Fly By Design: AUSTRALIA took place on November 3-10, 2019. The tour explored the cultural capitals of Eastern Australia. Guests spent four nights in Sidney and three nights in Melbourne, and experienced architectural icons, met design practitioners and explored art, cuisine, landscape, music and fashion to better connect with the places and culture.
3 days in Melbourne
A short flight to the south coast will bring us to Melbourne, the booming arts and design hub of the southern hemisphere. Here we will rub elbows with some of Australia’s leading design talent, sample contemporary art, fashion, music and cuisine. Melbourne is recognized as a street art and street music capital and features a setting that contrasts skyscrapers with Victorian row houses.
Finale in Sydney
Returning to Sydney Saturday evening, we will wake early on Sunday and make the short drive to the Simpson Lee House, designed by ADF alumnus and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt. Mr. Murcutt will give us a tour of this elegant mountain retreat. On the return drive to Sydney we will stop for lunch with Glenn and arrive back in the city late afternoon. We will conclude here and guests may continue exploring on their own or return home.
Itinerary
SUNDAY NOV. 3RD
Meet up in Sydney, check in at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
- Aquanox water taxi, pick up at Commissioners steps Circular Quay: 40 Min tour – drop off at Boathouse
- Dinner at The Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay
MONDAY NOV. 4TH
Guided walking tours of Sydney with Eoghan Lewis, architect, Sydney Architecture Walks
- The City Sydney guided walking tour
- Lunch at Opera House Café with Eoghan
- Private tour of Jorn Utzon’s Opera House
- Afternoon and evening – Manly Beach – Meet Erica Pratt (Anchorage architect moved to Sydney). Take ferry across Sydney Harbor to Manly. Have a walk and a drink (The Office). Informal meet up with Glenn Murcutt.
- Beach walk and Dinner at Manly Greenhouse
TUESDAY NOV. 5TH
Sydney adventure (public transit and walkabout)
- Morning – Bus to Bondi Beach – Sydney Sculpture By the Sea walk
- Lunch in Bondi
- Melbourne Cup Day Party
WEDNESDAY NOV. 6TH
Meet with architect and ADF alumnus Dave Pigram to tour his lab at the university and the One Central Park by Jean Nouvel.
- Morning – Meet up with Dave Pigram, Director of Supermanoeuvre, for breakfast in Chippendale
- Guided tour of UTS robotics lab and surrounding buildings
- Lunch with Dave – Barangaroo House, Bea Restaurant
- Afternoon – Free time to Explore
- Evening – Bryn Terfel in Concert at Sydney Opera House
- Late pizza dinner on Sydney waterfront
THURSDAY NOV. 7TH
Fly to Melbourne in the morning; check-in at Jazz Corner Hotel
- Melbourne Museum self-guided tour – Lunch at museum cafe
- Visit ACCA Contemporary Art space by Wood Marsh Architects
- Dinner at Longsong
- Drinks at the speakeasy (within a speakeasy)
FRIDAY NOV. 8TH
Melbourne architecture tours and meet-ups
- Morning – Free time
- RMIT Design Hub tour (by Sean Godsell architect); Meet Dr. Fleur Watson
- Lunch at Fatto, Italian by Hand with Sean Godsell, architect
- Tour new M Pavilion (by Glenn Murcutt) with Sam Redston ED of Naomi Milgrom Foundation (creators of M Pavilions)
- Self-guided tour of National Gallery of Victoria Australia at Federation Square
- Tram to Kilda Beach – dinner and penguin viewing
SATURDAY NOV. 9TH
Museums and urban fabric tours; Evening return flight to Sydney.
- Guided Tour of National Gallery of Victoria International; (Simone LeAmon –Curator of Contemp. Design and Arch.)
- Lunch at Supernormal
- Meet at Open House Melbourne; (with executive director Emma Telfer) – Visit office, Tour ICE House, and discussion beverage
- Return Flight to Sydney and check-in back at Raddison Blu Plaza Hotel.
- Drinks at another speakeasy (within a speakeasy)
SUNDAY NOV. 10TH
Drive rental cars from Sydney hotel to tour ADF alumnus and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt’s elegant mountain retreat Simpson Lee House. in Mt. Wilson (Blue Mountains)
- Farewell picnic lunch with Glenn, Dave and Eoghan, at Simpson Lee House
- Official tour ends
