School of Architecture & Built Environment · 2025–2030
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DEF2030 is organised as three interdependent rings — from the school's core values outward through digital competencies to the five strategic pillars that drive action.
Five cross-cutting values that are woven through every competency domain and strategic action — not add-ons, but embedded criteria.
Ten domains across two tiers (Foundational & Applied) that define measurable digital skills for Architecture and Construction Management graduates.
Five action pillars that operationalise the competency framework through curriculum, research, sustainability, culture, and infrastructure.
The School's five values (SABE Roadmap 2020) operate as cross-cutting keys — woven through every competency domain, assessment, and strategic initiative.
Environmental sustainability woven into every digital design and fabrication practice
Indigenous data sovereignty and respectful place-based digital practice
Social justice and inclusive access to digital tools and education
Challenging bias in AI and data, ensuring equitable digital participation
Empowering students to critically choose, interrogate, and shape their own digital practice
Adopted from the CLC Digital Skills Framework (2025), DigComp 3.0, and UK ARB Competency Outcomes (2023) — adapted for the built environment. Use the filters below to compare emphasis weightings by program.
The five pillars operationalise the competency framework, with each initiative mapped to specific domains and discipline-specific actions.
10-domain audit and redesign, AI literacy module, progressive digital assessment rubrics, and new micro-credentials via PixelSpace Lab.
Digital Design Research Cluster, Industry Advisory Board, Autodesk/Graphisoft partnerships, annual innovation showcase, and targeted research grants.
Sustainable model-making guidelines, BIM sustainability analysis, PixelSpace Lab digital twin pilot, and 50% waste reduction target by 2030.
Mapped staff upskilling, Digital Technologist leadership, Community of Practice, domain-informed hiring, and recognition incentives.
Software licensing (Revit, Rhino, Power BI, Procore), computing upgrades for VR/BIM, annual tech review, and PixelSpace Lab as the central hub.
Digital competency domains addressed across both programs
Of graduates proficient in at least 7 relevant domains
Reduction in studio physical model material waste
Of academic staff holding advanced digital certifications