Tirth Patel

I’m Tirth Patel, a graduate of Bachelor of Design - Architecture.

I enjoy designing experiences by blending design, storytelling, and technology. Where my strengths include Conceptual Design, Design Development and realising these steps through the use of diagrams, graphics and realistic renders.

From my Internship at HL Design Studio in Malaysia, I was able to learn the Ins and Outs of architecture while working at the practice. It is where I honed my software skills such as Revit and D5 Render. It is also where I improved my conceptual design, design development and teamwork skills while working in a large team environment.

MOCHA: Museum of Culture, History And Arts

ARC30002 - Architectural Design Studio 5:
A render that catches a glimpse of a fresh new museum to Newport that brings in programs such as Exhibitions, Education and a lively night market.

MOCHA: Museum of Culture, History And Arts

ARC30002 - Architectural Design Studio 5:
A render that catches a glimpse of both the substation and the new museum design

MOCHA: Museum of Culture, History And Arts

ARC30002 - Architectural Design Studio 5:
A render that catches a glimpse of a fresh new museum to Newport.

AMDC Retrofit: A New Facade

ARC30004 - Professional Practice 1: BIM (Bldg Info Mgmt):
A perforated metal facade created to ensure views are maintained while providing optimal sunlight and shade during times needed. Some constraints designed around were cost, maintenance and materials.

PARAMECIA: A Multi-Program Residential Space by the Yarra

ARC30001 - Architectural Design Studio 4:
A short section of the site that shows the form and overall layout of buildings created using form finding techniques such as Tensile Structure, Minimal Surface and Ruled Surface.

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.