“What is it that you can do in a pavilion that you can’t do in a building? Buildings – you don’t want them to move. How can we get this structure to respond in a very subtle way to the weather and perhaps amplify the sound of the wind moving through it?” — theguardian.com
Whipsawing from tragedy to triumph, British architect and former Future Systems partner Amanda Levete has been awarded the design of the MPavilion, Australia's sprightly so-called version of the U.K.'s Serpentine Pavilion. Levete founded her current firm, Amanda Levete Architects, in 2009 after the death of her husband and design partner, Jan Kaplicky. The MPavilion, which is entering its second year, will run from October 5, 2015 to February 7, 2016 in Melbourne.
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Congratulations Amanda Levete!
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OK so now I need to totally hijack this thread with another Melbourne project I just learned about yesterday that I still can't believe got built. Not that it's bad, I actually like it quite a lot, but it's incredibly controversial and for very good reason.
The building is the Portrait building in Melbourne, an upscale apartment building with the face of historic Aboriginal leader William Barak built into the balconies.
The first article I read is here, Andrew MacKenzie attacking all the criticism of it.
The second article is here, and it's a really challenging blog post asking how pasting a picture of a person on a totally Western building is in any way respectful of the Aboriginal intent of living. Image v. content.
No matter your opinion of this building, it's incredible to me that something this huge and controversial was built (and that we Yanks are so clueless about it, of course, duh).
What other amazing stuff is happening down in Melbourne?! I think it's dia's favorite city.
They're certainly doing a few things right: Melbourne named world’s most liveable city for fourth consecutive year (no U.S. city among the top 10 btw)
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