# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please join us for this free public lecture and exhibition presented by Japanese architect Osamu Nishida, Founder of ONDESIGN.About this EventThis lecture accompanies the exhibition Architecture Before Architecture — Model Photographs and explores how physical models operate as critical tools for opening architectural and design thinking. Drawing on projects by ONDESIGN - including Yokohama Apartment, International Student Housing like a Town, Living with Large Gaps, House and Vacant Lot, and Tokyo Midori Labo - the lecture examines how models are used to test spatial relationships, scale, and connections to the city before architectural form becomes fixed.Rather than presenting completed buildings, the lecture foregrounds design as a process of inquiry, highlighting the pedagogical and exploratory value of models within contemporary architectural practice.The accompanying exhibition Architecture Before Architecture — Model Photographs is on show at the MSD on the east side of the Level 1 Atrium from 11–25 March. Following the lecture, we warmly invite you to join us for the official exhibition opening at 6pm in the Level 1 Atrium. All are welcome to attend.About the speakerOsamu Nishida (born 1976, Kanagawa) is the founder of ONDESIGN, an architectural practice based in Yokohama, Japan. The practice employs interactive methods to enhance user creativity and advocates for open, flat design across scales, working on diverse projects ranging from private residences to public and urban spaces. His work explores architecture as a platform for experimentation, communication, and collective gathering.Major works include Yokohama Apartment (JIA New Designer Award; Special Jury Prize, Venice Biennale), Shonan Port Enoshima Yacht House (Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Architectural Design Commendation), International Student Housing like a Town (Japan Space Design Award, Gold Prize), and Tokyo Midori Labo.Nishida is an Associate Professor at Tokyo University of Science, and Visiting Professor at Osaka Institute of Technology. He is also a partner at Sotonova. He is the publisher of Beyond Architecture, a media platform dedicated to articulating architecture and culture. His publications include Open Architecture, Let’s Talk About Your Home, Experiments in ON DESIGN, PUBLIC PRODUCE, An Architect’s Life of Enjoying “Mountains” and “Valleys”, Recipes for Creating Fun Public Spaces, Tactical Urbanism, and Temporary Business Architecture Moves the Town!.From 2025–2026, Nishida is a Visiting Scholar at the Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, hosted by Lecturer Nancy Ji and Associate Professor Derlie Mateo-Babiano.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/parkville/architecture-before-architecture-how-models-open-design-thinking/100001984414756957
- **Event Categories**: Exhibitions, Art, Nonprofit, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Parkville
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Malaysian Theatre, Glyn Davis Building (MSD)
- **lat**: -37.7972907
- **long**: 144.962675
- **full address**: Malaysian Theatre, Glyn Davis Building (MSD), Masson Road, Parkville, Australia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking being held?
  - **A:** Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking takes place on Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Malaysian Theatre, Glyn Davis Building (MSD), Masson Road, Parkville, Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking?
  - **A:** Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking is organized by Melbourne School of Design.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Parkville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Architecture before Architecture - How Models Open Design Thinking sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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