Various locations, May 2023 – November 2024
NAM began in Brunswick in April 2011 and has since been led by various curatorial teams comprised of emerging Melbourne architects and architectural graduates. Since August 2023, NAM has partnered with ArchiTeam to facilitate an ongoing and evolving program of guests, hosts and sponsorships.
Event, Curator
Melbourne CBD, July 2023
Within the apartment’s walls, new timber-framed pods interrupt the dwelling’s panoramic views, curating glimpses of Melbourne’s skyline as it transitions from the leafy south-east through to the dense CBD. Hand-drawn illustrations strung within the apartment’s shell highlighted the subtle shifts in opacity and transparency resulting from these interventions.
Floor plan and window view illustrations by Lucia Amies. Content and curation by Lovell Burton Architecture and Oskar Kazmanli-Liffen.
Exhibition, Contributor
Testing Grounds, November 2018
A celebration to mark the fifth anniversary of the journal was held at Testing Grounds, a temporary event space for creative practitioners located in Southbank. Organised on behalf of the Melbourne School Design, the event brought together visual artist Meagan Streader, audio-visual artist Trent Crawford, DJs Miranda Warning, DJ Mum and Nat Salih, and caterer Primo Street Pizza.
Event, Curator
Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Caufield, March 2019
The proliferation of this typology between 1950-1960, due largely to a thriving consumer and car culture, transformed substantial tracts of suburbia. To meet the fast pace of the passerby, Melbourne’s six-pack streetscape adopted qualities of “automobile architecture” – eye-catching front façades with flashy porte cocheres and ornamental signage. Where émigré architects were concerned, these American influences melded with European ideals of cosmopolitan living, resulting in a pared-back glamour.
Taking cues from American artist Ed Ruscha’s photomontages along Sunset Boulevard, the installation featured rolling streetscape footage of Melbourne’s six-packs as viewed from the car contrasted with slow-paced entrance journeys. The film was complemented by a concertinaed booklet, describing the two-fold experience of Melbourne’s six-packs to be appreciated anew.
Exhibition, Contributor