“I want the MPavilion to be the scaffolding that provides a creative space that suspends visitors between earth, ground, and sky,” explains renowned Indian architect Bijoy Jain, of his highly anticipated design for the 2016 MPavilion.
“I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper,” said the late Hadid, whose work remains a force of creative inspiration in a masculine domain. While high-rise was an important sector for the startchitect, many of her designs don’t look exactly like typical high-rises. This week begins an online architectural retrospective series on Hadid which originally appeared in AR145 – Future.
"It will be a new jewel in the crown of Melbourne’s legendary musical landscape." ADR speaks to John Wardle Architects, who has been chosen to design a $105.5 million building for the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM), following a grant from the Victorian State Government.
"Melbourne will now have a piece of her artistic flair," says Acting Minister for Planning Jill Hennessy. The late architect's 54-storey Collins Street tower has gained approval from the Andrews Labor Government.