A New Normal: Built Projects And Projects Underway

A New Normal returns with an epic five days of festivities at the Boyd Baker House, Long Forest. This unique experience brings together leading architects and creative practitioners from across Australia to showcase a range of projects in motion to help transform our cities. This program of talented industry leaders is showcased through a series of guided tours, talks, lunches and exhibitions with limited tickets available each day.

Day 1 of the A New Normal program is dedicated to discussing the projects that have been built and the ones that are coming soon and how all projects built will aim to inform policy. This will explore how after the launch of A New Normal at Melbourne Design Week four years ago, eight projects have been funded with $200millon across the city. Of those eight projects, three projects have been completed, with the rest in planning and construction.

Daily Program & Key Speakers:

8:30AM – Bus Trip & Site Tour

10:30AM – Opening Welcome

11:00AM – Wilam Ngarang
Presented by Michael Mcleod, Kaia McCarty-Smith & Jake Milgrom-Marabel

11:20AM – Balam Balam
Presented by Victoria Reeves

11:40AM – Plumbers & Gastfitters
Presented by Rachel Nolan

12:00PM – Sanders Place
Presented by Nigel Bertam & Jake Milgrom-Marabel

12:30PM – Lunch

2:10PM – Matter House & Pony Fish
Presented by Andrew Low & Andrew Mackinnon

2:30PM – Master Builders Victoria
Presented by Quino Holland & Bettina Robinson

2:50PM – Blackwood Street
Presented by Clare Cousins

3:10PM – Hotel Optimismo
Presented by Rachel Nolan

3:30PM – Group Discussion

4:00PM – Aperitivo

Exhibitors include: Public Realm Lab, Baracco+Wright with Monash Architecture Students, Kosloff, MUIR, NMBW & Esther Stewart, NH Architecture, OPENWORK & Kerstin Thompson Architects & Josh Riesel, Oculus, Winsor Kerr & SBLA, Breathe, and Architect Brew Koch.

A New Normal is held in partnership with the Robin Boyd Foundation, Hope Street Radio, and Long Prawn.