Architecture Club with Louise O’Brien
Passionate about buildings and architecture?
Event details
| Date | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 17 October 2026 | 11:00am |
Event concludes at 5:00pm |
| Saturday, 14 November 2026 | 11:00am |
Event concludes at 5:00pm |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard | $69 |
$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.
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
9am, Tuesday 7 July 2026
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General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Wednesday 8 July 2026
A social story provides information about what to expect when attending a venue or show. It has short descriptions with images. See the Centre for Creativity Social Story.
For any special access requirements phone the Contact Centre on 02 9250 7777 or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com.
The workshop will commence in the Centre for Creativity and we will move to different indoor and outdoor areas of the Opera House. Be prepared to walk around the venue with the facilitators and participants.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
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.
About the workshops
Reset Challange
Saturday 25 July 2026
Step into a hands-on day long workshop including a short tour of some unique Sydney Opera House spaces.
We’re going to reset our brains. We’re going to shake off the usual rules, the ones we follow without even noticing, and ask, “What if the world worked differently?”
We’re going to design the impossible. Buildings that float. Rooms where gravity changes. Playgrounds made of shadows. If it sounds strange, you’re on the right track.
We’re going to break the rules on purpose. Architects who change the world don’t follow the old rules, they invent new ones You’ll sketch, build, imagine, and collaborate. You’ll share ideas, mix ideas, and turn wild thoughts into even wilder designs.
Regeneration
Saturday 17 October 2026
Step into a hands-on day long workshop including a short tour of some unique Sydney Opera House spaces.
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.
A regeneration workshop inspired by Jørn Utzon invites participants to explore nature’s patterns, modular creativity and biophilia. Through hands‑on making and collective experimentation, ideas grow organically—echoing the Opera House’s spirit of innovation—shaping sustainable futures through curiosity, collaboration and continual transformation.
Participants will imagine a regenerated Sydney, grounded in landscape, place and deep care for Country.
WASTETASTIC
Saturday 14 November 2026
Step into a hands-on day long workshop including a short tour of some unique Sydney Opera House spaces.
WASTETASTIC is an experimental architecture workshop where students explore how waste materials can become the building blocks of imaginative structures. Instead of seeing trash as something discarded, students learn to see it as a resource — full of texture, form, and unexpected design potential.
Just as Jørn Utzon cleverly drew on local materials and construction traditions to shape his most iconic designs, students in WASTETASTIC will learn to see everyday waste as a resource with its own architectural potential.”
The workshop blends sustainability, material exploration, and architectural thinking in a way that feels playful, inventive, and visually exciting.
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.
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Attending this event
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 7-10 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.
Location and access
Centre for Creativity
The Centre for Creativity is located at the end of the Western Foyers, next to the Drama Theatre. Best accessed through the Western Foyers entry.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are 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).