The Melbourne School of Design is featured in February’s issue of PLATFORM. Read the full piece HERE.
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MSD in PLATFORM
Posted on January 22nd, 2018 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press
MSD Wins International Architecture Award
Posted on August 23rd, 2017 by Jalisa Joyner
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Awards
The Melbourne School of Design has won the International Architecture Award from the European Center and the Chicago Athenaeum. NADAAA and JWA will be a part of a special exhibition held in Athens, Greece for the Chicago Athenaeum’s annual symposium, “The City and the World”. Learn more about the award HERE
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MSD Shortlisted for Moriyama RAIC International Prize
Posted on May 25th, 2017 by Jalisa Joyner
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Awards
The Melbourne School of Design has been shortlisted for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. The Prize, awarded every two years, recieved entries from 17 countries this year. The shortlisted projects are by BIG, Tezuka Architects, Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, and NADAAA/John Wardle Architects. The winner of the 2017 Prize will be announced on September 19, 2017 at the RAIC’s gala event at The Carlu in Toronto.
Jury Comments:
“The spatial concept of an architecture school has become the social focus of the campus for all students.”
“It is a beautifully orchestrated space, thoughtfully detailed and well crafted.”
“It redefines the educational mission by engaging students with the entire building as a collaborative learning environment.”
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JOHN WARDLE AND STEFAN MEE SPEAK TO THE ARCHITECTURAL DISCIPLINE IN THE CONTEXT OF COLLABORATION
Posted on April 13th, 2017 by Jalisa Joyner
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, _Tanderrum Bridge, Things We Like
In an interview with Architecture and Design AU, John Wardle and Stefan Mee (JWA) discuss the trajectory of their practice and the role of collaboration within the architectural discipline. Read more HERE.
“THE STORY OF OUR RISE THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECT SCALES INTO THIS TERRITORY THAT WE NOW INHABIT IS A STORY OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE, THAT HAD THE CONFIDENCE TO ENGAGE WITH US. AS WE’VE GROWN, WE HAVE LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY AT INVITING OTHERS INTO THE PRACTICE THAT HAVE HAD PARTICULAR SKILLS, ALWAYS BROADENING OUR RANGE.”
-John Wardle
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This Building Likes Me: The Architectural Grain
Posted on October 14th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press
Nader contributed an essay entitled ‘The Architectural Grain to longtime collaborator John Wardle Architects’ THIS BUILDING LIKES ME book.
In what turned out to be a fortuitous turn of events, John Wardle was out of the country when we were to lecture together at the University of Melbourne – this in a bid to win the commission for the new Melbourne School of Design (MSD) building. John was unfazed, although he understood how important it was for us to speak as one on the same podium. Coming together – not as the traditional, international-local shotgun marriage, but as a true collaboration – we had yet to prove how we could bridge the Pacific to convene on the same conceptual platform. Sharing a common intuition, we had not actually worked together; we could only interpret commonalities through a series of projects that, in our minds, could be construed as blood relatives, no matter how far apart they were conceived and built.
Read on to see how NADAAA and JWA’s shared affinity of the ‘grain’ helped us form an unforgettable collaboration HERE.
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NEW VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE MSD
Posted on July 29th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design
The MSD has just launched a new web app – CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE.
Make sure to check out the 3d tours of the Library and B117.
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MSD selected for Boston Society of Architects Award
Posted on June 16th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Awards
The Melbourne School of Design has received an Education Facilities Design award from the Boston Society of Architects. The award level will be announced in a few months at the BSA’s annual gala.
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MSD + AESOP SHORTLISTED FOR WORLD INTERIORS AWARDS
Posted on April 27th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Awards
Both the MSD and Aesop Fillmore have been shortlisted in this year’s WIN Awards! See the MSD’s competition in the workspace category here and Aesop’s competition in the retail category here.
“A very strong scheme; a really holistic and dynamic village of creativity.” – SH, juror
“… a very pure brand environment. I particularly like the simplicity of materials used in a really committed way.” -MM, juror
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MSD up for Most Innovative Building
Posted on February 23rd, 2016 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press
The MSD is in the running to be named Australia’s best public building of 2016! More here.
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TechInsider: Most Beautiful Schools in the World
Posted on February 1st, 2016 by Nicole Sakr
Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press
“Learning is meant to be a stimulating, invigorating, and engaging experience. So shouldn’t schools be equally awe-inspiring?”
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