Fabrication in the MSD Robotics Lab, Michael Minghi Park, 2024

Made By Robots: Prototype Of A More-than-human Habitat

Presented by Melbourne School of Design/University of Melbourne

DETAILS

Free, no booking required

Viewing from the footpath on Lorimer Street.
884 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne VIC, Australia

DATES

Thu 15 May 12 – 12am

Fri 16 May 12 – 12am

Sat 17 May 12 – 12am

Sun 18 May 12 – 12am

Mon 19 May 12 – 12am

Tue 20 May 12 – 12am

Wed 21 May 12 – 12am

Thu 22 May 12 – 12am

Fri 23 May 12 – 12am

Sat 24 May 12 – 12am

Sun 25 May 12 – 12am

Made By Robots exhibits an in-situ prototype of a more-than-human habitat for native bees and insects. This prototype uses tree cut-offs and is fabricated with the help of robots, articulating new forms of architecture and urban design which are beyond our existing human-centred approaches.

The project imagines how we can support biodiversity repair and regeneration at Fishermans Bend. Based on a holistic approach to urban design and development, suggesting networks and corridors of biodiversity habitats, traced across the post-industrial urban terrain.

This exhibition is designed and prototyped by students from the Digital Fabrication Elective; fabricated by Michael Park and the Robotics Lab at the Melbourne School of Design MSD, University of Melbourne; funded by FB IDEAs and Creative Futures Fund (MSD), and supported by Vaughan Constructions.