A New Normal returned to Melbourne Design Week 2025 with a five-day takeover of Robin Boyd’s Boyd Baker House, presenting 12 ambitious projects designed to help transform cities into self-sufficient, zero-waste communities by 2030. Built on environmental consultancy Finding Infinity’s broader $100 billion plan to shift Melbourne from consumer to producer in just a decade, the exhibition brought together leading architecture practices, designers and artists from across Australia. An exceptional list of speakers included Greg Burgess, Clare Cousins, Jefa Greenaway, Breathe Architecture, Kerstin Thompson Architects, Nigel Bertram, Rachel Neeson and Kylie Stillman. Each practice claimed a room in the iconic bushland compound and shared concepts that tackle energy, water, waste, housing and transport through a program of guided tours, talks, panels and communal lunches provided by Hope Street Radio and…
