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
Bicycle Tours
4 hours. Small groups.
Tour Calendar
We have cancelled all September tours due to the Sydney lockdown but are accepting tours from October onwards. There is no problem rebooking, getting refunded or transferring your booking into credit if the lockdown extends.
Dine & Discover NSW
The NSW Government has launched the Dine & Discover NSW program to encourage the community to get out and about and support dining, arts, and tourism businesses. We are delighted to let you know we are registered for the DISCOVER NSW part of the program.
Your DISCOVER vouchers can be redeemed on any of our Tours. They can also be used to purchase Gift Cards effectively extending the credit to 18 months. One Voucher can be redeemed per booking.
Discover NSW Vouchers must be redeemed by 30 June 2022.
How to redeem
Follow the prompts at check-out. More details here.
An Archi Gift
Why don’t you treat the discerning archiphile in your life with an experience that will change they way they think, feel and move about Sydney. Gift Cards can be redeemed on any tour over an 18 month period.
Until September 30, you can use your Dine & Discover NSW vouchers towards the purchase of Gift Cards. Click below and follow the prompts at check out.
Sydney Mini-City Guide
We have been beavering away these last few months squeezing all the things we love about Sydney onto an A4 sheet of paper. Hot spots, cool and uniquely Sydney places and experiences, design-rich neighbourhoods and out of town archi-day trips for people like you; people like us! We’ve called it the SAW Mini-City Guide. The only way to get one of these bad boys is by joining one of our tours; our little gift to you!
Happy Clients
"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