2020 Program
City
Reconnect with your city and enjoy a selection of curated online experiences exploring the role of architecture and urban design in Sydney’s past, present and future.
Enjoy a new self-guided audio tour around the CBD, virtual tours of secret spaces, galleries, recordings of our online talks, interviews and more.
Garden
From city parks to open spaces and gardens, join us as we explore the green spaces around us – now more important than ever!
Access a new self-guided audio tour around Sydney’s gardens and parks, our newly launched Paradise on Earth exhibition, image galleries, interviews, stories from our archives and more.
Audio tours
Explore the city in new ways with our self-guided audio tours. Discover urban gardens, open spaces and significant architecture around the city – all at your own pace!
Featuring Colin Bisset, writer, traveller and contributor to ABC Radio National's Blueprint for living in conversation with experts across landscape design and architecture.
The tours are now available via web link or downloadable app. You will be required to use your own mobile device and headphones.
Online talk series
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New Heritage
Free online talk
Hear from influential speakers as they discuss how existing architecture can be transformed and adapted for new uses.
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The Future of Sydney
Free online talk
Hear from an engaging line-up of speakers from government, design and architecture.
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Modern Sydney
Free online talk
Join Sydney’s leading architectural thinkers for a vigorous debate on what makes a building important enough to preserve.
Meet our Sydney Open patron
Clover Moore, Lord Mayor City of Sydney
As our first-ever Sydney Open patron, Lord Mayor Clover Moore joins us in celebrating Sydney’s architecture and urban design through this year’s unique program.
Meet our ambassadors
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City ambassador
Jess Miller, Councillor City of Sydney
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Garden ambassador
Georgina Reid, Founder of The Planthunter
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Home ambassador
Aidan Anderson, Founder of The Local Project
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Latest news
Sydney Open
Share your thoughts on Sydney Open 2020Friday 13 November 2020
Sydney Open: Access Denied virtual tours Thursday 29 October 2020
We're excited that we will have Access Denied virtual tours available on the Sydney Open website as part of this year's digital program. Stay tuned for the virtual tour content going live from 7.30pm Friday 6 November.
