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Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

Sydney Architecture Walks

Urban tours for lovers of architecture

We are architects and we conduct tours of Sydney that are open to the general public.

Aimed at the level of the expert-enthusiast, our tours explore ideas through architecture offering an interface between in-depth architectural knowledge and the wider design-conscious community. Conversations are informal, each tour driven by particular themes and threads that attempt to decode the city whilst stimulating new ways of thinking about and seeing Sydney.

Taking the form of a series of urban provocations, each tour is a jargon-free exercise in story-telling. We want you to understand the why of the city whilst we explore the most provocative and inspiring projects Sydney houses – works of contemporary architecture, public art and landscape that inspire and delight but also projects that reveal something of Sydney’s grimy pulse. If a project is awesome we celebrate it, if it’s rubbish we take note as we reveal the vibrant network of invisible forces – political, economic, environmental and cultural that give the city form.

Get SAW feet. Sydney will never look the same again. Promise!


Walking Tours

2 to 3 hours. Small groups. See Tour Calendar below for full program

Tour Calendar



SAW Gift Cards

Why don’t you treat the discerning archiphile in your life with an experience that will change they way they think, feel and understand Sydney.

SAW Gift Cards can be redeemed on any of our tours over an 18 month period.


Sydney Mini-City Guide

When you join us on a tour we will give you our SAW Mini-City Guide — all the things we love about Sydney squeezed onto an A4 sheet of paper.

It wasn’t easy, and we had to resort to a very small font, but its crammed full of what we recon are Sydney’s most precious and unique places and experiences. Design and culture-rich neighbourhoods, beautiful streets, archi-day trip suggestions and even a reading list for people like you, people like us; curious people who are looking for Sydney’s pulse and hope to find some inspiring contemporary architecture and design and art — and great coffee and food of course — along the way.

Our little gift to you.


Happy Clients

"Really good tour, I would give them 6 stars if I could. Inspirational, educational and done in a simple but colourful language for anyone to understand and appreciate. If you are interested in any way about how Sydney was designed, its culture and the architectural landscape, the history of the city and its growth, I would recommend doing this tour, even if you are only here for a short visit. I'll be doing some of the other tours."

– Google Review

“Offering insights into architecture's non-visible world of unbuilt designs, political tensions and historical twists. Here's a chance to remember how vivid and exciting Sydney can seem. Recommended, three hats."

– Sydney Morning Herald | Elizabeth Farrelly

"We absolutely loved this tour! It was super informative yet light. Our guide was an excellent story teller; we were engaged the entire tour that time flew by without us noticing. What’s wonderful about architecture is that it is not isolated, it tells you about history, politics, social trends, public policy… etc.; so it was a beautiful introduction to the city."

– TripAdvisor

"A highly thought-provoking walk around the edge of Sydney harbour, looking at how geology, history, money and architects have shaped the city. An excellent architectural walk. The guide was full of knowledge and enthusiasm. I have come from the walk enriched by the experience."

– TripAdvisor

“De géniales "conversations architecturales": un must!"

– Cartoville Sydney | Florence Lagrange-Leader

"Really, really interesting. My previous experience with architecture tours is mainly limited to the architecture boat tours in Chicago, and I'd say this was much more informative on a "how architecture affects humans" way with a good combination of history thrown in. Many opportunities to ask questions and get an informed answer."

– TripAdvisor

"These walks and tours draw the wider population into an experienced discourse, and provide people with new insights and ways of looking at both every day and special urban environments."

– Jury Citation | ArchiTeam Awards

"What an amazing walk, super informative and you get to know buildings that you would not visit by yourself. It is an eye opener on urbanisation and the fun of buildings becoming ‘alive’ when the architect talks about them. Highly recommend these walks!"

– TripAdvisor

"This walk explored the inner-city suburbs of Chippendale and Ultimo (SAW 4). It was a wonderful morning walking in neighbourhoods that were once run down. We saw the immense wealth expended to transform that part of Sydney into a walkable, friendly ecosystem of laneways and access points. This tour is highly recommended for anyone interested in the competing forces at work driving the vision of Sydney."

– TripAdvisor

"HARBOURINGS was easily one of the best experiences Sydney has to offer. Words likely will not do justice to the passion, heart, wisdom and magical way in which Eoghan is able to articulate the story of the City he calls home. The UTZON OPERA HOUSE tour is also a gem!"

– TripAdvisor

"After this riveting tour I'll never think of, look at the Sydney Opera House in the same way again. Not your average tour but an informed, fascinating, at times witty, and certainly comprehensive experience. Our passionate and erudite guide gave us real depth - geological, sociological, design, engineering, innovation, politics and more."

– TripAdvisor

"It has changed how I feel about my adopted home town revealed a depth I never thought it had and shown me the link between architecture and cultural expression. Sometimes, the investment of a couple of hours can make you see your own world a whole lot differently."

– traveller.com.au | Kylie Davis

"I went on the SAW 6 tour of George Street. Ben was outstanding. He was able to translate not only the architecture but the history, the politics, the geography, and design to the non-specialists. It was informative, interesting and very well thought out. I highly recommend it."

– TripAdvisor

“Thank you for a fabulous, fabulous architectural talk yesterday, the ladies were spell bound, I've never heard them so quiet. Your explanation / story about Utzon and the Opera house was simply wonderful. I've had so much positive feedback"

– Sydney Womens International Club | Lynne Kendal

"I went for the SAW 1 THE CITY, SYDNEY tour. It was extremely fascinating hearing about the story behind each of the buildings covered as a part of the tour. Eoghan is an excellent narrator who retains the interest of the attendees throughout the tour."

– TripAdvisor