The State of Design Festival has launched a series of digital platforms to encourage access the upcoming program, from iPhone apps to a multimedia architecture walk.

The App will provide access to the Festival program, access maps, video and enable the content to be shared through social media. It can be download the App from stateofdesign.com.au/iphone

Meanwhile, the State of Design Festival’s website has been made mobile friendly, allowing a range of phones access to information on the move.

New in 2011, SouthSouthWest and Peptolab have designed an animated calendar for the State of Design Festival. The digital calendar will be an easy to use screensaver that can be downloaded and run on any computer or projector by anyone, anywhere.

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The calendar will constantly refresh to provide up to the minute information on Festival events in addition to the Festival twitter feed that is streamed live. To download the calendar visit stateofdesign.com.au

The Sound of Buildings

Launching on July 14, the Sound of Buildings is a multimedia walking tour-spanning 10 of Melbourne’s most architecturally significant buildings told through the voices of engineers, architects, project managers, building users and children. This tour is experienced through an iPhone App which will provide listeners with a deeper level of understanding and context around the selected buildings while highlighting Melbourne’s rich architecture and tradition of quality design.

The tour will take in the best of Melbourne’s old and new buildings using audio, imagery and a GPS mapping function to navigate the listeners.

The tour will include AAMI Park Rectangular Stadium, the Westpac Centre, the Melbourne Theatre Company and Melbourne Recital Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Museum, Royal Exhibition Building, Federation Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, Monaco House and Council House 2.

Launched to coincide with the 2011 State of Design Festival and Melbourne Open House, The Sound of Buildings will provide a lasting resource for tourists, students and anyone interested in knowing about the history and stories behind Melbourne’s buildings.

To download the App visit stateofdesign.com.au/iphone or find out more about it at stateofdesign.com.au

Architecture & Design Team

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