Description.

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt. The route is diverse, spectacular and full of surprising recent projects as well as gritty historical reminders of the cities industrial/maritime past.

Beginning with Circular Quay, where the powerful forces of commerce are held back from the harbour by that bland concrete motorway – the Cahill Expressway – we will discuss Utzon's vision for Circular Quay, the controversial 'Toaster' and wander through the newly completed Museum of Contemporary Art. A number of small contemporary architectural and urban insertions in The Rocks will be discussed including the radical Sirius Apartment building by Tao Gofers and Ed Lippmann's KGV Sports Hall.

Our focus will be the breathtaking early 20th Century Walsh Bay Finger Wharves, a family of industrial structures that extend out into Sydney's harbour. They are amongst the largest timber structures ever built, now reimagined as a residential/cultural precinct.

What Else.

• Print and bring along your (attached) ticket.

• Please arrive at the Museum of Sydney (foyer) 10 minutes prior to tour departure. There is a good coffee shot next to the Museum if you're early.

• Tickets are transferrable and cancellable up to 72 hours before the event.

• Whatever happens in regards to weather - we will walk! Bring a sun hat, umbrella, camera, sketch book and so on.

Enquiries.

Email info@sydneyarchitecture.org or phone 0403 888 390.