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A lone person standing at the far end of a vast room dotted with lights, looking out a wide window towards an external brick facade.
Until 25 Sep

Architecture for Empowerment

  • Free
  • Exhibition

In collaboration with the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), this exhibition showcases the shortlisted and winning projects from the 2023-2025 cycle, including the Khudi Bari in Bangladesh by Marina Tabassum Architects.

Representing diverse geographies, the winning projects explore architecture’s capacity to serve as a catalyst for pluralism, community resilience, social transformation, cultural dialogue and climate-responsive design. Given every three years, the Award set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation, and landscape architecture.

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Date Times
Thu 10 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 11 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 12 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 13 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 14 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 15 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 16 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 21 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 22 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Glyn Davis Building (MSD)
Room G01, Building 133/7 Spencer Rd
Parkville 3010

Open in maps location for Glyn Davis Building (MSD)

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 13 63 52
  • email address: msd-news@unimelb.edu.au
  • Visit website for Architecture for Empowerment
Facebook page for Architecture for Empowerment Instagram page for Architecture for Empowerment

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  • Accessible toilets
  • Blind/low vision supports
  • Mobility access
  • Quiet spaces
  • Relaxed/low sensory
  • Service animals

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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The interior of a ply-lined warehouse with artworks displayed on ply shelves and benches and people walking around.
24 Sep – 11 Dec

Loose Fit: Contemporary Architecture Projects from East Asia

An exhibition exploring alternative approaches to architecture in an era of climate change.

  • Free
  • Exhibition
Layered satin fabric in yellow and pink with embossed pattern.
2 – 16 Oct

Design X Nature Artist-in-Residence: Pastures

Visit artist Cara Johnson as she adds to her artwork, Pastures.

  • Free
  • Art
Mossy bird's nest balanced between twig branches on a tree.
25 Sep – 18 Oct

Design X Nature

An outdoor exhibition of artworks exploring how natural systems inform creative practice.

  • Free
  • Art
Three contemporary art jewellery pieces arranged horizontally against a plain white background.
Until 31 Oct

Lean In

A contemporary jewellery exhibition of three of Australia's most accomplished jewellers.

  • Free
  • Art
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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