MPavilion is a temporary pavilion in

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, erected annually since 2014. The event is sponsored by philanthropist

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. Initially the project was planned for four years, but later it was extended by another two, until 2019. It is used for various art events, after which each pavilion is gifted to the city and moved to a permanent location."Two more MPavilions to be commissioned"
in ''Architecture Australia'', 25 July 2017 The first pavilion was designed by

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, and was later relocated to the Hellenic Museum.Kalms, Nicole
"Cultivated architecture: 2015 MPavilion"
in ''Architecture Australia'', March 2016 (Vol 105 No 2) The second pavilion was designed by UK-based architect

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in 2015, and later relocated to Docklands. The third pavilion was a bamboo structure designed by

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of Studio Mumbai, later relocated to the

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. In 2017, the pavilion was designed by

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and David Gianotten, and is OMA's first completed design in Australia. It has been relocated to the Clayton campus of Monash University. The 2018 pavilion was designed by Spanish architect

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. The architect of the 2019 pavilion was

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"MPavilion 2019"
retrieved 20 February 2019 Year - Architect * 2014:

* 2015:

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and David Gianotten * 2018:

* 2019:

* 2021: MAP Studio * 2022: all(zone) / Rachaporn Choochuey

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Official website
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