Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, 'Harbourings' reveals Sydney at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

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• Walking tours led by practising architects.
• Nominated as one of the world’s top five architecture tours by The Sydney Morning Herald.
• Nominated as one of the world’s top ten architecture tours by The Guardian UK.
• Winner of TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2012-2018.

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Rates.

Concession (full-time students & children only) - $49 General: - $59 Early Bird (limited availability) - $49

• Children under 10 - free

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Duration.

3 Hours

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About.

Join us on this stroll around Sydney's spectacular harbour edge, from Circular Quay, through the city's great depository of memory -The Rocks - up Observatory Hill and on to Walsh Bay. The route is diverse, spectacular and full of surprising recent projects as well as gritty historical reminders of the cities industrial/maritime past.

Beginning with Circular Quay, where the powerful forces of commerce are held back from the harbour by that bland concrete motorway – the Cahill Expressway – we will discuss Utzon's vision for the Quay, controversial plans for the Museum of Contemporary Art and you will discover Sydney's brutalist masterpiece - the radical Sirius Apartment building by Tao Gofers.

We will pluck out some surprising contemporary gems in The Rocks before exploring the breath-taking Walsh Bay Finger Wharves, a family of early 20th Century industrial buildings that extend out into Sydney's harbour. They are amongst the largest timber structures in the world, romantic symbols of Sydney's maritime history and the first structures in Australia to be nominated as a World Heritage Site -recently converted into a modern residential and cultural precinct.

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Meeting Location.

Customs House (forecourt). 31 Alfred St, Sydney – 1 minute walk from Circular Quay Station.

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What Else.

• If you have a Gift Card, enter the code in the next window.

• Tickets are transferrable and cancellable up to 72 hours before the event.

• We will be taking temperatures on arrival and physical distancing is required. Masks are encouraged but not mandatory.

• Whatever happens in regards to weather - we walk! Bring a sun hat, umbrella, camera, sketch book and so on. If for some reason the tour does not go ahead, you will receive a full refund. In this instance we would notify you at least 90 minutes prior to the tour by text message so a mobile number is required.

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Further Enquiries.

Email info@sydneyarchitecture.org

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SAW is a member of Guiding Architects, the international network for high-quality architecture tours.