Australian design practice Hames Sharley today announced the appointment of Khoa Do to the newly created position of Head of Design Education in Practice. An accomplished educator with over two decades of higher education experience. Do will be responsible for developing the company’s world-leading industry-based curriculum. The new role was created in line with Hames Sharley’s commitment to providing its staff with life-long learning opportunities and ongoing professional development.
With a proven career history in Design Education and syllabus design, Do brings to the role a wealth of interdisciplinary design industry expertise and knowledge of modelling Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL). He will be instrumental in establishing an internal educational process to provide staff with ongoing resources and learning opportunities. Prior to joining Hames Sharley, Do served as a full-time tenured Associate Professor of Architecture at Curtin University, and has also held leadership positions across the higher education and industry sectors.
“Khoa is an exceptional education leader and we’re absolutely thrilled to have him join the team in this exciting new role,” said Hames Sharley Managing Director, Caillin Howard.
“This is a diverse Practice role that is responsible for embedding the fantastic work spearheaded by the National Design Forum (NDF), our senior leaders, and Operations in establishing a clear Design process, culture, and way of thinking; one that will ultimately elevate Hames Sharley to a level of service that is aligned with the competitive and dynamic industry growth we continue to be a part of. Khoa is a highly strategic design thinker whose philosophy of teaching and practice is founded on the value of ‘learning beyond the classroom’, which is perfectly aligned with Hames Sharley’s commitment to offer staff enriching learning opportunities throughout their careers, and enabling both our communities and the communities of those we work with to flourish.”
Khoa Do, Head of Design Education in Practice, Hames Sharley said he was delighted to join a company with such a strong commitment to learning.
“Hames Sharley really sets itself apart through its methodology and research driven thinking, and I’m really looking forward to developing an education-led and practice-based curriculum road map that creates new knowledge and enhances skills development. I am passionate about bridging the nexus between academia and industry, and the Hames Sharley curriculum will reflect this blend of academic-style learning, but with an industry practice-led real-time mindset and approach.”
With an esteemed career, Khoa Do has been invited to share his expertise as a visiting academic to numerous universities, speaker forums, and keynotes at conferences internationally. He holds fellowships and honorary positions on academic-industry boards and committees, and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, grants and funding.