Tadao Ando’s Melbourne Pavilion secured a five-year extension after winning a crucial vote in its annual architecture commission.

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🚀 **Tadao Ando’s Melbourne Pavilion Gains a Five-Year Lifeline!** 🚀

👨🎨 **The iconic pavilion designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando is facing an uncertain future, but now it’s secured for five more years!** 🌟🔥

🌟 **This temporary masterpiece in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens was created as part of Naomi Milgrom Foundation’s annual architecture commission.** ✨ It was designed to last just one year, but fate has given it a lifeline—now it gets an extra **five years!** 🤝

👉 **Five votes later? Not quite. A 5-2 split saw the pavilion get a five-year extension!** 🤔#abuse of power or just smart city planning? #ArchitectureLove #MelbourneLovesArt

🌟 **Supporters include architecture legends like Sean Godsell, Nicole Durling, and even Ando himself!** 💪 He said it left an “enduring impression” and hopes to return the favour. 🙌

📍 **‘When I set out to design MPavilion, I hoped to provide an experience of a lifetime akin to my own experience at Sydney Opera House.’** ✅ That sentiment resonates with all of us here in Melbourne! 🛠️

❤️ **Some worried about green space loss, but others see it as a gift for the creative community and Melburnians.** 🌸 This pavilion has been a hit with locals and visitors alike—especially during its recent season when it broke attendance records! 💼

👉 **‘It’s a gift to the creative communities and to all Melburnians.’** #LoveForMelbourne #TemporaryGloriousBuildings

Thank you to everyone who helped preserve this incredible piece of architecture for the next five years! 🙏✨

#TadaoAndo #MPavilion #Architecture #Melbourne #MelbourneArchitecture #GreenSpaces #UrbanDesign #FiveYearPlan #BuildingLove #Community art

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/tadao-andos-only-building-in-the-southern-hemisphere-gets-a-five-year-lifeline