Australian Architecture Association

20-30 October 2010

The Annual Sydney Architecture Festival turns everyone's focus to the city's architecture and aims to engage the public in exploring aspects of the built environment.

The AAA has some great tours planned again for SAF 2011, also following our successful exhibitions held during the Festival in previous years, we are holding the Unseen Duplain exhibition at the Tusculum, Potts Point.

Learn more about Sydney architecture by going on the Sydney City Architecture Walk on Saturday mornings (22 October & 29 October)  and Wednesday evening (26 October).  Also join our special Bar Tour (25 October) and discover the latest trends in Sydney's bar design with the AAA trained guides.

To celebrate the festival, we are offering all these tours during the festival at a special price of $20 ($10 for students).  As in all our other walking tours, AAA members can book online anytime and join these Festival tours for free to feel the architecture vibe!

Events for the Festival will be held across the City of Sydney and will also feature talks, exhibitions and much more. For more information on the Festival, visit www.sydneyarchitecturefestival.org

Our sixth Short Black - Architects in their Space will be given by Paul Reidy, Principal with Rice Daubney on Coca-Cola Place (formerly known as The ARK).

Integrated into North Sydney's heritage precinct the iconic form of Coca-Cola Place (The Ark) rises above its peers to create a new benchmark for innovation and sustainable design for the CBD skyline.

Coca-Cola Place is the first completed high-rise commercial building to achieve a 6 Star Green Star V2 As Built rating in New South Wales, Australia and is the first fully integrated Building Information Model (BIM) completed high-rise in Australia.

Architecturally sophisticated, Coca-Cola Place is representing ‘World Leadership' in sustainable design. It has received many awards including the Baulderstone Award for Best Sustainable Development in Australia - New Buildings. Coca Cola Place is that rare building that will be described as iconic for years to come.

The perfect union of architectural and technological innovation - of style and substance.

The talk and tour will be followed by an opportunity for informal discussion with Paul and fellow guests over drinks.

The talk is supported by Investa Property Group.