Government House: A Living Legacy

This Melbourne Design Week, join us for a panel conversation at Victoria’s Government House to celebrate 150 years of one of Australia’s most remarkable historic residences.

Within the historic ballroom, hear from Professor Philip Goad, Associate Professor Ursula de Jong and Dr Soon-Tzu Speechley, moderated by Amy Muir, as they reveal the unique design, construction and purpose of Government House, highlighting its architectural significance within Melbourne’s design landscape.

Together, they’ll explore the building in the context of Melbourne’s rapid expansion during the gold rush years, alongside other Government Houses and institutional buildings across the region.

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Open Nature Design Ideas Competition Winner

Open House Melbourne is delighted to announce Molly Stanko as the winner of At the Edge: A Platform for Presence Design Ideas Competition as part of Open Nature: Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha.

View the entries and read the jury citations with the link below.

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Open Nature Design Ideas Competition Winner

Open House Melbourne is delighted to announce Molly Stanko as the winner of At the Edge: A Platform for Presence Design Ideas Competition as part of Open Nature: Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha.

View the entries and read the jury citations with the link below.

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An initiative of Open House Melbourne, the student design ideas competition A Platform for Presence invited students and emerging landscape architects (up to five years post-graduation) to consider a conceptual platform within Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha Regional Parklands. Entrants were asked to imagine a small-scale, conceptual intervention that offers new ways of seeing, sensing and relating to...

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