00:00Can you tell me a bit about what is Sydney Open and what can people expect today?
00:06So Sydney Open is the one day in the year where the general public gets to go into buildings
00:13all over the city that you don't normally get a chance to go into, like this incredible
00:18building that we're in here today, this would not normally be open.
00:23And so 60 buildings across Greater Sydney are open to the public and they're new buildings,
00:32they're heritage buildings, there's a real mix of different types of spaces.
00:36So like the building we're in here today, you get the opportunity to go to buildings that
00:42as a general public member, you would not normally get to go.
00:45And that includes heritage buildings, incredible heritage spaces like this, as well as modern
00:51buildings that have only just been built.
00:53So over 60 buildings and, you know, new spaces and old spaces, heritage spaces like this and
01:01brand new spaces as well.
01:02And so what's different this year?
01:04How do you even choose what to put in a program?
01:07Because a space like this is just absolutely incredible and to be able to see it one time
01:12a year is such an amazing opportunity.
01:15It's such an incredible day and it's so hard, right, because you've got 60 buildings and you've
01:19got to choose which ones you're going to go in.
01:23So we really try to curate new and interesting and different experiences.
01:28We try and balance between heritage and new.
01:31And this year I'm really, really excited on the train theme.
01:35I'm really excited about the new overstation developments in the new metro stations.
01:40And so there's three buildings that, you know, normally as a punter when you go in the train
01:46in the metro, you go up to the concourse and you're not allowed above it.
01:50But there's a whole giant building above that, you know, that you just wonder what's inside
01:54there.
01:55Well, in Sydney Open, you will get the opportunity to go inside those spaces and to see those
02:01offices, see the spaces, see the incredible artwork in Macquarie Group's offices.
02:07So it's going to be a real amazing experience.
02:10And so that means there's not just the opportunity to see beautiful historic buildings like this,
02:15but also modern architecture.
02:16That's exactly right.
02:17So these are some of the most, you know, cutting edge architects that, you know, in the market,
02:24but some of the best buildings in Sydney, brand new buildings that you'll get the opportunity
02:30to done, to experience.
02:34And you know, they're modern, they're fresh, they're exciting, they're, you know, they're
02:41very carefully done from an architectural perspective.
02:45They've got a wonderful environment inside.
02:47So it'll be really incredible to see those spaces.
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