Constructed in 1911 as the Philip Smith Training College, the Philip Smith Centre is an important example of ‘hygienic’ design, which valued light and ventilation. It references the Gothic character of the adjacent Domain House, while clearly being an Arts and Crafts building and has been maintained as a community education building since 1997. Lovell […]

This abandoned zoo once housed a wide variety of animals including lions, tigers, leopards, elephants, monkeys and polar bears, and is most notably remembered as the home of the last captive thylacine (died 1936). Wander amongst the remains of old animal enclosures at this fascinating site.

Also known as Bangor, 1 Short Street is a carpenter gothic house. First occupied by William Edward Best, a draper, Bangor was run for many decades as a boarding house. In 1974 it became the legal offices of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Land Council. Now a home, a new bathroom and adjoining Wunderkammer have been recently […]

Join Ian Johnston for an informal sketching and water colouring session to reflect on our city with creative eyes. These session take place at the Domain and Brooke Street Pier, providing many different outlooks across Hobart, the River Derwent, through to Salamanca and up to kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

Backed with over 30 years of international evidence, Passivhaus is a tried & tested solution that gives us a range of proven approaches to deliver net-zero-ready new and existing buildings optimised for a decarbonised grid and augmented for occupant health and wellbeing. Passivhaus buildings provide a high level of occupant comfort using very little energy […]

Housing has become a key issue in Australia, with housing availability and affordability becoming increasingly challenging. SPECULATE II: Housing Futures presents ideas developed by students from the School of Architecture & Design at the University of Tasmania for multi-residential housing in Hobart to provide more diverse housing typologies closer to the city and services. These […]

“Everyone deserves a home: urban densification is the cure for the housing crisis” This year’s panel discussion picks up where we left off from last year’s discussion about affordable, low impact medium density housing. Since then, the housing crisis has only deepened making high quality urban densification urgently needed. Through a series of curated questions, […]

Take a one hour guided walking tour of Hobart after dark through the eyes of a lighting professional. Learn how the lighting we add to our city impacts the way we use it and the environment around us. Hosted by members of Dark Sky Tasmania, this walk will provide a unique insight into urban lighting […]

We need your help for a great cause. The annual fundraiser auction for the Hobart Women’s Shelter is on again this year, and we’re on the hunt for fabulous art pieces to make it a success. This could be paintings, prints, photographs, drawing, digital prints, ceramics, timber, sculpture or jewellery that you’ve made or designed. […]