Sign - The Greenhouse - Federation Square
The Amphitheatre at Federation Square (Flinders Street), Melbourne
Open Now! until 29 January 2009
Public entry - Between 7am and 4pm daily
For entry between 4pm and 10pm become a member at the door or contact one of our many supporters to obtain a ticket
For further information contact bttb
Tel: +61 3 9429 9277
Opening Hours:
The Greenhouse by Joost is open daily as an exhibtion and education centre. During this time visitors can get a taste of sustainability practice in world-class design and enjoy produce grown on the rooftop of the Greenhouse and sourced from organic and local suppliers.
Welcome to the Greenhouse
Witness an Australian first in sustainable design and innovation, by visiting the Greenhouse by Joost, a temporary exhibition over the Spring and Summer period of 2008|09. It’s built entirely from recycled and recyclable materials.
If you think guerrilla gastronomy is a load of old rubbish – then wait until you see what’s about to be dumped at Fed Square!
With floors of old shipping crates, tables made from fire hydrants and a feature wall of wild strawberries, The Greenhouse takes sustainability to a whole new level! Pop into the Amphitheatre this month to see this incredible structure of entirely of recycled and recyclable materials.
Café and public gallery by day, chic function room by night, the Greenhouse will serve up tasty snacks from the rooftop garden, with Shannon Bennett of Vue du Monde and ex-Pearl sommelier, Anthony Herzog from Seamstress, ready to lend a hand.
This exciting new project has been dveloped by Joost in collaboration with event entrepreneur, Corina Baldwin of ‘bigger than ten bears’. Repulsed by the practices of a planet that keeps making stuff without any thought to the impact of creating more stuff, Joost (a man whose creativity warrants no more than a single moniker) , designed the Greenhouse as an accessible and artful opportunity to make the public think about how technology, processes and materials are impacting on the planet.
During its three month tenure it will be open daily to the public as a gallery, education centre and café. During this time visitors can get a taste of sustainability practice in world-class design and cuisine.
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