MPavilion is Australia?s leading architecture commission, celebrating a decade as the country?s “cultural laboratory” as of 2023. MPavilion 9, designed by Thailand’s all(zone), is a standout orange marquee that delves into the potential of tensile architecture. The canopy resembles a low lying cloud, using flexible materials for a light and ethereal look, which filters the summer sun through three layers. In September 2024, it will move to its permanent location in Victoria.
Lauded with honors, MPavilion 9 has been received eight Australian and international awards thus far. They include Winner in Architectural Design ? Cultural, BLT Built Design Awards 2023, Gold, Architectural Design & Social Impact, Good Design Awards 2023, Jury Winner, Architecture + Colour, and Architizer A+ Awards 2023. The project was also shortlisted in the Best Use of Colour and Completed Buildings ? Culture, at the World Architecture Festival Awards in November 2023.
The structure was recently gifted to RMIT University and will be relocated to its new home at the Brunswick campus with an official opening on September 1, 2024. The marquee will be located at the heart of the campus’s central courtyard just in time for the new semester, inviting visitors and passing students to stop and explore further.
?We are delighted that all(zone)?s MPavilion will be relocated to RMIT?s Brunswick campus, a campus focused on a range of design disciplines,” says Naomi Milgrom AC,...