Alex Vuong

Interior Architecture

At Swinburne University, Alex learned the importance of applying Australian standard techniques for architectural design, as well as examined closely the financial, legal, and administrative processes in order to prepare for the working industry. During his time at Swinburne, Alex was able to cover all forms of design, from sketches and diagrams to technical drawings, and has an innate specialty for scenic rendering.

Alex has had experience with freelance work, providing real estate renders and recommendations on new or old home potentials for family and friends.

When Alex finds an opportunity, you can find him pursuing his varied interests i.e. listening to comedy podcasts and intellectual podcasts for self-development, studying literature on nutritional science, weight training in hopes to engage in powerlifting competitions, and conducting metalworks and woodworks in the home.

Is currently graduating Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture and is excited to utilise the skills gained at the Swinburne University in his professional career. There are high hopes for Alex to intern for the architecture industry in the near future.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.