Melbourne Citizens Launch Conservation Campaign to Protect Tadao Ando’s MPavilion
Every year, the Naomi Milgrom Foundation commissions an architect to design a temporary pavilion for the Queen Victoria Gardens, in the center of Melbourne's Southbank Arts Precinct. The pavilions are then transferred to the state of Victoria. The tenth edition of the MPavilion was designed by Pritzker Prize Laureate Tadao Ando as his first and only built work in Australia and the southern hemisphere. The pavilion opened on November 16, 2023, and its presence was extended until March 2025, hosting a wide-ranging program of cultural events over two summer seasons. With the cultural program now complete, it may soon face demolition. "Preserve the Pavilion" is a community-led, independent initiative supporting efforts to retain Tadao Ando's MPavilion 10, which is now seeking public support.
MPavilion / Tadao Ando. Image © Pier Carthew
Every year, the Naomi Milgrom Foundation commissions an architect to design a temporary pavilion for the Queen Victoria Gardens, in the center of Melbourne's Southbank Arts Precinct. The pavilions are then transferred to the state of Victoria. The tenth edition of the MPavilion was designed by Pritzker Prize Laureate Tadao Ando as his first and only built work in Australia and the southern hemisphere. The pavilion opened on November 16, 2023, and its presence was extended until March 2025, hosting a wide-ranging program of cultural events over two summer seasons. With the cultural program now complete, it may soon face demolition. "Preserve the Pavilion" is a community-led, independent initiative supporting efforts to retain Tadao Ando's MPavilion 10, which is now seeking public support.
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