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Monash Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Exhibition 2025

Most Outstanding Spatial Design Project

Awarded a Design Institute of Australia membership

The Brownbill Effect Spatial Design Highest Achievement Award

A career planning consultation awarded to the highest achiever graduating in the Bachelor of Spatial Design.

The Light Sanctuary - The lungs

The malt silos, crowned by the Nylex clock, rise within Melbourne’s heart monolithic concrete forms transformed into vertical sanctuaries. In 2125, a world defined by extreme heat, dense overpopulation, and a lack of green spaces, these repurposed silos offer a rare reprieve. Light filters through vast openings, casting patterns reminiscent of a forest canopy. As people climb, breath becomes conscious a reminder of human fragility and endurance, with fresh, cool oxygen now a luxury. Amid abandoned city structures, these revitalized silos stand as rare beacons of hope, inviting exploration, playfulness, and a brief escape from a harsh urban reality.

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