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Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai, to design MPavilion 2016

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We’re thrilled to announce that MPavilion 2016 will be designed by Indian architect Bijoy Jain, founder and principal of Studio Mumbai. Widely recognised for building architecture that contains “the life of its environment”, the acclaimed studio develops projects through careful consideration of place—drawing on traditional skills, local building techniques and materials, and an ingenuity arising from limited resources. Speaking in Melbourne recently, Bijoy Jain said: “I’m honoured to be commissioned by…

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Looking back on our second season

Thank you to everyone who visited our second annual MPavilion, and to the hundreds of creative collaborators who helped bring the 2015/16 program to life. We’re proud to have presented 419 free events at MPavilion this season, and welcomed just over 76,000 visitors to talks and lectures, music and dance performances, walks, workshops and at least one full moon ritual. It’s been an action-packed 126 days, and we’ve been thrilled to…

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Limited-edition prints by Phebe Schmidt for M*SYNC

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We’re counting down the days and saving up our sleep hours for M*SYNC—MPavilion’s first full-moon party, dreamed up in collaboration with HTRK’s Jonnine Standish and Unconscious Collective. From HYPNAPOD heartbeat syncing to a technopagan soundscape and full moon ritual, M*SYNC is about connecting with the people around you. And in this spirit, photographer Phebe Schmidt has created two limited-edition prints to raise funds for the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Headspace.…

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VIDEO: A NEW CLIP BY SUPERSTAR FOR ‘HEAVY NETTLES II’

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Melbourne duo Superstar have just released a video for ‘Slice of Paradise’—the third single off their recent album Table For Two, out on Bedroom Suck Records.. We think it’s the perfect garden-themed scene-setter for Heavy Nettles (Part II), the band’s second annual MPavilion show—coming up next Friday as part of MMusic.   Watch below! And hope to see you under the petals on 29 January. Superstar will be joined on…

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NEW BRITISH INVENTORS AT MPAVILION

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MRelay is only a few weeks away, and we’re excited to announce the 32 speakers set to share the mic in this year’s 12-hour marathon talkfest. Structured as a chain-reaction conversation, MRelay invites thinkers, philosophers, fashionistas, mavericks, activists, provocateurs and architects to share insights and ideas structured around four themes: Habitat, Ritual, Transformation and Utopia. Click through below for more information on each host and the guest speakers: 11am–1.30pm—Habitat: hosted…

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VIDEO: NAOMI MILGROM ON MAKING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

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“By commissioning these four pavilions I thought we had an opportunity to show the people of Melbourne how different each one of those expressions could be. And how exciting it could be to be involved with design and architecture.” Speaking at the launch of Amanda Levete’s 2015 MPavilion, founding patron Naomi Milgrom talks about her vision for the project, and the global connections forged in 2015 – with AL_A, as…

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MPAVILION CAPTURES GLOBAL ATTENTION: WALLPAPER*

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We’ve had an overwhelming response in the media over the last two months. One article that stood out recently was published on 1 December by Wallpaper*, naming MPavilion as one of fifteen installations that capture the global public imagination. Their gallery explores significant public artworks and what they mean for their cities. “A truly timeless installation, whether temporary or permanent, alters its surroundings by broadening the idea of what could…

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A visit from Gilbert & George

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We had some special visitors this morning! Passersby and Kiosk regulars were startled by the sight of celebrated British artists Gilbert & George, who dropped in to MPavilion today for beer and lamingtons. Gilbert had requested the visit because his nephew happened to work at Future Systems, the previous firm of MPavilion’s 2015 architect Amanda Levete (now the principal of London’s AL_A). The pair—who had flown from cool and cloudy…

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Wearing the city: 2015 teams announced

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We’re excited to announce the teams working on this year’s ‘Wearing the city’ designs, to be unveiled by Monash University Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) at MPavilion on 14 November! The idea behind ‘Wearing the city’ is to create unique wearable forms inspired by iconic buildings. The project draws on a fabled history of architectural dress-ups. At New York’s Beaux-Arts Ball of 1931, at least two dozen architects came dressed…

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Video: Amanda Levete on collaboration

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“How could we create the feeling, the experience, the sensation of a tree canopy, but in a completely abstract way, with man-made materials?” Did you know that MPavilion’s petals double as amplifiers for ambient sound? Or that they’re strengthened with technology first developed in the marine industry? In this interview produced by tin&ed for Architectural Review, Amanda Levete explains some of the thinking and collaboration that went into AL_A’s design—and the…

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