Tours
Open Studios and site visits tour
Ever wondered what an architect’s studio looks like, or how architectural concepts are conceived? The Sydney Architecture Festival presents an exciting walking tour visiting top architectural studios and new projects.
| Date: | Friday, October 21 | ||
| Time: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Various Architecture Studios in The CBD | ||
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Australian Architecture Association Tours – Sydney City Walk
An insightful look at some of Sydney’s most important buildings such as the iconic Australia Square designed by architects Harry Seidler & Associates and completed in 1970 which has maintained its aesthetic appeal.
| Date: | Saturday, October 22 | ||
| Time: | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Australian Architecture Association Tours meet Entrance Customs House Circular Quay |
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Sydney Architecture Walks – SAW 2 - Utzon
‘Utzon’ Walking tour - an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th century's most ambitious architectural project.
| Date: | Saturday, October 22 | ||
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Sydney Architecture Walks meet Museum of Sydney cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets Sydney |
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Female Orphan School Precinct Tour
Join Associate Professor Carol Liston (Historian, School of Humanities and Languages, University of Western Sydney, and members of the Greater Western Architects Network on a heritage walk around the Female Orphan School, from the river bank, with the old slipway and boathouse, the ruins of the gatehouse, the carriage circul around the Female Orphan School, the Superintendent Cottage and the Headmaster's Cottages.
| Date: | Saturday, October 22 | ||
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Free, booking required | ||
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A Walking Tour of Milton Terrace
Join us for a one off opportunity to tour Milton Terrace, Millers Point. Members of the Royal Australian Historical Society will lead this exciting tour as a follow on to that talk presented by Hector Abrahams on Tuesday 11 October.
| Date: | Saturday, October 22 | ||
| Time: | 11am- please call to book | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
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Kirkbride Buildings Tour
Join us for an exclusive tour behind the scenes of Sydney College of the Arts led by Roy Lumby, heritage expert, Tanner Architects.
| Date: | Saturday, October 22 | ||
| Time: | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Free, booking required | ||
| Where: | Sydney College of the Arts Rozelle Balmain Rd Rozelle |
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STREET WORKS Talks and Tours
STREET WORKS is a series of temporary installations that transform under-utilised public spaces into vibrant places. Cities around the world are moving toward installing little interventions that reclaim under-utilised spaces and build creative and engaging places that invite public participation in urban life.
| Date: | Saturday, October 22 | ||
| Time: | 12:00 PM - 3:50 PM | ||
| Cost: | Free, no bookings | ||
| Where: | Customs House Sydney 31 Alfred St Sydney |
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Five Suburb Sydney Derive: Bicycle Tour
* SOLD OUT *
An insiders tour of Sydney with a two -wheeled architectural twist
| Date: | Sunday, October 23 | ||
| Time: | 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | The Rocks | ||
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Sandstocks and Commons: Sydney’s bricks and historic brick buildings
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Brickmaking began in Sydney in 1788 and since that time bricks have been one of the basic building blocks of Sydney. The tour will begin with an illustrated lecture exploring the craft and history of brickmaking in Sydney followed by a visit to some outstanding examples of brick buildings within the city.
| Date: | Sunday, October 23 | ||
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | The Mint Macquarie Street Sydney |
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Australian Architecture Association Bar Tour
Especially for the Sydney Architecture Festival, the Australian Architecture Association is offering their very popular Bar Tour.
| Date: | Tuesday, October 25 | ||
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Australian Architecture Association Tours meet Entrance Customs House Circular Quay |
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Sydney Architecture Walks – SAW 1 - The City, Sydney
Walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes; projects that respond to the culture, history and environment of Sydney and not just imported formulaic codes.
| Date: | Wednesday, October 26 | ||
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Sydney Architecture Walks meet Museum of Sydney cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets Sydney |
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Australian Architecture Association Walks - Twilight Sydney City Architecture Walk
Look at some of Sydney's most important buildings from well known architect Harry Seidler's iconic Australia Square tower to the British architect Sir Norman Foster's Deutsche Bank in the evening light of summer.
| Date: | Wednesday, October 26 | ||
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Australian Architecture Association Tours meet Entrance Customs House Circular Quay |
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Egyptian Room Tour
"Step through the doors of the Egyptian Room and you will step back in time into Ancient Egypt".
| 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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Faces on the Wall Tour
Imagine peeling back paint and wallpaper from a water damaged wall and seeing a face staring back..... When the owner of 36 Terminus Street Petersham set about the necessary repairs to the property, little did they know that beneath the layers of decoration was an array of murals depicting the topical issues of a three year period between 1885 and 1888.
| Date: | Wednesday, October 26 | ||
| Time: | 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Free, booking required | ||
| Where: | 36 Terminus Street, Petersham | ||
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Architecture In Storage
Come behind-the-scenes to view highlights of the Powerhouse Museum's extensive, world-class collection of models stored at the Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill.
| Date: | Friday, October 28 | ||
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Powerhouse Discovery Centre: Collection Stores at Castle Hill 172 Showground Road Castle Hill |
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Inner West Architects Network Spring Houses Tour
The pressures on architectural design in the tightly knit streets of the Inner West mean architects working on residential projects must respond to stylistic and heritage diversity while maintaining architectural integrity.
| Date: | Friday, October 28 | ||
| Time: | 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | To be confirmed | ||
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Sydney Architecture Walks – SAW 2 - Utzon
‘Utzon’ Walking tour - an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th century's most ambitious architectural project.
| Date: | Saturday, October 29 | ||
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Sydney Architecture Walks meet Museum of Sydney cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets Sydney |
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Australian Architecture Association Tours – Sydney City Walk
An insightful look at some of Sydney’s most important buildings such as the iconic Australia Square designed by architects Harry Seidler & Associates and completed in 1970 which has maintained its aesthetic appeal.
| Date: | Saturday, October 29 | ||
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | Australian Architecture Association Tours meet Entrance Customs House Circular Quay |
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Five-Suburb Sydney Derive: Bicycle Tour
* SOLD OUT *An insiders tour of Sydney with a two-wheeled,architectural twist! Inspired by the structured looseness (or organised chaos) of the Situationist International and the vision of our gutsy Lord Mayor (bicycle lanes - wowo!) our two-wheeled convoy will meander along Sydney's quiet industrial western edge before plucking out the most interesting and provocative architectural projects and hidden gems in Ultimo, Chippendale, Redfern, Waterloo and Surry Hills.
| Date: | Sunday, October 30 | ||
| Time: | 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM | ||
| Cost: | Ticketed, booking required | ||
| Where: | The Rocks | ||
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