Join us at MPavilion—or tune in online—for the second lecture in this four-part series exploring the past, present and future of Venice. These lectures form part of the Venice Studio Melbourne program—a pop-up architecture studio featuring a suite of short design studios and public programs led by international offices of architecture and urbanism, with 88…
Read MoreJoin us at MPavilion—or tune in online—for the first lecture in this four-part series exploring the past, present and future of Venice. These lectures form part of the Venice Studio Melbourne program—a pop-up architecture studio featuring a suite of short design studios and public programs led by international offices of architecture and urbanism, with 88…
Read MoreWomen over the age of 55 are the fastest growing cohort of homeless in Australia and current research estimates that more than 400,000 women over the age of 45 are at risk of homelessness. Women who find themselves at risk of homelessness in later life have often led productive lives and have had conventional housing…
Read MoreMultidisciplinary artist & architect Marta Figueiredo, experimental artist and musician Aarti Jadu and musician Jonathon Griggs collaborate to present Windgate at MPavilion. Windgate is a one-of-a kind musical object, a twisted skyscraper that can be played like an instrument. Poetic and daring, Windgate sings about the alienation and otherness that skyscraper architecture instills in us….
Read MoreMaldives is synonymous with luxury holidays: the ultimate “Robinson Crusoe” island escape where you can be treated like royalty and step out of your busy lives. Over the span of 50 years, Maldivian tourism developed from humble beginnings to a place that now welcomes over one million tourists per year (almost double the country’s population),…
Read MoreSkateboarding has long had a reputation for being a rebellious sub-culture—but it’s something much more meaningful than that. The skateboarding community continues to prove that this little wooden toy on wheels can be a force for good. Join us while we explore the social impact of skateboarding—as we chat to a diverse range of skate…
Read MoreWhen getting away from it all feels more vital than ever, the future of vacationing looks set for a bumpy ride. Major shifts of COVID and climate change require that we transition to a new mode of taking a break—and there is much to be gleaned from our near and distant past to help us…
Read MoreDue to adjusted collaborator availability, this event now forms part of our online program. A discussion by Inflection Journal centred on Volume 08’s theme of Presence. How does the power of ‘presence’ shape architecture and place-making today? Black Summer (2019-2020) illuminated the phenomenon of the Australian bushfire as a violent, destructive and uncontrollable presence on…
Read MoreThis event has been cancelled. To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, join us for a one-hour panel discussion on women in art and design. Hear from leading Naarm based practitioners on their shared considerations and memories of the Nicholas Building—recognising its significance both as a tangible space and a metaphor. From there, the discussion will…
Read MoreTo celebrate the launch of MPavilion 2021, MPavilion 2021 architects Francesco Magnani and Traudy Pelzel of MAP studio (Venice) will be in conversation with MPavilion founder Naomi Milgrom AC, hosted by architect and much-loved host of Grand Designs Australia Peter Maddison. The talk will explore the minds, design and extraordinary story behind MPavilion 2021—the pavilion…
Read MoreTorres Strait Virtual Reality (TSVR), is a virtual reality game that was created to raise awareness of one of Australia’s First Nations people, Torres Strait Islanders. The game is an exemplar of how cultural traditions and knowledge can be used to anchor cultural reproductions and research in new mediums, and offers an Indigenous framework for…
Read MoreJoin Kate Rich—founder of grocery business and public experiment Feral Trade—in conversation with designer, writer and architect Rory Hyde. Linking their discussion to MPavilion’s November theme ‘Island Life’—a theme that considers the literal places and figurative spaces that exist between others—Kate and Rory will talk about the groundbreaking ways that Feral Trade is challenging capitalist…
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