I'm Australian and I've been to Sydney 5 times so far, so I wanted to get a bit of a different experience that the usual tourist walking tour. The Harbourings architecture walking tour was fascinating, and I really enjoyed the focus on ideas & concepts behind the various building and developments rather than just an explanation of the style. I... More

I love architecture - even did a year of study (am a lawyer by training). I thought I know the deal on the Opera House, Utzon, the politics behind it etc. I learned so much and was fascinated the whole 3 hours. One of the best tours I've even taken - simply outstanding. The guide was so knowledgeable and conversant... More

I went on the Utzon tour and enjoyed every second of it. I would recommend a SAW tour to anyone, a very worthwhile experience to have in Sydney - an original, insightful and interesting perspective. I loved it!

We attended the Architects Walk as part of a professional development trip to Sydney. The walk was one of the highlights of our trip. I found it really interesting, with a good balance of talking about not only the physical attributes of the buildings, but the principles applied in the design of the buildings and the stories behind them. Some... More

I had a such an enjoyable few hours yesterday wandering about the city with Eoghan. He brought alive some of the history (and political machinations!) behind the city and the way its buildings have come together. In a small group of approx 8 people we had time for questions and discussion and heard some wonderful anecdotes about various architects and... More

I can't think of a much better way to spend a Sunday morning...riding around a beautiful city learning about the buildings, the people and the stories behind them - and getting exercise at the same time. I could easily do the same ride again and am now really keen to do more of SAW's tours as well as finding similar... More

We arrived along with the outer edges of Cyclone Oswald, so we did the walk in the rain. It was a wonderful intro to Sydney, its political and social history and the influences that shaped it -- so much more than a dry catalogue of nice buildings. Instead of a traditional "sites" tour, we got a conversation about Sydney. This... More

My husband and I have now been on two of the SAW Architecture walks of Sydney. Our first was Harbourings which was great. It makes you see a city from a completely different perspective. Our guide was excellent and gave an enormous amount of historical, geographical and social information. Our second was the Utzon walk. This even beat the first... More

I would totally agree with the previous comment that these walks can become addictive and are totally worth the time effort and cost to attend. Very well run, discussed and well breifed.