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[EVENT] Third Place – Transforming Everyday Public Spaces

NGV Melbourne Design Week 2021 + 106 Architects

106 Architects + NGV Melbourne Design Week 2021

How will design transform and shape life in the future development of community facilities?

Designers are rapidly reimagining our built and social environment. From speculative structures to breakthrough approaches this theme explores new wave design-thinking in the context of our community and sporting infrastructure.

From the platform of Third Place thinking, our mix of creative professionals will share, build, then intersect their perspectives for how we might transform our community places and spaces.

Each presenting speaker will unpack their interpretation of the impact of design in shaping our social infrastructure of the future. Participants will be encouraged to transform their own community ideologies, as they imagine within the fields of our presenters’ perspectives.

Presenters:

Simon Madden
Sports and Business Leader

Tiffany Cherry
Sports Media Commentator & Active Board member with SEA – Sports Environment Alliance

Dion Gosling
Sports Architect & Director, 106 Architects

James Mant
Urban Planner & 20-minute Neighbourhood Lead, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Martin Sheppard
Strategic Thinker & Founder of the National Sports Convention

Nikki Langman
International Speaker & Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Join us as we discuss the future transformation of community spaces with Third Place thinking.

→ Date + Time – Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 11:00am – 1.30pm AEDT.
→ Location – Moonee Valley Racing Club, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds.
→ FREE tickets via Eventbrite.

This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV. It is also supported by Parks & Leisure Australia – VIC/TAS chapter.

NOTE: We realise with COVID restrictions and with the fragile nature of events that not everyone can attend and participate in person. For those who purchase FREE tickets, we will also make available a recording of the presentation. Complimentary car parking for those who do attend will be provided in the Centre Car Park at MVRC.
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[MEDIA] Simon Says

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be apart of the Olympics and Commonwealth Games?

106 Founder and Director, Dion Gosling is a former New Zealand Black Sticks player, Olympian and 2002 Commonwealth Games Silver medalist.

Recently, Dion caught up with former AFL superstar, Simon Madden and Tiffany Cherry – an Australia sports broadcaster best known as the AFL’s first female boundary rider on the original Fox Footy – for an episode of Simon Says.

Here, he shares his insights into being a part of the games, the slight different flavours and feeling to each, and how competing at 23 is completely different to 33!

In the full episode, Dion also highlights how being an elite athlete and his knowledge of spacial awareness has helped him shape his innovative sports designs with 106.

This interview is also available on Podcast – Spotify + Apple

Webisode produced by Talking Talent in association with Simon Madden Consulting.