Our Location
Our Location
In New Zealand’s Innovation Precinct, the epicentre of NZ’s tech industry, spread over four floors catering to the needs of each digital discipline, this purpose built campus is unlike any other design school in New Zealand. From your very first day at MDS, you’ll be studying in a studio-like environment that fosters creativity and innovation through project-based learning.
Student Life
Student Life
Our campus is right in the heart of the best city in New Zealand! With walking access to everything the Auckland CBD has to offer, there’ll be something here for you, whether you’re a foodie, a shopaholic, or a party-animal.
Learning Environment
Learning Environment
Surrounded by supportive staff and fellow students, no day will ever be the same as you work alongside our award-winning faculty and industry connections to produce an outstanding creative portfolio filled with real-world projects and productions.
6 Green Star Rating
6 Green Star Rating
Our campus was awarded this rating by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), placing us as a ‘world-leader’ for our ecological considerations. Our environmentally friendly campus uses solar energy, recycled water (for plants), automatic lights and dedicated carparks for EVs to ensure the only mark we leave on the world is well-educated and successful graduates.
Cutting-Edge Labs
Cutting-Edge Labs
At Media Design School, you’ll be using the latest, most up-to-date hardware and software relevant to your respective disciplines so that all of your creative concepts and projects are aligned with what the industry is currently producing. The classrooms have been designed to reflect office-spaces, so you’ll feel right at home once you graduate and start working for the big shots.
Fale Māpura — Your Space
Fale Māpura — Your Space
Fale Māpura is a dedicated meeting, study and social space within the school and online organised by Māori and Pacific students. The space is not only for studying, but also for socialising, relaxing and connecting with other students and staff members. We are grateful for the ngatu donation within this space by alumni Lita Vatuvei and her family.
Library
Library
Media Design School’s library is open during normal campus hours; and we have an extensive eLibrary for when you’re craving academic resources any other time. Our library has a broad collection of books, magazines, and journal, both physical and digital, designed to support your studies and inspire your creativity.
Welcome to our campus in Wynyard Quarter!
To gain a future-proof education you need a future-proof learning environment.
Welcome to our campus on 10 Madden St, opened in 2021 – a state-of-the-art, purpose-built property in the heart of Auckland’s thriving Wynyard Quarter. As the only education provider to have a presence in New Zealand’s Innovation Precinct, our students learn in the epicentre of the tech industry, with exciting networking and collaboration opportunities right on the doorstep.
Have a look around the Madden Street campus and Wynyard Quarter below with our Virtual Tour, and if you want to come and see what makes us special in person, book in a real life tour with our team and start your journey!
Virtual Tour
