Seidler + Nervi: Walking tour of the Edmund Barton Building (SOLD OUT)

The Edmund Barton Building, initially known as the Trade Group Offices, was designed by world-renowned architect Harry Seidler and constructed between 1969 and 1974. The building is a significant Australian landmark and is a listed place on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Nervi, one of Italy's most influential modern architect-engineers, created inventive structural projects which explored the plastic potential of reinforced concrete. For the Edmund Barton Building, Studio Nervi designed the famous T-beam and I Beam which became a hallmark of Seidler’s work.

This small group tour will explore the exterior of the building, from publicly-accessible vantage points.

Seidler's TGO is a valuable resource to help understand Canberra’s architectural and cultural history. 

This is a small group architecture tour of the exterior of the Edmund Barton Building which has been developed by DESIGN Canberra, in line with current COVID-safe restrictions. Numbers are limited and bookings are essential.

Paolo Stracchi will also present a talk about the Seidler-Nervi collaboration prior to the tour, at the University of Canberra.

Image: 50 Edmund Barton Building. Architect Harry Seidler & Associates. Photo Max Dupain, 1976 © Penelope Seidler

DESIGN Canberra has always strived to be open and accessible to as many people as possible, with up to 90% of our events being free in previous years. In the past, we have found that our free events booked out early, which was great. Unfortunately many people who had booked the free events didn’t turn up on the day, which was not great.

Due to COVID-19, many of our events will be smaller to meet social restrictions. We will need to manage numbers and bookings more closely. We don’t want people to miss out because someone has booked but not turned up. So this year you'll notice a couple of new processes. There will be limits on the number of tickets you can book at one time, and more of our events will have a modest fee this year. This will hopefully mitigate the urge to book first and decide whether to go later. Other conditions of booking will be listed on the individual event pages.

Craft ACT is a registered charity so proceeds from the booking fee will go directly to supporting local craft artists and designers.

The health and safety of our audience and presenters is our top priority so we would like to remind you to please stay home if any of the following applies to you:

•             You have had a COVID-19 test and are waiting on results

•             You have had contact with someone who has COVID-19 in the past 14 days

•             You are unwell or experiencing any symptoms of a cold or flu, even if it is just a little sniffle

•             You have visited a COVID-19 hotspot in the past 14 days.

We are happy to provide a full refund if you are unable to attend the event due to any of the above reasons. Change of mind does not entitle you to a refund.

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