explore topics covering
- innovative and sustainable design
- innovative digital applications
- problem-solving
- structural and construction technology
- project documentation
- architectural project administration
- construction processes
- environmental sustainability and design
- materials technology
- building services
- communicating and working with stakeholders
- associated planning and building regulation codes and standards.
You’ll build the right skills to communicate and work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including regulatory authorities and a wide range of consultants associated with the design, construction and building services.
Throughout your studies and beyond, you’ll have opportunities to contribute to the ongoing development of the building industry and the built environment.
Day-to-day, you can expect to be involved in working to client briefs, preparing architectural drawings and building specifications and visiting building sites for analysis and investigation. You’ll also analyse bushfire attack levels, environmental factors, liaise with engineers, quantity surveyors, building surveyors and planning professionals and working to local council codes, by-laws and national regulations.
Career
As a graduate of the Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural), you have the skills and qualifications to work in a wide range of technical positions in architectural practices and building design offices, including roles such as:
- building designer
- building information modelling (BIM) and computer-aided design (CAD) specialist
- domestic and commercial designer.
As a graduate, your work focus could include:
- digital presentation and architectural documentation of buildings
- architectural modelling and animation
- specialist and technical design areas such as commercial/domestic design and planning
- retail design and documentation
- working as part of a technical architectural team to support a design team or as part of project management.
Graduate ready to make your mark in technical positions in building design offices and architectural spaces.
As a student at RMIT, you have access to a range of career resources specially designed to assist job-seeking students and graduates.
You’re encouraged to participate in the Future Edge and to visit the Job Shop to help build a range of soft and job-ready skills through events and workshops. You can explore Career Hub both to search for volunteer and casual work, and to benefit from an array of resources, workshops and events.
Take advantage of careers fairs, and gain a micro-credential in Networking is Working. You’re eligible for a student membership with the Building Designers Association of Victoria, and will benefit from guidance, advice and contacts through RMIT Mentoring.
