Whitehouse_Institute_of_Design

Whitehouse Institute of Design

Whitehouse Institute of Design

Australian art and design school

The Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia (commonly known as Whitehouse) is a private Design Institute with campuses in the Melbourne central business district, Surry Hills (Sydney) and Kangaroo Point (Brisbane). It was established in 1988 by Leanne Whitehouse.[1] The Institute offers a Master of Design (M.Des.), Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) degrees,[2] and as well as various vocational education and training (VET) courses, Including Advanced Diplomas, Diplomas, Certificates and various Whitehouse Workshops. The M.Des. degree was first offered in 2014.[3] The Institute's Melbourne campus has hosted several seasons of Project Runway Australia.[4] and has also been the host to Asia's Next Top Model in 2015.

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Notable alumni

The school was attended by Frances Abbott, daughter of former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott. She studied through the assistance of an occasional "chairman’s scholarship" (worth approximately $60,000) that was awarded in 2011 by the founder and owner of the Whitehouse Institute, Leanne Whitehouse.[5][6]

Other notable alumni include:

References

  1. [1]
    Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia Archived 5 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine: Universities Admissions Centre.
  2. [2]
    Courses Archived 25 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine: Whitehouse Design.
  3. [3]
    Step up your creative career with Whitehouse's new Master's course Archived 23 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine: Vogue Australia.
  4. [4]
    Whitehouse | Home of Project Runway Australia Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine: Whitehouse Design.
  5. [5]
    "Frances Abbott's classmates angry that they could not apply for scholarship". The Guardian. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Classmates express fury over Tony Abbott's daughter Frances being awarded $60,000 scholarship to Whitehouse Institute of Design". News.com.au. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. [7]
    De Lore, Amy. (8 October 2007). "Fashion design is not for dummies". Sydney Morning Herald. p6.

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