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MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

We're having a party and you're invited 🪩

MSDx Winter: In the making will take you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at how our built environment gets made. Revealing the raw, risky and real work of design.

The Glyn Davis Building will once again transform into a creative laboratory of student projects that are conceptual, experimental, sometimes messy – but always meaningful.

Be the first to experience the exhibition on opening night from 5:45–9pm, 25 June. Register for free food, drinks, DJs, workshops and talks. More at link in bio. #MSDxWinter

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📹 courtesy of Anthony Richardson

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Alison Page's new exhibition: Creative Shape Shifter, as part of Melbourne Design Week.

This is the first solo exhibition by the renowned Dharawal and Yuin artist, designer and cultural leader. Curated by Alison alongside A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

View the exhibition now until 1 July, the Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

The following day, as the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow, Alison presented a public lecture exploring BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

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📸 1-7 Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter exhibition opening, courtesy of Stephanie Irvine.
📸 8-10 Alison Page at MSD presenting BLAK: Defining An Australian Design Future. Posing with Prof Dan Hill and Dr Robert Treseder. Courtesy of Peter Casamento.

Behind the scenes of this past week.

Opening this Saturday as part of Melbourne Design Week is Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter. In her first solo exhibition, Alison offers an early glimpse of House of BLAK, which invites a collective of First Nations artists and designers to bring Australia’s history and place-based stories to life.

Running from this Saturday 16 May - 1 July, in The Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design, and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

@House.Of.BLAK @BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

🦗☀️ All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket – but the song is more than a familiar sound; it is also a signal of a healthy ecosystem.

As part of the Venice Biennale arts festival, 'The Song of the Cricket' reintroduced the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket to Venice lagoons via floating habitats, creating both art an installation and ecological experiment, offering a new model for conservation, where art, design and science work together to restore ecological relationships.

This project, led by ABP, involves an interdisciplinary team from FEIT, Science and FFAM, and is one of five worldwide to be shortlisted for the Architizer A+Awards Popular Choice Vote in this category.

Tap the link in bio to learn more.

This project was developed by a team of Australian and Italian partners, led by Professor Alexander Felson and the UEDLAB, in partnership with entomologist Dr Filippo M. Buzzetti from the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto in Italy and the Living Insect Museum Esapolis of the Province of Padova, led by Enzo Moretto, managed by Kheprica APS and Butterfly Arc Srl.

📷 Courtesy @AlexanderFelson & @UED_LAB
@FEITUniMelb @SciMelb @UniMelb @VCA_MCM

🦗☀️ All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket – but the song is more than a familiar sound; it is also a signal of a healthy ecosystem.

As part of the Venice Biennale arts festival, 'The Song of the Cricket' reintroduced the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket to Venice lagoons via floating habitats, creating both art an installation and ecological experiment, offering a new model for conservation, where art, design and science work together to restore ecological relationships.

This project, led by ABP, involves an interdisciplinary team from FEIT, Science and FFAM, and is one of five worldwide to be shortlisted for the Architizer A+Awards Popular Choice Vote in this category.

Tap the link in bio to learn more.

This project was developed by a team of Australian and Italian partners, led by Professor Alexander Felson and the UEDLAB, in partnership with entomologist Dr Filippo M. Buzzetti from the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto in Italy and the Living Insect Museum Esapolis of the Province of Padova, led by Enzo Moretto, managed by Kheprica APS and Butterfly Arc Srl.

📷 Courtesy @AlexanderFelson & @UED_LAB
@FEITUniMelb @SciMelb @UniMelb @VCA_MCM

🦗☀️ All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket – but the song is more than a familiar sound; it is also a signal of a healthy ecosystem.

As part of the Venice Biennale arts festival, 'The Song of the Cricket' reintroduced the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket to Venice lagoons via floating habitats, creating both art an installation and ecological experiment, offering a new model for conservation, where art, design and science work together to restore ecological relationships.

This project, led by ABP, involves an interdisciplinary team from FEIT, Science and FFAM, and is one of five worldwide to be shortlisted for the Architizer A+Awards Popular Choice Vote in this category.

Tap the link in bio to learn more.

This project was developed by a team of Australian and Italian partners, led by Professor Alexander Felson and the UEDLAB, in partnership with entomologist Dr Filippo M. Buzzetti from the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto in Italy and the Living Insect Museum Esapolis of the Province of Padova, led by Enzo Moretto, managed by Kheprica APS and Butterfly Arc Srl.

📷 Courtesy @AlexanderFelson & @UED_LAB
@FEITUniMelb @SciMelb @UniMelb @VCA_MCM

🦗☀️ All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket – but the song is more than a familiar sound; it is also a signal of a healthy ecosystem.

As part of the Venice Biennale arts festival, 'The Song of the Cricket' reintroduced the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket to Venice lagoons via floating habitats, creating both art an installation and ecological experiment, offering a new model for conservation, where art, design and science work together to restore ecological relationships.

This project, led by ABP, involves an interdisciplinary team from FEIT, Science and FFAM, and is one of five worldwide to be shortlisted for the Architizer A+Awards Popular Choice Vote in this category.

Tap the link in bio to learn more.

This project was developed by a team of Australian and Italian partners, led by Professor Alexander Felson and the UEDLAB, in partnership with entomologist Dr Filippo M. Buzzetti from the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto in Italy and the Living Insect Museum Esapolis of the Province of Padova, led by Enzo Moretto, managed by Kheprica APS and Butterfly Arc Srl.

📷 Courtesy @AlexanderFelson & @UED_LAB
@FEITUniMelb @SciMelb @UniMelb @VCA_MCM

🦗☀️ All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket – but the song is more than a familiar sound; it is also a signal of a healthy ecosystem.

As part of the Venice Biennale arts festival, 'The Song of the Cricket' reintroduced the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket to Venice lagoons via floating habitats, creating both art an installation and ecological experiment, offering a new model for conservation, where art, design and science work together to restore ecological relationships.

This project, led by ABP, involves an interdisciplinary team from FEIT, Science and FFAM, and is one of five worldwide to be shortlisted for the Architizer A+Awards Popular Choice Vote in this category.

Tap the link in bio to learn more.

This project was developed by a team of Australian and Italian partners, led by Professor Alexander Felson and the UEDLAB, in partnership with entomologist Dr Filippo M. Buzzetti from the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto in Italy and the Living Insect Museum Esapolis of the Province of Padova, led by Enzo Moretto, managed by Kheprica APS and Butterfly Arc Srl.

📷 Courtesy @AlexanderFelson & @UED_LAB
@FEITUniMelb @SciMelb @UniMelb @VCA_MCM

🦗☀️ All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket – but the song is more than a familiar sound; it is also a signal of a healthy ecosystem.

As part of the Venice Biennale arts festival, 'The Song of the Cricket' reintroduced the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket to Venice lagoons via floating habitats, creating both art an installation and ecological experiment, offering a new model for conservation, where art, design and science work together to restore ecological relationships.

This project, led by ABP, involves an interdisciplinary team from FEIT, Science and FFAM, and is one of five worldwide to be shortlisted for the Architizer A+Awards Popular Choice Vote in this category.

Tap the link in bio to learn more.

This project was developed by a team of Australian and Italian partners, led by Professor Alexander Felson and the UEDLAB, in partnership with entomologist Dr Filippo M. Buzzetti from the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto in Italy and the Living Insect Museum Esapolis of the Province of Padova, led by Enzo Moretto, managed by Kheprica APS and Butterfly Arc Srl.

📷 Courtesy @AlexanderFelson & @UED_LAB
@FEITUniMelb @SciMelb @UniMelb @VCA_MCM

Where design meets culture, story and impact.

In 2016, Alison Page partnered with Breville to bring Indigenous art and the world’s oldest living food culture into the heart of the home through an Aboriginal Culinary Journey range.

Developed in collaboration with artists Yukultji Napangati, Yalti Napangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and Lucy Simpson, the collection celebrates ancestral art through contemporary kitchen design.

More than appliances, this range created meaningful pathways for recognition and opportunity. Each artist retained copyright of their work, received royalties from every product sold, and 100% of profits were donated by Breville to initiatives creating opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

View part of an Aboriginal Culinary Journey range in our new exhibition Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter from Saturday 16 May – Wednesday 1 July. Tap the link in bio for more information.

@BrevilleAus @ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState

A majority of First Nations people are actively involved in making art but how does this practice translate into thriving creative careers?

According to Creative Australia, three-quarters of all First Nations people are considered to creatively participate in the making of art, music and stories, compared to under 44% of the general population. But what does it mean to have a sustained creative career in 2026?

Chaired by Dr Bradley Webb, this panel will discuss shifts and emerging possibilities. Participants include Alison Page (design), James Gililand (architecture) @clarkehopkinsclarke, David Parkin @luggarrah (gaming + creative technologies) and Evelyn Araluen @evelynaraluen (poet).

🗓️ Sunday 17 May, 11am – 12pm, Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, booking required via link in bio.

@house.of.blak @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

A majority of First Nations people are actively involved in making art but how does this practice translate into thriving creative careers?

According to Creative Australia, three-quarters of all First Nations people are considered to creatively participate in the making of art, music and stories, compared to under 44% of the general population. But what does it mean to have a sustained creative career in 2026?

Chaired by Dr Bradley Webb, this panel will discuss shifts and emerging possibilities. Participants include Alison Page (design), James Gililand (architecture) @clarkehopkinsclarke, David Parkin @luggarrah (gaming + creative technologies) and Evelyn Araluen @evelynaraluen (poet).

🗓️ Sunday 17 May, 11am – 12pm, Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, booking required via link in bio.

@house.of.blak @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

A majority of First Nations people are actively involved in making art but how does this practice translate into thriving creative careers?

According to Creative Australia, three-quarters of all First Nations people are considered to creatively participate in the making of art, music and stories, compared to under 44% of the general population. But what does it mean to have a sustained creative career in 2026?

Chaired by Dr Bradley Webb, this panel will discuss shifts and emerging possibilities. Participants include Alison Page (design), James Gililand (architecture) @clarkehopkinsclarke, David Parkin @luggarrah (gaming + creative technologies) and Evelyn Araluen @evelynaraluen (poet).

🗓️ Sunday 17 May, 11am – 12pm, Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, booking required via link in bio.

@house.of.blak @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

A majority of First Nations people are actively involved in making art but how does this practice translate into thriving creative careers?

According to Creative Australia, three-quarters of all First Nations people are considered to creatively participate in the making of art, music and stories, compared to under 44% of the general population. But what does it mean to have a sustained creative career in 2026?

Chaired by Dr Bradley Webb, this panel will discuss shifts and emerging possibilities. Participants include Alison Page (design), James Gililand (architecture) @clarkehopkinsclarke, David Parkin @luggarrah (gaming + creative technologies) and Evelyn Araluen @evelynaraluen (poet).

🗓️ Sunday 17 May, 11am – 12pm, Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, booking required via link in bio.

@house.of.blak @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

A majority of First Nations people are actively involved in making art but how does this practice translate into thriving creative careers?

According to Creative Australia, three-quarters of all First Nations people are considered to creatively participate in the making of art, music and stories, compared to under 44% of the general population. But what does it mean to have a sustained creative career in 2026?

Chaired by Dr Bradley Webb, this panel will discuss shifts and emerging possibilities. Participants include Alison Page (design), James Gililand (architecture) @clarkehopkinsclarke, David Parkin @luggarrah (gaming + creative technologies) and Evelyn Araluen @evelynaraluen (poet).

🗓️ Sunday 17 May, 11am – 12pm, Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, booking required via link in bio.

@house.of.blak @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Last week, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, co‑founder of @Snohetta, spoke at #UniMelb for the first time.

The lecture explored how architecture and design can act as catalysts for cultural transformation and social sustainability, Thorsen introduced the evolving history and guiding philosophy of the global architecture and design practice.

Founded in Oslo in 1989 and inspired by the UN’s Our Common Future report, Snøhetta is built on the belief that design and architecture can strengthen the relationship between people, nature, and the built environment.

🔗 Tap to the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

📸 Kjetil Trædal Thorsen at the Dean's Lecture Series, photographer EDT Studio

Last week, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, co‑founder of @Snohetta, spoke at #UniMelb for the first time.

The lecture explored how architecture and design can act as catalysts for cultural transformation and social sustainability, Thorsen introduced the evolving history and guiding philosophy of the global architecture and design practice.

Founded in Oslo in 1989 and inspired by the UN’s Our Common Future report, Snøhetta is built on the belief that design and architecture can strengthen the relationship between people, nature, and the built environment.

🔗 Tap to the link in bio to watch the full lecture.

📸 Kjetil Trædal Thorsen at the Dean's Lecture Series, photographer EDT Studio

Honouring the legacy of Enrico Taglietti, as we mark what would have been his 100th birthday – a visionary whose work helped shape Melbourne’s architectural identity.

From the bold, sculptural presence of St Kilda Library to his broader body of work, Taglietti redefined how we experience public space – embracing raw materials, light and layered forms to create architecture that feels both grounded and deeply human.

Stay tuned for more information on how Melbourne School of Design will celebrate a life of imagination, influence, and enduring impact.

📸 St Kilda Library, Port Philip VIC Central light void ET Architect 1971, Photographer J Edson Hand, colouring Enrico Taglietti, Courtesy Taglietti Archive

Honouring the legacy of Enrico Taglietti, as we mark what would have been his 100th birthday – a visionary whose work helped shape Melbourne’s architectural identity.

From the bold, sculptural presence of St Kilda Library to his broader body of work, Taglietti redefined how we experience public space – embracing raw materials, light and layered forms to create architecture that feels both grounded and deeply human.

Stay tuned for more information on how Melbourne School of Design will celebrate a life of imagination, influence, and enduring impact.

📸 St Kilda Library, Port Philip VIC Central light void ET Architect 1971, Photographer J Edson Hand, colouring Enrico Taglietti, Courtesy Taglietti Archive

Honouring the legacy of Enrico Taglietti, as we mark what would have been his 100th birthday – a visionary whose work helped shape Melbourne’s architectural identity.

From the bold, sculptural presence of St Kilda Library to his broader body of work, Taglietti redefined how we experience public space – embracing raw materials, light and layered forms to create architecture that feels both grounded and deeply human.

Stay tuned for more information on how Melbourne School of Design will celebrate a life of imagination, influence, and enduring impact.

📸 St Kilda Library, Port Philip VIC Central light void ET Architect 1971, Photographer J Edson Hand, colouring Enrico Taglietti, Courtesy Taglietti Archive

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

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Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

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@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Join Alison Page for BLAK: Defining an Australian Design Future – a free public lecture presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Page explores BLAK as a powerful reassertion of Indigenous identity and creative sovereignty within contemporary practice. She introduces Designing with Country, a transformative placemaking movement that re-centres design within the wisdom of Country, inviting architects, designers, and communities to engage with place as a living system rather than an empty site.

Looking forward – looking BLAK – this lecture calls for a future in which design in Australia is grounded in ancient knowledge, responsive to Country, and courageous in reimagining a national identity.

🗓️ May 16, 2pm-3pm
📍Lecture Theatre 1, Glyn Davis Building
🎟️ Free, bookings required via link in bio

This lecture sits alongside her exhibition Creative Shape Shifter, on view at the Melbourne School of Design from May 16 – July 1.

–
Alison is the 2026 Robert Garland Treseder Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning, University of Melbourne.

This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Tilt Industrial Design and Breville. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing commitment to design, innovation, and creative practice.

Exhibition curated by Alison Page and A/Prof Jillian Walliss.

Image courtesy of Alison Page and Billy White
Acknowledgement of Country Sculpture | NSW Parliament House | 2024

–
@ClarkeHopkinsClarke @TiltIndustrialDesign @BrevilleAus @NGVMelbourne @Creative_Vic @house.of.blak #MelbourneDesignWeek#NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState #UniMelb

Making the Invisible Visible is a winter intensive that explores the atmospheric qualities of spaces and the ethical questions involved in designing architecture, which inherently affects and conditions people’s lives.

Led by Dr Guillermo Rojas Alfaro (@guilemour), the subject invites students to design a project without form and to intervene in the MSD environment, making their works appear for seven minutes, only to then disappear forever.

The 2026 intensive is now open for enrollment, welcoming new participants to engage with these invisible yet fundamental dimensions of design.

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1. April Li, Helena Ge
2. Benjamin Marshall, Isaiah Balcombe-Ehrlich, Tara Jakubowskij
3. Agnes Leonardi, Wuyu Liu
4. Eddie Zhou, Michael Li, Irene Sun
5. Vivian Xu, Amy He, Yan Jiao
6. Lachlan Ballia, Tahli Hogberg, Isabelle Weulle

Making the Invisible Visible is a winter intensive that explores the atmospheric qualities of spaces and the ethical questions involved in designing architecture, which inherently affects and conditions people’s lives.

Led by Dr Guillermo Rojas Alfaro (@guilemour), the subject invites students to design a project without form and to intervene in the MSD environment, making their works appear for seven minutes, only to then disappear forever.

The 2026 intensive is now open for enrollment, welcoming new participants to engage with these invisible yet fundamental dimensions of design.

-

1. April Li, Helena Ge
2. Benjamin Marshall, Isaiah Balcombe-Ehrlich, Tara Jakubowskij
3. Agnes Leonardi, Wuyu Liu
4. Eddie Zhou, Michael Li, Irene Sun
5. Vivian Xu, Amy He, Yan Jiao
6. Lachlan Ballia, Tahli Hogberg, Isabelle Weulle

Making the Invisible Visible is a winter intensive that explores the atmospheric qualities of spaces and the ethical questions involved in designing architecture, which inherently affects and conditions people’s lives.

Led by Dr Guillermo Rojas Alfaro (@guilemour), the subject invites students to design a project without form and to intervene in the MSD environment, making their works appear for seven minutes, only to then disappear forever.

The 2026 intensive is now open for enrollment, welcoming new participants to engage with these invisible yet fundamental dimensions of design.

-

1. April Li, Helena Ge
2. Benjamin Marshall, Isaiah Balcombe-Ehrlich, Tara Jakubowskij
3. Agnes Leonardi, Wuyu Liu
4. Eddie Zhou, Michael Li, Irene Sun
5. Vivian Xu, Amy He, Yan Jiao
6. Lachlan Ballia, Tahli Hogberg, Isabelle Weulle

Making the Invisible Visible is a winter intensive that explores the atmospheric qualities of spaces and the ethical questions involved in designing architecture, which inherently affects and conditions people’s lives.

Led by Dr Guillermo Rojas Alfaro (@guilemour), the subject invites students to design a project without form and to intervene in the MSD environment, making their works appear for seven minutes, only to then disappear forever.

The 2026 intensive is now open for enrollment, welcoming new participants to engage with these invisible yet fundamental dimensions of design.

-

1. April Li, Helena Ge
2. Benjamin Marshall, Isaiah Balcombe-Ehrlich, Tara Jakubowskij
3. Agnes Leonardi, Wuyu Liu
4. Eddie Zhou, Michael Li, Irene Sun
5. Vivian Xu, Amy He, Yan Jiao
6. Lachlan Ballia, Tahli Hogberg, Isabelle Weulle

Making the Invisible Visible is a winter intensive that explores the atmospheric qualities of spaces and the ethical questions involved in designing architecture, which inherently affects and conditions people’s lives.

Led by Dr Guillermo Rojas Alfaro (@guilemour), the subject invites students to design a project without form and to intervene in the MSD environment, making their works appear for seven minutes, only to then disappear forever.

The 2026 intensive is now open for enrollment, welcoming new participants to engage with these invisible yet fundamental dimensions of design.

-

1. April Li, Helena Ge
2. Benjamin Marshall, Isaiah Balcombe-Ehrlich, Tara Jakubowskij
3. Agnes Leonardi, Wuyu Liu
4. Eddie Zhou, Michael Li, Irene Sun
5. Vivian Xu, Amy He, Yan Jiao
6. Lachlan Ballia, Tahli Hogberg, Isabelle Weulle

Making the Invisible Visible is a winter intensive that explores the atmospheric qualities of spaces and the ethical questions involved in designing architecture, which inherently affects and conditions people’s lives.

Led by Dr Guillermo Rojas Alfaro (@guilemour), the subject invites students to design a project without form and to intervene in the MSD environment, making their works appear for seven minutes, only to then disappear forever.

The 2026 intensive is now open for enrollment, welcoming new participants to engage with these invisible yet fundamental dimensions of design.

-

1. April Li, Helena Ge
2. Benjamin Marshall, Isaiah Balcombe-Ehrlich, Tara Jakubowskij
3. Agnes Leonardi, Wuyu Liu
4. Eddie Zhou, Michael Li, Irene Sun
5. Vivian Xu, Amy He, Yan Jiao
6. Lachlan Ballia, Tahli Hogberg, Isabelle Weulle

Landscape Architecture student Nan Zhou (@nnnnn_nancy_) has received a commendation for her design entry "Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry is a thoughtful and engaging proposal that demonstrates a careful balance between climate responsiveness, resilience, and ecological restoration through design. The micro-manipulation strategies that create ecological refuge are particularly intriguing, offering nuanced interventions that work with rather than against the landscape’s natural systems.

The jury commended the project not only for its response to the brief, but also for its consideration of future pressures the site will face, particularly climate change and increasing weather extremes. The proposal is communicated with clarity through strong written and graphic material, together articulating a compelling narrative of seasonality, adaptation, and change over time”.

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Landscape Architecture student Nan Zhou (@nnnnn_nancy_) has received a commendation for her design entry "Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry is a thoughtful and engaging proposal that demonstrates a careful balance between climate responsiveness, resilience, and ecological restoration through design. The micro-manipulation strategies that create ecological refuge are particularly intriguing, offering nuanced interventions that work with rather than against the landscape’s natural systems.

The jury commended the project not only for its response to the brief, but also for its consideration of future pressures the site will face, particularly climate change and increasing weather extremes. The proposal is communicated with clarity through strong written and graphic material, together articulating a compelling narrative of seasonality, adaptation, and change over time”.

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Landscape Architecture student Nan Zhou (@nnnnn_nancy_) has received a commendation for her design entry "Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry is a thoughtful and engaging proposal that demonstrates a careful balance between climate responsiveness, resilience, and ecological restoration through design. The micro-manipulation strategies that create ecological refuge are particularly intriguing, offering nuanced interventions that work with rather than against the landscape’s natural systems.

The jury commended the project not only for its response to the brief, but also for its consideration of future pressures the site will face, particularly climate change and increasing weather extremes. The proposal is communicated with clarity through strong written and graphic material, together articulating a compelling narrative of seasonality, adaptation, and change over time”.

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Landscape Architecture student Nan Zhou (@nnnnn_nancy_) has received a commendation for her design entry "Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Breathing Grassland: The Rhythm of Wet and Dry is a thoughtful and engaging proposal that demonstrates a careful balance between climate responsiveness, resilience, and ecological restoration through design. The micro-manipulation strategies that create ecological refuge are particularly intriguing, offering nuanced interventions that work with rather than against the landscape’s natural systems.

The jury commended the project not only for its response to the brief, but also for its consideration of future pressures the site will face, particularly climate change and increasing weather extremes. The proposal is communicated with clarity through strong written and graphic material, together articulating a compelling narrative of seasonality, adaptation, and change over time”.

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Architecture / Landscape Architecture student Jay Anderson (@jayandersonfolio) has received a commendation for his design entry "Voice to the Land" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Voice to the Land presents a compelling and imaginative concept, offering a unique and unexpected response to the brief through the use of clay bricks that operate simultaneously as pathway, sculptural element, and evolving habitat for plants and animals. The introduction of small stopping moments formed with boulders enriches this visitors’ journey, encouraging reflection and experiential encounters. The jury appreciated the ephemeral nature of the proposal and its strong conceptual intent, which positions the visitor in direct relationship with the regeneration process.

Elegantly communicated, the project offers a thoughtful proposition, one that invites presence, and participation in the landscape’s ongoing evolution.”

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Architecture / Landscape Architecture student Jay Anderson (@jayandersonfolio) has received a commendation for his design entry "Voice to the Land" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Voice to the Land presents a compelling and imaginative concept, offering a unique and unexpected response to the brief through the use of clay bricks that operate simultaneously as pathway, sculptural element, and evolving habitat for plants and animals. The introduction of small stopping moments formed with boulders enriches this visitors’ journey, encouraging reflection and experiential encounters. The jury appreciated the ephemeral nature of the proposal and its strong conceptual intent, which positions the visitor in direct relationship with the regeneration process.

Elegantly communicated, the project offers a thoughtful proposition, one that invites presence, and participation in the landscape’s ongoing evolution.”

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Architecture / Landscape Architecture student Jay Anderson (@jayandersonfolio) has received a commendation for his design entry "Voice to the Land" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Voice to the Land presents a compelling and imaginative concept, offering a unique and unexpected response to the brief through the use of clay bricks that operate simultaneously as pathway, sculptural element, and evolving habitat for plants and animals. The introduction of small stopping moments formed with boulders enriches this visitors’ journey, encouraging reflection and experiential encounters. The jury appreciated the ephemeral nature of the proposal and its strong conceptual intent, which positions the visitor in direct relationship with the regeneration process.

Elegantly communicated, the project offers a thoughtful proposition, one that invites presence, and participation in the landscape’s ongoing evolution.”

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Architecture / Landscape Architecture student Jay Anderson (@jayandersonfolio) has received a commendation for his design entry "Voice to the Land" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Voice to the Land presents a compelling and imaginative concept, offering a unique and unexpected response to the brief through the use of clay bricks that operate simultaneously as pathway, sculptural element, and evolving habitat for plants and animals. The introduction of small stopping moments formed with boulders enriches this visitors’ journey, encouraging reflection and experiential encounters. The jury appreciated the ephemeral nature of the proposal and its strong conceptual intent, which positions the visitor in direct relationship with the regeneration process.

Elegantly communicated, the project offers a thoughtful proposition, one that invites presence, and participation in the landscape’s ongoing evolution.”

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Architecture / Landscape Architecture student Jay Anderson (@jayandersonfolio) has received a commendation for his design entry "Voice to the Land" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Voice to the Land presents a compelling and imaginative concept, offering a unique and unexpected response to the brief through the use of clay bricks that operate simultaneously as pathway, sculptural element, and evolving habitat for plants and animals. The introduction of small stopping moments formed with boulders enriches this visitors’ journey, encouraging reflection and experiential encounters. The jury appreciated the ephemeral nature of the proposal and its strong conceptual intent, which positions the visitor in direct relationship with the regeneration process.

Elegantly communicated, the project offers a thoughtful proposition, one that invites presence, and participation in the landscape’s ongoing evolution.”

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

Architecture / Landscape Architecture student Jay Anderson (@jayandersonfolio) has received a commendation for his design entry "Voice to the Land" in Open House Melbourne's (@OpenHouseMelb) Design Ideas Competition, At the Edge: A platform for Presence.

Jury citations: “Voice to the Land presents a compelling and imaginative concept, offering a unique and unexpected response to the brief through the use of clay bricks that operate simultaneously as pathway, sculptural element, and evolving habitat for plants and animals. The introduction of small stopping moments formed with boulders enriches this visitors’ journey, encouraging reflection and experiential encounters. The jury appreciated the ephemeral nature of the proposal and its strong conceptual intent, which positions the visitor in direct relationship with the regeneration process.

Elegantly communicated, the project offers a thoughtful proposition, one that invites presence, and participation in the landscape’s ongoing evolution.”

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.