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. We promise!
Walking Tours
2 to 3 hours. Small groups. See Tour Calendar below for full program
Bicycle Tours
4 hours. Small groups.
Tour Calendar
SAW Gift Cards
Why don’t you treat the discerning archi-phile in your life with an experience that will change they way they think about, feel about, understand and see Sydney!
Our Gift Cards give the recipient the freedom to book themselves into any of our tours over an 18-month period. You can add any value you like and you will receive them instantly – perfect for last minute gifts!
If you give us a little time we will also create a pretty pdf voucher you can print or email on – just select this at checkout.
Sydney Mini-City Guide
As architects and designers we love a challenge and we love a good ol’ constraint and ours was to squeeze everything we love about Sydney onto one A4 sheet of paper.
The question we asked ourselves was – what would someone like us, someone passionate about architecture and design but also someone who loves food, loves coffee and is on the hunt for something special and unique about this messy city of ours, who is looking for real, authentic experiences, who is looking for things here they will find no where else. Things only locals know about; what do they need to know about Sydney?
Walking is obviously important, great streets are important, clusters where there is amazing architecture, great cafe’s, perhaps a small gallery, a well-loved local restaurant an old cemetery that has incredible views or a shop that is just so beautiful it has to be experienced to be believed…
It wasn’t easy, and we had to resort to a very small font (sorry!), but we managed to cram what we recon are Sydney’s most precious and unique places and experiences onto one sheet of paper. Design and culture-rich neighbourhoods, wonderful streets, archi day-trip suggestions and even a reading list. Hey presto – the SAW Mini-City Guide!
We don’t sell them, we fold them carefully and cleverly and give them away to the brave souls that join 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