Engineering and Architecture
The engineering, construction, and architectural programmes at Ara are internationally recognised and are developed in collaboration with industry.
Lecturers are highly qualified with extensive academic teaching and applied research experience and are widely respected for their student-centred teaching approach plus their practical and quality research outputs. Applied research is integrated within the programmes through involvement of lecturers in various industry–sponsored research as well as the industry-sponsored capstone student projects.
Our major active research disciplines in the Engineering & Architectural area include:
- Civil Engineering
- Construction and Built Environment
- Architectural Studies
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Building Information Modelling
- Interdisciplinary Research
Our researchers have close relationships with local industry sectors and have completed multiple industry-sponsored research projects in recent years. We are interested in establishing collaborations with industry and academic organisations in various research and consulting capacities.
| Programme | Researcher Name & Profile | Research Outputs |
| Bachelor of Engineering Technology | Graeme Harris | |
| Ian Chesterman | ||
| Thomas Cronje | Research | |
| Yao Li | Research | |
| Matt Pour | Research | |
| Lindsey Alton | Research | |
| Nay Lin Oo | Research | |
| Bachelor of Architectural Studies/ BIM | Dian Munoz | |
| Bernadette Muir | Research | |
| Mazhar Syed Ahmed | Research | |
| Adam Khan | Research | |
| Irene Boles | Research | |
| Kerry Mulligan | Research | |
| Bachelor of Construction/ Graduate Diploma in Construction Management/ Graduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying | Derek Thurnell | Research |
| Nilmini Thilakantha | ||
| Sundeep Daggubati | ||
| Phil Etherington |