MPavilion 2015
Amanda Levete’s design for the second MPavilion, which will feature petal-like shapes inspired by a forest canopy.
Furniture and objects by Eileen Grey.
Victoria and Albert Museum director Martin Roth.
Cityscapes in Experimental Cinema.
The MPavilion 2015, designed by AL_A, the studio of British architect Amanda Levete, will play host to a range of events exploring architecture, landscape and design this summer.
MPavilion has collaborated with cultural organisations from around the world to develop the program, including the Melbourne Festival, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Google’s Creative Lab and London Design Festival.
MPavilion opening week
Opening week will feature a free public ‘in conversation’ event with MPavilion creator Naomi Milgrom AO, MPavilion 2015 architect Amanda Levete and Victoria and Albert Museum Director Martin Roth. Presented at MPavilion on Tuesday 6 October at 6:15pm the trio will discuss the commissioning of innovative contemporary cultural spaces, following Martin Roth’s official unveiling of the MPavilion 2015 on Monday 5 October.
25XDesign with Google’s Creative Lab and the London Design Festival
With a running theme on design and technology, Ben Evans, Director of the London Design Festival, will launch a new digital design initiative for Melbourne called 25XDesign, at 12noon on Wednesday 7 October. Created in collaboration with London Design Festival and made with the help of Google’s Creative Lab, 25XDesign asks Amanda Levete to select her 25 design inspirations from around Melbourne, to be virtually displayed in 360degrees.
ACMI and MPavilion: architecture and design films
ACMI and MPavilion have collaborated to create an innovative range of design related programming, including the new documentary celebrating acclaimed architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray, titled Gray Matters (9-27 October); and the screening of Serpentine Pavilion’s Marathon event (18 October). As a companion piece to Gray Matters, ACMI will also present encore screenings of Eames: The Architect and the Painter, the fascinating documentary of master modernists Ray and Charles Eames, whose designs reshaped post-war America (9-27 October).
Parlour presents Women Transforming the City
On Tuesday 13 October at 6:15pm, MPavilion will host a discussion about Women Transforming the City and the role of a female sensibility in design. Presented by Parlour, a group dedicated to promoting research, informed opinion and resources on women, equity and architecture in Australia, the talk coincides with presentation of the documentary Gray Matters about design legend Eileen Gray at ACMI.
2015 Landscape Architecture Conference
This Public Life: 2015 Landscape Architecture Conference runs from Thursday 15 October to Sunday 18 October in Melbourne. MPavilion will host a series of talks and landscape design tours presented in partnership with This Public Life and Tract Consultants.
Explore Melbourne through the designer’s eye with MMeets
MPavilion’s MMeets series of free gatherings returns in 2015, inviting participants to explore the world through the designer’s eye. Running from October 2015 until February 2016, MMeets offers unexpected activities exploring design and creativity and are devised by The Office For Good Design. MMeets events during October include a ‘bike meets’ led by designers showing off their favourite sites around the city; ‘dog walk meets’ with tours of architecture sites and gardens; and a range of making workshops.
Cityscapes in Experimental Cinema
Melbourne based Artist Film Workshop presents Cityscapes in Experimental Cinema, a selection of 16mm experimental films focused on urban environments on Tuesday 27 October at 8pm. The films interpret and reconstruct the space produced by concrete and steel, and bridges and buildings that make up the visual landscape and architecture of cities from around the world.
For a full list of MPavilion events, visit http://www.mpavilion.org/