Open House Melbourne

This weekend (27 28 July) marks the 17th edition of the Open House Melbourne Weekend. And tonight we present This is Public: RE/DISCOVER your City, the Weekend launch panel conversation with kerstin thompson, Skye Haldane, Howard Ralley and Andrew May addressing critical issues shaping Melbourne's form, identity, and future. The Open House Melbourne Weekend wouldn't be made possible without our Major Partners City of Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Studio Payne and eFront. With support from the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA), Major Program Partners The Heritage Council of Victoria, Department of Transport and Planning and the Architects Registration Board of Victoria, Major Precinct Partner Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co) and Major Practice Partners Architectus, Lovell Chen and Partridge We look forward to seeing the thousands of Open House Melbourne supporters at the program sites across the Weekend. It's not too late to sign up to a talk, tour or workshop and go behind the scenes on Melbourne's favourite buildings, places and spaces! https://lnkd.in/gv7xrPwb

Architects are at the forefront of the sustainability movement, with their wide-scale adoption of new methodologies and technologies included in the design of new public and private spaces. This Open House Melbourne Weekend, we invite you to explore a number of buildings and participate in tours that demonstrate how sustainability goes hand in hand with good design. Tour the newly opened Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre by Williams Ross Architects, Australia’s first 100% renewable energy-powered aquatic centre. Book via https://lnkd.in/gTRx-ER2 116 Rokeby is an 11-storey commercial building, designed by Carr and located in an urban industrial site in Collingwood and pushes sustainability and longevity in a new direction. The Open Access building tours will showcase the project's passive design measures and ethos. Add to your itinerary: https://lnkd.in/ghDj3y4E Our friends Yarra City Council are hosting Zero Carbon in the City, six case studies of private developments within the City of Yarra that have responded to the climate emergency and committed to a zero carbon performance standard, including commercial offices, mixed-use apartments and townhouses. For further details: https://lnkd.in/gPHNsQH4 #sustainability #openhousemelbourne #rediscover2024

**Volunteer for the Open House Melbourne 2024 Weekend** Volunteers are vital to Open House Melbourne—ensuring visitors have the best possible experience by providing building access, tour guidance, offering directions and answering questions. With one week to go, we have one last callout for fabulous volunteers to help make the Open House Melbourne Weekend 2024 the best yet! Apply online via: https://lnkd.in/gTsbG9NV To find out more about the role, head to our volunteers page with all the details. https://lnkd.in/g6tynye2

RE/DISCOVER your City invites you to explore some of Melbourne’s most fascinating buildings, places and spaces, not normally open to the public. As well, connect with some of Melbourne's prominent built environment professionals. In partnership with our friends The Heritage Council of Victoria, we are excited to invite you to two special Open House Melbourne Weekend events that share the extraordinary practice of Maggie Edmond and John Gollings. In a special tenth episode of 'Modern Melbourne', Maggie Edmond reflects on a childhood shaped by design, her part in the award-winning practice Edmond & Corrigan and her significant and enduring contribution to Victorian architecture. > Sunday 28 July, 4pm–6pm at ACMI In the spirit of this is your life, the 'Heritage Address' invites John Gollings to reflect on his life in pictures. John shares his remarkable body of work and offers a visual history of the buildings and places that have shaped our city and many others. > Monday 29 July, 6.30pm–8pm at RMIT University The Capitol The Weekend wouldn't be possible without our valued sponsors, partners and patrons, thank you for joining with us to celebrate the role good design plays in shaping our communities.

Last Wednesday, Open House Melbourne launched the 2024 July Weekend program at the historic ANZ Gothic Bank. Thank you to the Victorian Government Architect jill garner, Ruth Redden from the The Heritage Council of Victoria and Cassie Collins from Foolscap Studio, alongside the Open House Melbourne ED Tania Davidge for launching the program and sharing highlights of the 170 programs. A special thank you to Darren Bastian Amanda Schultz and the excellent team at ANZ Gothic Bank who hosted the launch. Check out the full program online and re/discover your city https://lnkd.in/gv7xrPwb >>> Discovery is about the unexpected. It’s something for the curious at heart, the adventurer and the life-long-learner interested in exploring Melbourne’s most unique places and spaces. Open House Melbourne invites you to rediscover your city—to seek out new places and to reconnect with old favourites. Saturday 27 Sunday 28 July

Mitchell Brandtman is one of Australia’s leading Quantity Surveyors in building and construction and is a valued Major Practice Partner with Open House Melbourne. For over 50 years, Mitchell Brandtman have made the conscious choice to pursue a grounded and authentic approach by developing a deep and connected understanding of our clients’ needs and wants so we can continually build a better outcome for them.   Open House Melbourne's Chair Sam Redston caught up with with Mitchell Brandtman's Partner Alan Tan to chat about our aligned values. "Our partnership with Open House Melbourne is built on our values of integrity within construction industry and the aim to promote education and access to Melbourne’s building community. We share a mutual understanding of the importance how intentionally well-designed places, along with the people in them, shape a community and the shared environment." "Mitchell Brandtman proudly stands as a partner of Open House Melbourne as they shine a light on the architectural excellence of the city they represent."

In case you missed it, catch up on Rail as Civic Infrastructure online now! A huge thank you to RSHP’s Ivan Harbour, Hassell’s Ingrid Bakker and jill garner from the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA) for their insight and contribution to this exciting Metro Tunnel Project. And to those of you who came out to join us! Rail as Civic Infrastructure was presented by Open House Melbourne in partnership with the Metro Tunnel Creative Program. Watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/gdNMe9sj 📷 James Henry

The Open House Melbourne Weekend celebrates the importance of good design in shaping communities and is the largest built environment festival in Australia. In 2024, you are invited to rediscover your city—to seek out new places and to reconnect with old favourites. Discovery is about the unexpected. It’s something for the curious at heart, the adventurer and the life-long-learner interested in exploring Melbourne’s most unique places and spaces. On Saturday 27 Sunday 28 July, the last weekend in July, Open House Melbourne, our partners and Collaborators welcome you to be an explorer in the city and see Melbourne in new light. The Weekend identity was created by valued Major Sponsor Studio Payne. We thank their highly skilled graphic design team for developing this year's identity. To read more about the Weekend, head to https://lnkd.in/gaeWayDJ #openhousemelbourne #openhousemelbourne2024 #rediscoveryourcity

We often think of our public transport system purely in functional terms. Good rail infrastructure gets us from A to B—efficiently and on time. Great rail infrastructure does this and much more. Great rail infrastructure plays an important civic role in the city. You are invited to join keynote speaker, RSHP architect and senior partner Ivan Harbour, alongside panellists Hassell architect and principal Ingrid Bakker and the Victorian Government Architect jill garner, as they explore how architecture can contribute to the public life of a city, the new Metro Tunnel Project and unpack the design and delivery of this exciting rail infrastructure project. Rail as Civic Infrastructure - keynote and panel conversation
 Sunday 19 May
 2-3.45pm Book via https://lnkd.in/gbprRnkH Rail as Civic Infrastructure is presented by Open House Melbourne in partnership with the Metro Tunnel Creative Program. #openhousemelbourne
 #railascivicinfrastructure #metrotunnelart #metrotunnelvic 
 State Library Station. 📷 Mighty Films, courtesy The Metro Tunnel Project.

Over the past few weeks, Right Lane Consulting have provided Open House Melbourne pro-bono consulting services for our 2024 Strategic Plan refresh. Last Friday Right Lane Principal and valued OHM Board member Gemma Pinnell and Associate Joel Italia facilitated a productive and focused strategy afternoon for our board and staff. Right Lane kept a very passionate and animated group of people on track and on time – quite a difficult task, thank you. The approach and support to achieve our strategic refresh has been invaluable.   Exciting things are in store for Open House Melbourne and our community, we are looking forward to the next three years and beyond!   The beautiful venue – the Japanese Room – made the afternoon all the more special. Thanks to the University of Melbourne Melbourne School of Design for the use of this wonderful space.