Brisbane Open House

Brisbane Open House is a Doors Open Days event held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that showcases many of the city's buildings to the public. Among the buildings included are historical landmarks, galleries, office buildings, museums, places of worship and bridges. Well known buildings not usually open to the public are open for free public tours. The annual event is usually held on the first weekend in October.

Brisbane Open House
GenreOpen day
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Brisbane, Queensland
Inaugurated2 October 2010 (2010-October-02)
Next event12–13 October 2019
Participants119 buildings
Attendance33,000
Websitebrisbaneopenhouse.com.au

The event is organised by the Queensland Government Architect, the Brisbane Development Association, and the National Trust of Queensland.[1]

Brisbane Open House is part of the Open House Worldwide annual cultural event.[2]

History

The inaugural Brisbane Open House took place on 2 October 2010, and featured 20 buildings[3] in the CBD and South Bank. More than 12,000 people attended. In 2011 the event expanded to 30 buildings and included Fortitude Valley. The 2012 event featured 51 buildings and attracted 33,000 visitors.[4] The 2013 event expanded to 71 buildings presented over a two-day weekend.[5] The 2014 event featured 89 buildings.[6]

2016

The 2016 event expanded to 100 buildings with large number of new buildings open to the general public for the first time:

2015

New buildings open to the general public for the first time were:

Participating buildings
Building 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
480 Queen Streetx
ABC Brisbane Centrexxxx
All Saints Anglican Churchxxxxx
Archerfield Airportxx
Boggo Road Gaolxx
Brisbane City Hallxxxxxx
Brisbane General Post Officex
Brisbane Polo Club - Naldham Housexx
Brisbane Powerhousex
Brisbane Squarexxxxxxx
Commissariat Storexxxxxxx
Customs Housexxxxxxx
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Parkxxxx
Fernberg, Government Housexx
Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinctx
Gabba Stadiumxx
Griffith Film Schoolxxxx
HASSELL Studio, 36 Warry Stxxxx
Howard Smith Wharvesxxxx
Kurilpa Bridgexxx
Lady Cilento Children's Hospitalx
MacArthur Museumxxxxxx
Masonic Memorial Templexxxxxxx
Mercy Heritage Centre, 547 Ann Streetxxxx
Miegunyah House Museumxxx
National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Streetxxxxxxx
National Trust House, 95 William Stxxxx
Naval Offices, Edward Stxx
Newstead Housexxxx
Old Bishopsbourne and Old Bishopsbourne Chapelxx
Old Government Housexxxxxxx
Old Museum Brisbanexxx
One One One Eagle Streetxxx
Oral Health Centre, University of Queenslandxx
Parliament Housexxxxxxx
Port of Brisbanexxx
Princess Theatre, 8 Annerley Road, Woolloongabbaxx
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institutexxxx
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Lawxxx
Queensland Art Galleryxx
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith Universityxxx
Queensland Emergency Operations Centrex
Queensland Gallery of Modern Artxx
Queensland Herbariumxx
Queensland Maritime Museumxxxxxx
Queensland Museum & Sciencentre xxxxx
Queensland Performing Arts Centrexxxxxxx
Queensland Tennis Centrex
QUT Science and Engineering Centre, Gardens Point campusxxx
Riverside Centrexxx
Roma Street Fire Station, 279 Upper Roma Streetxxxxx
Roma Street Station Heritage Buildingx
Santos Placexxxx
Spring Hill Service Reservoirsxxx
Spring Hill Bathsxx
St Andrew's Uniting Churchxxxxxxx
St John's Cathedralxxxxxxx
St Stephen's Cathedralxxxx
State Library of Queenslandxxxxxxx
Tara House - Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Stxxx
Tattersalls Club, 215 Queen Stxxxxxxx
The Old Windmillxxxxx
Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Wooloongabbaxxxx
Treasury Heritage Hotelxxxxxxx
Victoria Barracksxx
Wacol Military Museumx
Walter Taylor Bridgexxx
XXXX Breweryx

See also

References
  1. "Brisbane Open House" (PDF). Brisbane Development Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. "Brisbane Open House". Green Building Council of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. Phil Hammond (1 October 2010). "Brisbane's architectural marvels revealed in Open House scheme". The Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. "2012 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  5. "2013 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. "BOH 2014 Buildings". Brisbane Open House. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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