Arsen Sarkisian

Master of Architecture & Urban Design

I am enthusiastic in my endeavors in the architectural and urban design fields with my previous qualifications supporting those aspirations within the field. Current and previous works are in the industries of business and architecture.

I recently graduated from Swinburne University of Technology, completing the Master of Architecture and Urban Design. The skills and knowledge gained during my education were applicable for my team and I, as we received a commendation award for the Future Homes Student Competition held by Victorian Government.

Prior education completed within my journey are the Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural), to understand how the fundamentals of structure and construction play a vital role in our designs. Bachelor of the Built Environment, a connection established between the design intervention or structure within its greater context and surroundings.

I am an energetic person that is always eager to do my very best in any situation that I am placed in. In both industries I have generated multitude of skills that allow me work as a team to complete an objective, to show leadership and help others within that team to reach the outcome. While being able to excel in communication to convey an idea, a design, or a goal in a presentation to a singular person or large audience, through public speaking supported by an online platform.

I am excited for any future opportunities to be able to assist and create new possibilities in the field of architecture and urban design.

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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.