Architecture Club with Louise O’Brien
10 May - 23 August 2025
In the Centre for Creativity
Workshops
Ages 12+ | Inspired by the unique design genius of architect Jørn Utzon and the Sydney Opera House, get creative through a series of fun and playful design exercises for beginners or design lovers, whilst learning about the architectural history of the Sydney Opera House.
| Date | Workshop | Time |
| Saturday 10 May 2025 | Utzon Dreaming | 2pm - 5pm |
| Saturday 26 July 2025 | Flying into the Future | 2pm - 5pm |
| Saturday 23 August 2025 | Setting the Stage: Architecture in Movement | 2pm - 5pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Standard | $49 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
All patrons (aged 12 and over) must have a ticket. Children under 15 years old must be accompanied by a paying adult.
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9am, Tuesday 29 April 2025
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General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Wednesday 30 April 2025
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Run time
The duration of this event is 3 hours.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for both adults and young people 12+ with accompanying adult.
This workshop is for artists, architects and design enthusiasts beginners to experts alike! Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
What to bring on the day
All materials will be provided at the workshop.
Useful information:
Passionate about buildings and architecture?
Join Architect and Educator Louise O’Brien in these monthly Saturday afternoon workshops for budding designers.
Utzon Dreaming
Saturday 10 May 2025
Architect Jorn Utzon’s looked to nature and his travels for inspiration for his Sydney Opera House. Just like Utzon, in this workshop you will learn and be inspired by Sydney’ coastal topography and work with clay to create organic forms and designs.
Come prepared to get your hands dirty! This is a one-of-a-kind model making activity and includes different types of model-making.
Flying into the Future
Saturday 26 July 2025
Utzon often referenced a bird as inspiration for the glazing and design of the Opera House. Using similar components to Utzon's models – come and create your own sculptural forms which convey motion and movement. The workshop includes model making and a sketch creative challenge.
Setting the Stage: Architecture in Movement
Saturday 23 August 2025
Some of the most dynamic architecture captures movement in a single moment. Explore Utzon’s designs and other examples of stage design to create your own installation for a set design at the Opera House for a dance or ballet performance. The workshop includes a short tour of the magnificent Syndey Opera House Concert Hall for inspiration.
About the artist
Louise O’Brien
Louise O’Brien is a registered Architect in NSW with qualifications in Installation Art & Interior Design. She is the founder of Apsara Collective – a residential, hospitality and interior architecture studio. She has more than twenty years’ experience locally and internationally. Louise’s passion for design and the opportunities it provides to inspire and empower young people has led her to education and she now lectures at a tertiary level and runs the Architecture for Kids School based in Sydney and Sydney Opera House's regular Architecture Club.
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
We advise that you arrive 15 minutes prior to the event. Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts.
Prior to the workshop, please notify us if you will need a chair for the session, so we can have those available. Please email accessibility@sydneyoperahouse.com to request a chair or notify our team of any additional needs you may have.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. RESALE RESTRICTION APPLIES. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Food and beverages will not be allowed unless specified in the event. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available to purchase food before your event. Please bring a credit or debit card for any on-site purchases to enable contactless payment.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to the foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer or as directed by Sydney Opera House staff, adhering to COVID-safe rules.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
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