Quick Details
- A thoroughly researched guided tour of Sydney with a local architect
- A focus on contemporary architecture, public art and public spaces
- Named as one of the world’s top ten architecture tours by The Guardian UK
- Named as one of the world’s top five architecture tours by The Sydney Morning Herald
Duration: 2.5 hours
Early Bird
A$ 44
General
A$ 54
Concession
A$ 44
Tour Details.
Guided by the spirit of interwar modernity, Modern Sydney follows a mazy path through the guts of Sydney from Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park to Circular Quay.
We will explore the urban and architectural ideals at the heart of modernism; ideas borrowed from the great Europe and North American cities in the early 20th Century, and discuss the mediating factors of distance, culture, technology, politics and environment as we search for the influence of modernity on contemporary Sydney.
Modernism’s twin strands will be our guide. The decorative, user-friendly style of art deco that concerned itself with the aesthetic or the idea of the machine rather than the machine itself – beautifully realised in Emil Sodersten’s QBE on Pitt Street. We will also look at some wonderful examples of the work of more ‘serious’ modernists like Harry Seidler, finishing with the flowering of many of these ideas in seminal projects by Renzo Piano and Jørn Utzon.
Meeting Point.
Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park. Meet on the northern side near the “Pool of Reflection”. 2 minutes walk from Museum Station
What Else.
- If you have a Gift Card, click “Apply gift card” in the booking window.
- Please arrive 10min prior to departure.
- Tours depart rain or shine so dress for the weather! A sun hut and sunscreen is always a good idea in Sydney.
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