At FADA we believe that art, architecture and design can make this world a better place. We are deeply invested in ensuring that our students learn to be proactive about finding and creating situations where they can put their knowledge, skills, and values into practice.
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The Faculty has nine academic departments: Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture (GSA), Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Jewellery Design and Manufacture, Multimedia and Visual Art
The GSA (Graduate School of Architecture) was founded in 2015 with a simple mandate: to transform contemporary African architectural education. Located in Johannesburg, one of the world’s most exciting and challenging cities
Here you will find your Academic Calendar, Student Rules and Regulations, Student Fee books and contact details for the administration office.
The FADA Gallery operates within the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. The gallery host exhibitions, events and talks on art, design and architecture produced by staff, students and alumni and the art design community in Johannesburg and beyond.
UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) produces and presents world-class student and professional arts programmes aligned to the UJ vision of an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future.
The Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD) is housed within the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA). VIAD supports an international community of Visiting Professors, Research Associates
APPLICATION FOR MA and PhD SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NRF
APPLICATION FOR MA and PhD SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NRF- 2023
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Prof Brenda Schmahmann is the SARChI Research Chair in South African Art and Visual Culture. Hosted by the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and integrated with the work of the faculty
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) DESIS Lab is an inter-disciplinary design laboratory committed to promoting positive social innovation and emerging sustainable ways of living. Since its acceptance into the global DESIS family in 2014
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Anna Nnenna Abengowe appointed as Deputy Director of the UJ Graduate School of Architecture
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Nnenna Abengowe
UJ’s Dr Thandiwe Sithole appointed as Board Member of the Platinum Incubator
A senior lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering Technology within the Faculty of Engineering
The University of Johannesburg (UJ)’s global standing and academic robustness has been recognised, with the
UJ design students scoop top honours in National Design Competition
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Industrial Design students within the Faculty of Arts, Design and