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Over 100 buildings, exhibitions and events are featured in the program launched by Centre for Architecture Victoria for the 14th annual Open House Melbourne 2021 Weekend.
To be held on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July, Open House Melbourne will bring to life the city’s vibrant built environment, with this year’s program focussed on the theme ‘Reconnect’ as it delves deep into topics of adaptability and the liveability of our future cities, buildings and infrastructure.
The program was launched at the newly built Melbourne Connect innovation precinct at the University of Melbourne. Part of the 2021 program, the 75,800sqm purpose-built precinct is designed by acclaimed architectural firms Woods Bagot and Hayball. Featuring a smart, innovative and sustainable design, Melbourne Connect brings together world-class researchers, industry, start-ups, higher-degree students, artists and Science Gallery Melbourne.
For Victorians, the experience of an extended lockdown has brought into sharp relief the value of our public life and how the places in which we live, work and gather impact deeply on our sense of place and wellbeing,” says Fleur Watson, executive director and chief curator of Centre for Architecture Victoria | Open House Melbourne (CAV|OHM).
Jarrod Reedie
The full program for the 2021 Melbourne Design Week has been finalised, with the most comprehensive lineup ever seen for the festival announced last week.
In its fifth consecutive year, the festival features 11 days of more than 300 exhibitions, talks, films, tours and workshops across Victoria and online exploring the theme ‘design the world you want’.
Melbourne Design Week is presented by Creative Victoria in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria, and is curated to celebrate the diversity of Australian design and architecture and offers both industry professionals and design enthusiasts alike the opportunity to engage with local, national and international practices at the forefront of design worldwide.
Jarrod Reedie
The fifth annual Melbourne Design Week will this year branch into East Gippsland in 2021, aligning Open House Melbourne’sWaterfront program with the festival s theme of ‘design the world you want’.
The program will be presented between 30 March and 3 April, and will discuss the issues and challenges surrounding Victoria’s waterways, and asks citizens, workers, commuters and residents, to pause, explore, reflect on and celebrate the relationships with the creeks, rivers, bays and oceans people live with
Developed and curated by Centre for Architecture Victoria | Open House Melbourne (CAV|OHM) with the School for unTourists, a series of events inspired by the East Gippsland Lakes will introduce previously undiscovered sites around Lakes Entrance and Lake Tyers. Championing creative entrepreneurship of the region, attendees can expect a series of walks, tours, talks, boat trips, kayaking activities and more.