MPavilion - Media Launch MPavilion was this morning unveiled to the media in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens, the very place it will call home for the next four months. Naomi Milgrom AO, Chair of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and Sean Godsell, Director of Sean Godsell Architects, proudly gathered in front of the beautiful pavilion to thank those who have made this vision a reality. Julie Peyton-Jones OBE, Co-Director of London’s Serpentine Gallery, travelled to Melbourne to officially open the inaugural MPavilion. A major inspiration for Milgrom in initiating this unique and inspiring philanthropic project was the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. As such Peyton-Jones’ involvement today was a significant moment in Milgrom’s 4-year vision. The architectural brilliance of Sean Godsell has again blessed Melbourne with each year’s pavilion being gifted to the City of Melbourne. Not just serving as temporary structures for the 4-month program, the Council plans to relocate each pavilion to permanent sites in the city, creating an ongoing legacy of contemporary architecture. As described by Godsell, “the design incorporates an innovative construction with wall and roof panels that open and close on pneumatic arms. This fully automated ‘outer skin’ means that the pavilion will ‘open’ each morning and ‘close’ at the end of the day in a number of different configurations. Its exterior is perforated aluminium that reflects light and animates the building. Conceived as architecture that ‘blooms like a flower’ each day and opens to its audience, it also has a mysterious box-like quality at night. Not only providing Melbourne with a cultural program that celebrates design, architecture and creativity in Melbourne, Milgrom aspires to position Melbourne as Asia-Pacific’s hub of design and architecture. “MPavilion will reinforce Melbourne’s standing as a global leader in design and architecture with the creation of a pavilion designed by four outstanding architects over four years. Through my foundation I want to initiate a truly inspirational design and architecture project for Melbourne with an enduring legacy”, Milgrom said. With a very powerful MPavilion mission statement, Naomi Milgrom is truly inspirational and should be supported, congratulated and thanked for such an active involvement and commitment to our creative industry. Thank you Naomi! Photos credited to Earl Carter.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:55:09 +0000
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