About the School of Art, Architecture and Design
The School of Art, Architecture and Design merges the
South Australian School of Art and the Louis Laybourne Smith School of
Architecture and Design. The innovative tradition
that marked the School at the turn of the
century remains. Today the School sets the pace in contemporary art,
architecture and design, and graduates continue to win acclaim,
prizes and awards for their practice, arts writing and curatorship.
Well-known past and present alumni who began their careers at the School of Art, Architecture and Design include Margaret Preston, Hans Heysen, Stella Bowen, Ivor Hele, Jeffrey Smart, Barbara Hanrahan, Mandy Martin, Aleks Danko, Hossein Valamanesh, Zhong Chen, Gavin Walkley, Paul Hecker, Nik Karalis, Caroline Lieu, Melinda Kate Hill and Debra Little.