Sydney Architecture Festival

Inner Suburbs


Wednesday, October 19

Liquid Luxury: an exhibition celebrating 75 years of North Sydney Olympic Pool

Liquid Luxury:  an exhibition celebrating 75 years of North Sydney Olympic Pool

Exhibition featuring trophies, swim suits, photographs and archival material associated with North Sydney Olympic Pool – one of the most technically advanced and stylish municipal pools of its era.

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Date: Wednesday, October 19 to
Sunday, October 30
Time: Library Opening Hours
Cost: Free, no bookings
Where: Level 1, Stanton Library
234 Miller Street
North Sydney
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Bruno Taut: Master Architect in Colourful Berlin

Bruno Taut:  Master Architect in Colourful Berlin

Bruno Taut is one of the most eminent architects of German Modernism. On the occasion of his 125th birthday, the Berlin Werkbund dedicated this exhibition of his projects to him.

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Date: Wednesday, October 19 to
Friday, October 28
Time: Mon-Thurs 9.00am-5.00pm
Fri 9.00am-3.00pm
Cost: Free, no bookings
Where: Goethe-Institut Australia
90 Ocean Street
Woollahra
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Living In a World Heritage – Berlin Housing Estates 1913 -1934

Living In a World Heritage – Berlin Housing Estates 1913 -1934

Six housing estates of Berlin Modernism (1913-1934) are to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These housing estates stand out for their importance and their good state of preservation.

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Date: Wednesday, October 19 to
Friday, October 28
Time: Mon-Thurs 9.00am-5.00pm
Fri 9.00am-3.00pm
Cost: Free, no bookings
Where: Goethe-Institut Australia
90 Ocean Street
Woollahra
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Seeing the Light: photographs of North Sydney's churches and chapels

Seeing the Light:  photographs of North Sydney's churches and chapels

Seeing the Light is a contemporary pictorial record of the historic churches in the North Sydney area by photographer Tony Peri.

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Date: Wednesday, October 19 to
Sunday, October 30
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cost: Free, no bookings
Where: Don Bank Museum
6 Napier Street
North Sydney
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Tuesday, October 25

Freshlatino at Instituto Cervantes

Freshlatino at Instituto Cervantes

Spanish architect, Andrés Jaque along with Ariadna Cantis, curator of the exhibition will talk about Freshlatino, a project that uses video installation to explore the work of fourteen practices from Ibero-America.

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Date: Tuesday, October 25
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: Free, booking required
Where: Instituto Cervantes
22-24 City Road
Chippendale
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Wednesday, October 26

The Hanging Cloud: Lightweight Living for Barcelona

The Hanging Cloud: Lightweight Living for Barcelona

Marinel Dator and Katie Yeung describe their winning scheme for the Barcelona 2011 ideas competition.

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Date: Wednesday, October 26
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: Free, booking required
Where: Instituto Cervantes
22-24 City Road
Chippendale
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Egyptian Room Tour

Egyptian Room Tour

"Step through the doors of the Egyptian Room and you will step back in time into Ancient Egypt".

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Date: Wednesday, October 26
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost: Ticketed, booking required
Where: Egyptian Room, Royal Arch Masonic Temple
23-25 New Canterbury Road
Petersham
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Expanded Architecture 2011

Expanded Architecture 2011

The hugely successful Expanded Architecture is back for the 2011 Festival. This one night only exhibition in the inspirational foyer space of Carriage Works, Sydney will take place on Wednesday 26 October and feature collaborative, site-specific moving image projects and filmic installations.

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Date: Wednesday, October 26
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cost: Free, booking required
Where: Carriageworks
245 Wilson Street
Eveleigh
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Thursday, October 27

To give an air of restfulness? The legacy of Sydney Edwardian architect Edward Jeaffreson Jackson

To give an air of restfulness? The legacy of Sydney Edwardian architect Edward Jeaffreson Jackson

The English-born and trained architect Edward Jeaffreson Jackson claimed to have introduced the now ubiquitous red terracotta roof tile to Sydney. This talk features Ian Stapleton, Sydney heritage architect and Michael Brothers, great grandson of Edward Jeaffreson Jackson.

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Date: Thursday, October 27
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cost: Free, no bookings
Where: Level 1, Stanton Library
234 Miller Street
North Sydney
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Preserving the Heritage – Enabling a Modern Lifestyle

Preserving the Heritage – Enabling a Modern Lifestyle

Dr Caroline Butler Bowden, Assistant Director,Creative Services Historic Houses Trust, and Sheridan Burke, Partner, Godden Mackay Logan Heritage Consultants will discuss the place of public housing in twentieth century world heritage buildings. Introduction: Alec Tzannes, Tzannes Associates & Dean of UNSW, Built Environment.

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Date: Thursday, October 27
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: Free, booking required
Where: Goethe-Institut Australia
90 Ocean Street
Woollahra
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Friday, October 28

After Images: Imprints of Japan by Australian Architects Auction

After Images: Imprints of Japan by Australian Architects Auction

After Images is an exhibition and auction of sketches to support Japan’s recovery from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March. It includes works by Richard Leplastrier, John Wardle, Sean Godsell, Tadao Ando, Philip Cox, Alex Popov, Tom Heneghan, Peter Stutchbury and other celebrated architects.

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Date: Friday, October 28
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost: Free, no bookings
Where: Boutwell Draper Gallery
82-84 George Street
Redfern
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Saturday, October 29

Architecture on Show at Surry Hills Library with Professor Richard Goodwin

Architecture on Show at Surry Hills Library with Professor Richard Goodwin

Every month Architecture on Show invites some of Sydney's most exciting architects to deliver a red hot lecture at Surry Hills Library.

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Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: Ticketed, booking required
Where: Surry Hills Library & Community Centre
405 Crown Street
Surry Hills
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