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MPAVILION MELBOURNE FESTIVAL AND NAOMI MILGROM FOUNDATION PRESENT Image: Sean Godsell Architects COMMISSIONED BY NAOMI MILGROM FOUNDATION DESIGNED BY SEAN GODSELL ARCHITECTS 10 This year, Melbourne Festival joins with the Naomi Milgrom Foundation to introduce a vibrant new feature to Melbourne’s skyline. MPavilion is a unique collision of architectural design, art and performance space: an intriguing new structure to serve as a meeting place, a spontaneous detour, a destination or a starting point. MPavilion is an ongoing project, featuring a new design by a different architect each year. The 2014 iteration comes from acclaimed Melbourne architect Sean Godsell, the brains behind the award-winning RMIT Design Hub. Inspired by Australia’s iconic outback sheds and verandas, the structure responds to sunlight – unfolding each morning like a flower welcoming the people of Melbourne. QUEEN VICTORIA GARDENS Tue 7 Oct – Feb 2015 ALL EVENTS FREE melbournefestival.com.au/ mpavilion MTALKS Playing host to an engaging program of free performances and talks, MPavilion promises to be a wondrous, ephemeral addition to our city’s landscape. Tue 14 & 21 Oct at 6.30pm For up-to-date information on free talks and events at MPavilion, see melbournefestival.com.au/ mpavilion. Tue 14 Oct at 1pm MPavilion is supported by City of Melbourne, the Victorian State Government and the Australia Council. Sean Godsell kicks off this program of talks on the past, present and future of design and architecture. MARSHALL MCGUIRE Renowned harpist Marshall McGuire performs works on both modern and baroque harps.