Would curiosity kill more than just the cat if you explored a human quarantine station?
You can do all of the above on October 7th and 8th as Brisbane Open House returns for 2017 with a huge program of free-to-visit buildings that celebrate Brisbane’s architecture.
More than 90 buildings make up this year’s program. Check out some of our favourites:
- 1 William Street: the Queensland Government office block that’s styled more like a nightclub than a workplace.
- Peters Ice Cream Factory: unfortunately the ice-cream manufacturing stopped here in 1996 and it’s currently under refurbishment and being used as an art and event space.
- Lytton Quarantine Station: this is where newly arrived immigrants considered an infection risk were kept upon arriving in old Brisbane town 100 years or so ago.
- 4ZZZ radio station: the graffiti mural on the outside is nowhere near as colourful as the building history you’ll learn about here.
- Goodstart Early Learning Centre: it’s not just any GoodStart it’s like Hobbiton moved into the iconic ‘Broadway on Adelaide’ building overlooking the Queen Street Mall.
Check out the full program here.
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