Glenn Murcutt is Australia’s most internationally celebrated architect and the only Australian recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. For the past decade he has worked with Melbourne architect Hakan Elevli and the Islamic community of Newport, Victoria, to design and build what is perhaps the first truly contemporary Australian mosque.
The building challenges traditional perceptions of Islamic architecture, forgoing the traditional minaret tower and high-roofed dome. It has been designed with a transparent, open frontage to create an accessible and contemporary place of worship, learning and community, and features a roof studded with 96 multi-coloured glass lanterns.
The NGV exhibition explores the design process and people involved in the project, featuring original sketches by Murcutt, architectural drawings and plans, photography, scale models, life-size building elements and documentary footage.
