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Designs revealed for MPavilion 2015, Melbourne, Australia

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Stacey Ryan
13 July 2015

Renders have been revealed for the new AL_A designed MPavilion 2015, featuring the latest technology in nautical engineering.

Arup’s Melbourne and London structural specialists worked closely with the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and AL_A, from initial concept development through to a current structural review role, working in collaboration with advanced composite and geometry specialist mouldCAM and Kane Constructions.

Creating the sensation of a forest canopy, the design will feature three and five metre diameter petals with integrated LED strip lighting and in-built amplifiers, supported by slender carbon fiber columns.

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The design features innovative materials typically used in the aerospace and aeronautical industry that will result in a lightweight, high strength structure. The key structural innovation lies in the holistic and seamless integration of the lighting and audio system within the structure, providing an aesthetic and architectural solution to a common design challenge. We look forward to working with our collaborators to realise the vision for this technically complex and innovative structure. ”

Arup has brought extensive pavilion and temporary structure experience to the MPavilion 2015 with eight years of collaboration on London’s Serpentine Pavilion.

Located in the Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne, MPavilion 2015 will be officially opened to the public by Martin Roth, Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London, on 5 October 2015.

For further information please contact:

Sue Seymour Senior Marketing Communications Consultant, Arup +61 3 9668 5770

For MPavilion Kym Elphinstone Articulate PR +61 0 421 106 139