Brisbane Open House

Brisbane Open House
Brisbane Open House
Genre	Open day
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Brisbane, Queensland
Inaugurated	2 October 2010
Next event	8–9 October 2016
Participants	89 buildings
Attendance	33,000
Website	brisbaneopenhouse.com.au

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 Saturday in October.

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 Street							x
ABC Brisbane Centre				x	x	x	x
All Saints Anglican Church			x	x	x	x	x
Archerfield Airport						x	x
Boggo Road Gaol				x	x
Brisbane City Hall		x	x	x	x	x	x
Brisbane General Post Office						x
Brisbane Polo Club - Naldham House				x	x
Brisbane Powerhouse						x
Brisbane Square	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Commissariat Store	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Customs House	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park				x	x	x	x
Fernberg, Government House						x	x
Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct							x
Gabba Stadium					x	x
Griffith Film School				x	x	x	x
HASSELL Studio, 36 Warry St		x	x	x		x
Howard Smith Wharves				x	x	x	x
Kurilpa Bridge	x		x	x
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital					x
MacArthur Museum		x	x	x	x	x	x
Masonic Memorial Temple	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Mercy Heritage Centre, 547 Ann Street		x	x	x	x
Miegunyah House Museum					x	x	x
National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Street	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
National Trust House, 95 William St		x	x		x		x
Naval Offices, Edward St					x		x
Newstead House				x	x	x	x
Old Bishopsbourne and Old Bishopsbourne Chapel						x	x
Old Government House	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Old Museum Brisbane				x	x	x
One One One Eagle Street			x	x	x
Oral Health Centre, University of Queensland						x	x
Parliament House	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Port of Brisbane					x	x	x
Princess Theatre, 8 Annerley Road, Woolloongabba						x	x
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute				x	x	x	x
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law			x	x	x
Queensland Art Gallery						x	x
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University			x			x	x
Queensland Emergency Operations Centre						x
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art	x		x
Queensland Herbarium						x	x
Queensland Maritime Museum		x	x	x	x	x	x
Queensland Museum & Sciencentre		x	x	x	x	x
Queensland Performing Arts Centre	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Queensland Tennis Centre					x
QUT Science and Engineering Centre, Gardens Point campus				x	x	x
Riverside Centre			x	x	x
Roma Street Fire Station, 279 Upper Roma Street			x	x	x	x	x
Roma Street Station Heritage Building						x
Santos Place	x	x	x	x
Spring Hill Service Reservoirs			x			x	x
Spring Hill Baths				x	x
St Andrew's Uniting Church	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
St John's Cathedral	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
St Stephen's Cathedral				x	x	x	x
State Library of Queensland	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Tara House - Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth St			x	x	x
Tattersalls Club, 215 Queen St	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
The Old Windmill			x	x	x	x	x
Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Wooloongabba				x	x	x	x
Treasury Heritage Hotel	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Victoria Barracks			x		x
Wacol Military Museum							x
Walter Taylor Bridge					x	x	x
XXXX Brewery					x

References

^ "Brisbane Open House" (PDF). Brisbane Development Association. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Brisbane Open House". Green Building Council of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
^ Phil Hammond (1 October 2010). "Brisbane's architectural marvels revealed in Open House scheme". The Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
^ "2012 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ "2013 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ "BOH 2014 Buildings". Brisbane Open House. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

[kgbo-1] "Brisbane Open House" (PDF). Brisbane Development Association. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

[2] "Brisbane Open House". Green Building Council of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

[bam-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. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

[6] "BOH 2014 Buildings". Brisbane Open House. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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