2016 MPavilion Heading to the Melbourne Zoo

John Hill

31. March 2017

Naomi Milgrom and Bijoy Jain in front of Jain's MPavilion (Photo: John Gollings)

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has announced that the most recent MPavilion, designed by Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated from Queen Victoria Gardens to the Melbourne Zoo in Parkville.

The gift follows in the tradition of the first two MPavilions: Sean Godsell's inaugural structure was given to the Hellenic Museum and Amanda Levete's 2015 MPavilion found a permanent home in the Melbourne's Docklands City Park. Jain's 2016 MPavilion, which opened in October 2016 and came down in February, will "be incorporated into new landscaping in existing open space just off the Main Drive between the heritage carousel and the Japanese Garden," according to Melbourne Zoo director Kevin Tanner in a statement from the Naomi Milgrom Foundation.

The successor to Jain's MPavilion in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens will be designed by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten. It will open to the public on 3 October 2017. Stay tuned for design details once they're released.

To see more of Jain's bamboo structure, check out our post with photos by Rory Gardiner.