Theme “Design the world you want,” the program for Melbourne Design Week in 2021 is full of bold ideas from Australian design and architecture practices that could transform our lives. With more than 300 events, the program is the biggest to date and also includes an extensive virtual program. Here, we round of some of the program highlights to get your minds racing.
Waterfront
Organized by Open House Melbourne, Waterfront is a 11-day program of events across Melbourne and East Gippsland that celebrates and reimagines out waterways. The events include boating, bathing, snorkelling and eating, as well as tours, talks and films.
Future Food System by Joost Bakker
Installed at Federation Square’s River Terrace, the latest Greenhouse by Joost Bakker is the ultimate in self-sufficient living, complete with a productive garden, aquaponics, solar power, microfarms and a charcoal tank. Chefs Matt Stone and Jo Barrett have taken up residence in the Greenhouse and along with Joost, they will be conducting tours, workshops and intimate dining experiences inside the house.
A New Normal
This bold and future focused exhibition proposes to make Melbourne a self-sufficient city by 2030. An initiative of Finding Infinity, the exhibition proposes 10 initiatives to transform Melbourne, including electrifying transport, solar and wind energy, energy storage, ending landfill, waste to energy and new, efficient architecture, all envisioned by some of Melbourne’s best architecture practices.
Fresh Eyes Robin Boyd
Robin Boyd’s famed Walsh Street House, now the headquarters of the Robin Boyd Foundation, is reframed through this photographic exhibition. Some of Australia’s best architectural photographers were asked to look that this house through fresh eyes. The prints are also available for purchase.
Designing a legacy live
Comedian Tim Ross brings his popular show Designing a Legacy, which aired on the ABC, to a live audience for Melbourne Design Week. The show goes on an architectural adventure to some of Australia’s most significant modernist houses and merges insights, anecdotes and humour.
Broached Recall
A collaboration of Broached Commissions and Elton Group, Broad Recall is an exhibition of 12 applied art objects made with new and heritage timber veneers. Each object represents a dialogue of the past and present.
Melbourne Design Week is presented by Creative Victoria in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria. See the full program here.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
