Harun Qassim

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

Hi! I'm Harun Qassim and I'm graduating from Swinburne's BA-Design (Architecture) this year with immense potential and desire to mould and shape the architectural fabric of Melbourne and beyond. My strengths revolve around a strong visual language that helps create eye-catching illustrations and designs to reach a wider audience. With experience in nearly every field from Hospitality to Engineering and Management, I've been apart of workflows and projects with national coverage and have learnt to deal with the pressures involved. With more stories than a resume can hold, Swinburne has been my outlet to explore my creativity with amazing guidance by my educators. My experience at Swinburne has prepared me to enter the realm of design with the knowledge, confidence perspective to address the latest issues and developments facing Architecture today; and hopefully flourish in this industry.

Ferry Terminal - Waterfront Revial ARC3001-Studio 4 | Harun Qassim

Aggregation of Waterfront Experience - Ferry Terminal | Harun Qassim

S t u d i o 5 Super[X]Hub Sunshine2051 WEST WING STATION Harun Qassim Sem2 - Yr 3

S t u d i o 5 Super[X]Hub Sunshine2051 UNDERGROUND STATION Harun Qassim Sem2 - Yr 3

ARC20002-Architectural Design Studio 3 (Socio-economic contexts) | Harun Qassim

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.