MPavilion

Listen back to presentations by prominent space-thinkers & thinkers alike who are experts in their fields, followed by a public discussion convened by Annie Handmer. Many governments and private companies plan in the coming years to venture to the moon for scientific purposes, resource exploration and long-term human habitation. We ask the question: can going to the moon reconcile Earth? The plan...

Revisit this talk with Law Architects’ Senior Associate Jenni Webster, in conversation with Dr. Martyn Hook, to hear reflections on the Melbourne Award 2019 Urban Design Winner, the Carlton Learning and Community Hub School project. Learn how the existing three-storey school building was transformed to include an integrated early learning centre, family services centre and community hub. With its...

Revist this talk, with an interactive exploration of the processes of the young Balinese performers of Bumi Bajra, featured in The Seen and Unseen. In partnership with Performing Lines. The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15 March. Each day of the residency, talented and mult...

Listen back to this conversation with fashion industry elder Janice Breen Burns and four of Melbourne’s renowned independent designers and couturieres, Estelle Michaelides, Kara Baker, Nevada Duffy and Julie Goodwin for a deep-dive into the art of original garments, the exquisite crafts of couture, and the heritage values they practice that offer consumers one solution to fashion’s very modern pro...

The Meeting Points Series is a creative collaboration between the Australian Art Orchestra and Arts Centre Melbourne, bringing together musical styles from across the globe in unexpected collaborations. The concert Hand to Earth features Sunny Kim, Daniel Wilfred and AAO Artistic Director Peter Knight. Renowned Korean jazz singer Sunny Kim is a lecturer at the University of Melbourne and a close c...

Revisit Michelle Lim Davidson and Diana Lin in conversation with Benjamin Law exploring his new work Torch the Place, focusing on the representation of Asian-Australian characters on stage. In partnership with Melbourne Theatre Company. The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15...

Listen back to this talk with director Kamila Andini and dramaturg Adena Jacobs on the intercultural artistic collaboration for The Seen and Unseen Theatre/Dance production. In partnership with Performing Lines. The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15 March. Each day of the re...

For more than 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have studied the intricate ways in which the sky and land are connected. Listen back to Kamilaroi astrophysics student Krystal De Napoli to hear about the methods Indigenous astronomers use to predict weather and harvest cycles from the sky, plan ceremonial practices, and navigate vast distances. This presentation will e...

Listen back to this 2019 Talk with Jeni Paay, Flavia Marcello, and Dan Golding. Architects and planners don’t just plan for the present—they imagine the future. In past times of crisis and upheaval, architects have thought beyond the realm of the possible, creating new visions of the future that reimagine how people can once again live harmoniously in cities. We are currently facing new times of d...

Where have Melbourne Music Week’s last ten years taken us? And where will its next ten lead? As MMW commences its tenth anniversary, lets analyse the idea and impact of the annual music week in promoting a city’s music culture. Listen back to this 2019 talk from Dr Andrea Baker, lecturer and author of ‘The Great Music City’, sustainability-focused councillor Cathy Oke; Look Out Kid co-director Nic...

Listen back to a special edition of our MRelay series, organised by the M_Curators. As young people from the age of 18-25, they have chosen to focus this MRelay on the biggest issue facing their generation: the climate crisis. The MRelay series takes the art of conversation and makes it into an intellectual team sport where—instead of batons—insights and ideas are passed down the chain. In Septemb...

Join kundalini yoga teacher and founder of Mistletone Records & Touring Sophie Miles, Artist as Family, and musician Allara Briggs Pattison, as they discuss the alternate sources of energy, healing and renewal in this new climate era, in response to MPavilion’s February theme — Earth: A Place of Reconciliation, a Reconciliation of Place. Lauren Taylor and Simon Winkler, hosts of 3RRR’s Breaking &...

Listen back to this forum speculating on alternative models of reciprocity that could facilitate community empowerment and procurement; debating the pros and cons and imagining a future where this is commonplace. MPavilion’s third annual BLAKitecture forum brings together Indigenous built environment practitioners on the Yaluk-ut Weelam land of the Boon Wurrung people. The forum aims to centralise...

This presentation by Dr Paul Toyne, Sustainability Practice Leader at Grimshaw, explores the ingenuity and possibility of architecture as we look for intelligent strategies for sustainable future living, and to strengthen humanity’s connection with nature. Drawing upon Grimshaw’s interest for projects with minimal footprints, Paul explores how the disciplines of architecture and urban design may a...

Melbourne is proudly Australia’s ‘most liveable city’ – but how can we best accommodate a doubling of the population without doubling the footprint of the city? Join a wide-ranging discussion exploring how we can face Melbourne’s housing challenges as we grow to Australia’s biggest city. Andrew Mackenzie leads a range of experts from urban design, transport, economic, academic and government persp...

We are thrilled to join with Housing Choices Australia for the 2020 Oswald Barnett Oration. Listen back to this talk, with speakers from government, planning and property sectors. Our panel this year is expert, diverse and opinionated but they share a common goal; to dramatically improve the housing opportunities of people in need, in the city fast becoming the growth capital of the nation, Melbou...

Listen back to this discussion with Simona Castricum around the theme 'What is home'. This talk was presented as part of a 5-day long program exploring 'Who we are together, and what is home?', with talks and workshops supported by RACV. Simona Castricum is an architecture academic, musician and designer from Melbourne. As an educator and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, her work expl...

Listen back to this discussion with Andy Fergus, Alexis Kalagas and Katherine Sundermann around the theme 'What is home'. This talk was presented as part of a 5-day long program exploring 'Who we are together, and what is home?', with talks and workshops supported by RACV. Andy Fergus is an urban design critic, commentator and practitioner. Andy is a design advocate at City of Melbourne, co-direct...

Listen back on this keynote speech from the Royal College of Art's Tarsha Finney, on 'Domesticity: I am trapped'. This talk was presented as part of a 5-day long program exploring 'Who we are together, and what is home?', with talks and workshops supported by RACV. Dr Tarsha Finney is an architectural urbanist, senior research tutor and program lead on the City Design MA, School of Architecture at...

In his recent documentary ‘2040’, speaking of the changes we’ll all need to make if we’re to save the planet, Damon Gameau says ‘transitions are awkward.’ If this is so, and we need to make a ton of them to survive, how do we help each other make them? What are the benefits of change? Why, and how, do we find it uncomfortable? How can we more openly approach it? Look back on this MTalks session, w...

Listen back to this talk from Global Gardens of Peace as they lead a highly engaging workshop of exploring perceptions, thoughts and attitudes. Can landscape design activate cultural and social transformation? Can we create landscapes that have profound positive impacts on people’s lives? Explore new landscapes and ideas that will open the way you think about the land around you.

Your health is not usually the first consideration when choosing a new postcode, however where you live is increasingly recognised as a key determinant for your health and wellbeing. While the connection between health outcomes, planning and design is increasingly acknowledged, the role of the planning system to implement public health policy remains largely unexplored. This raises the question: h...

In February we welcomed the razor-sharp team from The Conversation for a very special MPavilion Book Club session. Listen back to this podcast to hear from Arts + Culture editor Suzy Freeman-Greene as she leads a discussion about the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, Richard Powers’ grand novel The Overstory, joined by Kathryn Williams, professor of environmental psychology at the School of...

Revisit this conversation with Ross Harding and Joost Bakker moderated by Tasmin O'Neill, as part of the Green Magazine weekend of programming on Saturday 1 Feb. Ross Harding's organisation Finding Infinity is dedicated transforming our cities from consumers to producers, will discuss how Melbourne can transition to become self-sufficient by 2030 by connecting technology with culture. Joost Bakker...

What are the challenges that face Melbourne’s night time creative economy? Look back on this interdisciplinary panel discussion, reflecting on the macro and micro pressures that face Melbourne’s night time creative spaces. Hear from representatives from the environment, government, and academic sectors on the role of spatial planning in the life cycle of these spaces, and how design can mitigate t...