ANNOUNCING
MPAVILION 2021
BY MAP STUDIO (VENICE)

    MPavilion is Australia’s leading architecture commission—a cultural laboratory where the community can come together to engage and share.

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    MPAVILION 2021

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    mPavilion 2021

    Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the people of the Eastern Kulin Nations as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.

    Visiting
    past mPavilions

    During the 2020 season, MPavilion responded to the needs of the time by hosting events at multiple locations.
    Our 2020 season is now closed, but you can still visit these locations while we gear up for the launch of our next season, in November 2021.
    Please note that some locations have set opening hours, so be sure to check them before your visit.

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    Podcast
    Library

    Our Podcast Library is regularly updated with archive recordings from talks and readings from the first MPavilion season in 2014 to the present day.

    It’s a place brimful of recordings so that you can visit—or revisit—a selection of our cultural events from over the years and listen in-season to the latest from MPavilion 2020.

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    Featured Podcasts

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    • What is the role of design during a pandemic? How can design decisions change lives? Listen to celebrated British critic and author Alice Rawsthorn in conversation with curator Kate Rhodes in the MPavilion podcast 'A Conversation with Alice Rawsthorn'. Hear Alice discuss the contribution designers can make to the COVID-19 relief effort now and in reconstructing lives in the future. Learn about the development of her live Instagram project ‘Design Emergency’. And feel inspired by her tenacious approach to design thinking. Listen now via the link in our bio.
    • ✨WE'RE HIRING✨ MPavilion is looking for self-motivated, adaptable and enthusiastic front of house staff with expert coffee-making skills for our summer season of events from November 2021 until March 2022. The FOH team needs to be multidisciplinary and willing to help out our other team members. This may include serving at the Kiosk and barista tasks, assisting tech crews, cleaning, greeting guests, setting up the space for talks and workshops, helping the social media team with photography of events and more! ☕ Barista and hospitality experience essential. Other key points about the role: 〰 Seasonal 16 week contract for a flexible casual role covering a seven days per week program 〰 Follow and maintain all COVIDsafe protocols 〰 Assist the Operations Manager & Site Manager 〰 Stay across the MPavilion program and be an informative and friendly face for all visitors 〰 Assist with event management 〰 Hold a valid RSA and Working with Children Check If you're interested, send your CV to office@mpavilion.org by Friday 24th September. 📷 Marie-Luise Skibbe
    • 🎤 We are thrilled to announce that MPavilion 2020 has been shortlisted for the @MusicVictoria Awards 2021 in the ‘Best Festival’ category! From IRL to URL, the MPavilion 2020 season saw more than 100 talented musicians perform across multiple sites and screens. Congratulations to all of the artists and every single shortlisted entrant—during one of the industry’s most challenging times in history, the awards are a chance to celebrate and support our local talent. Link in bio to see the full shortlist (and then go show them all some love!) 💛 📷 @caseyhorsfield
    • Exciting news! Glenn Murcutt AO has been named the 2021 Praemium Imperiale laureate for architecture, making him the first Australian to be awarded the honour. The Japan Art Association described Glenn as "an architect ahead of his time—an architect who has spent his career creating modest, environmentally responsible buildings rooted in the climate and tradition of his native Australia." And his MPavilion 2019 was no exception, designing a characteristically thoughtful, climate-responsive MPavilion which rested on the landscape. Glenn was also the first Australian to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2002 and is often referenced as Australia's most famous architect. Congratulations, Glenn! 👏 📷 1. Timothy Burgess 2-3. Rory Gardiner 4-5. John Gollings