We’re hiring! MPavilion is looking for an exceptional candidate to fulfil a newly developed role in our small (but mighty) team as the Administration & Digital Content Coordinator. Sound like this could be you? See below to read the full position description and submit your application, addressing the key selection criteria and providing an up-to-date…
Read MoreNational Reconciliation Week—27 May to 3 June—is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. MPavilion exists on the stolen land of the people of the Eastern Kulin Nations—land which has been a significant site…
Read MoreWe’re incredibly excited to announce that the commission for MPavilion 2022 has been awarded to the internationally-renowned architecture and design practice all(zone). Led by co-founder and design director Rachaporn Choochuey, all(zone)—an architecture, urbanism and design practice based in Bangkok, Thailand—is known for its playful projects which reuse and recycle local materials in bold and innovative…
Read MoreWe are delighted that Sean Godsell—master craftsman and MPavilion 2014 architect—has been named the winner of the 2022 AIA Gold Medal. The gold medal is the highest honour awarded by the Australian Institute of Architects and well-deserved recognition of Sean’s 40-year career and influence on architecture in Australia. Sean designed the inaugural MPavilion 2014. Conceived…
Read More“We sail up and up above you, we are the Skywhales!” On Saturday 19 March, in the early morning hours, thousands gathered at Corben Oval to witness Patricia Piccinini’s Skywhales take their inaugural flight across Melbourne’s skies. The moving morning saw Skywhale and Skywhalepapa come to life under a full moon before they floated off…
Read MoreTo celebrate International Women’s Day 2022—and Women’s History Month all throughout March—we’ve delved into the MPavilion archives to round up some of the most thought-provoking, inspiring and important conversations with women that we’ve been fortunate to host over the past eight years. Listen to conversations covering everything from women in architecture and design to empowering…
Read MoreWhat says summer more than MPavilion and gelato from Pidapipo? We’ve teamed up with the good folk at Pidapipo to bring you the ultimate summer collaboration—a unique flavour designed for MPavilion 2021! Inspired by the colours of MAP studio (Venice) ’s MPavilion, Pidapipo has created a crushed passionfruit granita with fresh yoghurt gelato, which will…
Read MoreSecretary is a Stockholm-based office for architecture. Founded in 2017 by theorist Helen Runting and architects Karin Matz and Rutger, the practice is built on a shared interest in the capacity of architecture to facilitate a dignified life at the scale of the population. We had the pleasure of chatting with Helen while she is…
Read MoreMPAVILION SHOP Searching for the perfect gift for the design-lover in your life? Treat them (or yourself) to something special from the MPavilion Kiosk this holiday season. MPavilion: Encounters with Design & Architecture Book —$80 Exploring how each architect addressed the design of MPavilion, the book reflects a growing and much needed broader conversation about…
Read MoreWant to be involved in a workshop led by international collective Space Saloon? MPavilion has teamed up with Space Saloon—a design laboratory on the move—to host ‘Public Protocols‘—a month-long exploration of public space through digital and physical performative research that finds inspiration in daily rituals and movement. And we’re inviting all doers and thinkers passionate…
Read MoreThe moment we’ve all been waiting for…drum roll, please…MPavilion 2021—’The Lightcatcher‘—by MAP studio (Venice) is officially open in the Queen Victoria Gardens! An urban lighthouse. A beacon of joy. An architectural playground. MAP studio’s ‘The Lightcatcher‘ truly needs to be experienced in person to enjoy the grandeur from every angle. Can’t wait to get down…
Read MoreAfter being the world’s most locked-down city, we’re putting on the biggest MPavilion season yet! Are you (and your calendar) ready? We’re so excited to launch the program for our forthcoming season, taking place in the Queen Victoria Gardens from 2 December 2021 to 24 April 2022, with online events from 23 November 2021. MPavilion…
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