Open House Melbourne 2020

2020 will be a unique opportunity for reflection, contemplation, and reimagining our city.

"It is an opportunity to ensure that the next generation of construction and of protection of our built environment centres around good design principles - providing long term financial value, protection of our precious environment, supportive of our needs, whilst creating inspiring and cherished spaces for us all to work and live in. Good design always needs to be an intrinsic part of all our built environment decisions," says Tim Leslie, Interim Co-Executive Director of Open House Melbourne.

The exciting digital program will feature streamed live talks and presentations, including annual highlights like the Speaker Series, where a number of experts present their design process behind built outcomes, and the Heritage Address - a thought-provoking look at the role heritage plays in our cities presented in collaboration with the Heritage Council of Victoria.

The highlight of the weekend will be the immersive experiences embedded throughout a program of virtual building tours. Special programming at return sites like Australian Tapestry Workshop, Jack's Magazine, Villa Alba Museum and Waller House and more will be revealed in an exciting announcement that will reimagine some of the city's much-loved heritage buildings.