Collingwood has
always been a place where ideas are tested in real time - where design, art,
and everyday life overlap. Its mix of warehouses, laneways, and reimagined
buildings forms a living network of experimentation, where architecture becomes
less about the object and more about the connections it enables. Here, both
small gestures and large transformations reveal how the built environment can
create community and foster collaboration and exchange. This walking tour
invites us to explore how inventive design, subtle interventions, and spatial
rethinking are shaping new models for practice - places that blur the
boundaries between workspace and public space, studio and street.
Led by the Australian
Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduate Network (EmAGN), as part of Melbourne Design Week's 2026 programme, we will hear from the voices behind building the community - from those who
have reshaped these places to the creative occupants who continue to redefine
them. Moving through Collingwood’s layered urban fabric, the tour invites
reflection on how design can create the conditions for shared creativity:
spaces that invite people in, encourage dialogue, and give shape to collective
experience.
Date: Saturday 23 May 2026
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Location: Collingwood
- BAR Studio - 1st Floor, 47 Easey St, Collingwood, MAP
- Collingwood Yards Arts Precinct - Fieldwork
- CY Venue - Sibling Architecture
Event Concludes 5:00PM AEDT
Registration: Closes 22 May 2026
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Tickets are strictly limited!
PRICES
$10.00 Institute Members
$15.00 Non-members
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SPEAKERS
Felicity Beck | Co-founder, BAR Studio
Felicity is the co-founder and managing partner of BAR Studio, an international design studio based in Melbourne and Madrid, specialising in luxury hotels and resorts around the world. Felicity co-developed and curates the tenancies for 47 Easey Street, a Collingwood landmark and cultural hub that is home to BAR Studio's HQ and a diverse community of creative tenants.
Michael Strack | Associate, Sibling Architecture
Michael is an associate at Sibling Architecture with extensive
commercial and public experience who enjoys developing projects with strong
relationships to the city around them. He has worked in social housing,
healthcare, public, heritage and commercial fields, in difficult sites and with
complicated briefs.
Tim Brooks | Associate Director, Fieldwork
Tim is an Associate Director at Fieldwork with experience from concept design to handover, prioritising collaboration and design integrity. He co-leads Fieldstudies, the practice's research committee, exploring modern construction methods, adaptive reuse and sustainable materials, and his work aims to create purposeful, inclusive spaces that encourage connection and engagement.
Zoe Rinkel | CEO, Collingwood Yards Arts Precinct
Zoe Rinkel is the CEO of Collingwood Yards Arts Precinct, a not-for-profit arts precinct. Zoe is a community engagement leader, arts education specialist, and creative producer. She has over 20 years' experience working with artists and companies across music, theatre, dance, circus and visual arts, to deliver projects encouraging participation and promoting positive social outcomes. Zoe designs meaningful initiatives with a focus on self-determined programming, diverse voices, physical, cognitive, and cultural accessibility, and creating lasting connections with the arts.
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FAQs
Accessibility
This is a walking tour and panellist discussion - all locations are accessible.
Refunds and Cancellations
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