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COMMUNITY UPDATE FEB – MAR 2020

Be inspired by endless possibilities at the first ever Geelong Design Week in March 2020.

Presented by the City of Greater Geelong from 19–29 March, Design Week includes more than 80 events hosted by leading local and international design experts.

Exhibitions, performances, screenings, symposiums and pop-up installations will explore new ideas and challenge what’s possible.

• Find out how virtual reality can help us look into the past and the future

• See the next generation of homes designed for the 21st century

• Better understand our local Indigenous culture and heritage

• Learn ways to help ensure our longterm survival in a changing climate

Geelong Design Week will focus on how design impacts our daily lives, and how thinking outside the square and doing it differently can make life better for all.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting event, and see why Geelong has been globally recognised as a UNESCO City of Design.

Some of the must see events at Geelong Design Week:

The City Presents: Wadawurrung Landscapes This discussion investigates Geelong’s contemporary cityscape through a cultural lens to reveal the Wadawurrung landscapes. Cultural knowledge and the historical layers of our built environment presents a hidden landscape. It turns to the past to pursue tangible evidence of Wadawurrung Country – Djillang – the place we call home. Object re-imagined What makes an object desirable? This exhibition provides alternative design solutions to everyday objects, exploring the unlimited possibilities of domestic living. Object re-imagined highlights how our perceptions of objects are often only skin-deep, and how easily we can be challenged by pushing the boundaries of form and function. Geelong – self-healing city How can architecture, infrastructure, energy and waste be designed to help Geelong become more sustainable – while having the least possible impact on people? Explore the concept of cities that can repair themselves by looking at biophilic design, architecture science and closedloop economies and see the positive, sustainable impact they can have. See the full program and book tickets at geelongdesignweek.com.au

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