Sydney Open

Sydney Opera House sails with a crane in front and the Sydney Open graphic over the top

Sydney Open Series

A continuation of the Sydney Open annual program throughout the calendar year and will present talks, workshops, and tours

Sydney Open 6/11/2022. Picture James Horan for Sydney Living Museums
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Volunteer at Sydney Open 2023

Applications are now open to volunteer at Australia’s premier open building event

Two Point Perspective: Sydney social housing

In this podcast presenters Rebecca Hawcroft and Kieran McInerney chat with architectural historian and heritage specialist Dr Noni Boyd and architect Dr Michael Zanardo

The Lucas House, The Bulwark, Castlecrag NSW

Two Point Perspective: the Glass House

In this podcast, presenters Rebecca Hawcroft and Kieran McInerney go to a well-known Sydney house from the 1950s, but one very few people will have visited

The house Currandooley, 1961. Enrico Taglietti architect.

Two Point Perspective: Enrico Taglietti, a facade of shadows

In this podcast our presenters Rebecca Hawcroft and Kieran McInerney go on the road to western NSW and Canberra to look at the work of an Italian architect

Dark concrete facade against a bright blue sky

Two Point Perspective: the Cross Street parking station

The Cross Street parking station, in Sydney’s Double Bay, is one of those unusual buildings that transforms a simple brief into something special

This is a photograph of a pendant light hanging over a dark timber dining table with a patterned wallpaper in the background

The Jack House

The design and layout of the Jack House challenged the conventional style of 1950s Australia

This is a photograph of the belvedere of the Mooloomba House with a native garden surrounding it

The Mooloomba House

The distinctive belvedere of the Mooloomba House, designed by Andresen O'Gorman Architects in 1995 on the idyllic North Stradbroke Island, has a nest-like affect, providing a peaceful area to enjoy the ocean and night sky view

This is a photograph of a oval shaped concrete building with a large square glass room protruding at the front of the building. The house is surrounded by grass and trees.

The Gottlieb House

The Gottlieb House, designed and built between 1990 and 1994, provides no clues to its domestic use from the street. Inside, custom designed furnishings, light, form and sheer monumentality create a sense of the theatrical