Wikipedia:Meetup/Christchurch/Open Christchurch 2026
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editOpen Christchurch is an annual celebration of the unique architecture of Ōtautahi Christchurch organised by Te Pūtahi Centre for Architecture and City Making. In previous years Wikipedians have taken the opportunity to visit architecturally important buildings around Ōtautahi, mostly to take photos of buildings that are otherwise not accessible to the public.
This year the festival is running from Friday May 1st to Sunday May 3rd.
In addition to all of the festival events, Architecture + Women are running a Wikipedia workshop on the Sunday.
Featured buildings and timetable
edit| # | Name / Article link | Architect(s) | Wikidata item | Times | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyttelton Timeball Station |
Thomas Walter Cane, Various | Lyttelton Timeball Station (Q12061420) | Sunday 11am-3pm | Controlled entry, be prepared to queue |
| 2 |  Old Government Building, Christchurch |
Joseph Clarkson Maddison | Government Buildings (Former) (Q28792688) | Saturday & Sunday 12-3pm  Sat & Sun 1pm Dr Ann McEwan |
Open access |
| 3 |  Sumner Post Office |
W. H. Trengrove, AW Architects | Sumner Post Office (Q139043454) | Sunday 12-4pm | Open access |
| 4 |  Sugarloaf Transmission Tower |
Ministry of Works (Sheppard) | Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf (Q7634998) | Saturday 10am-4pm | Bookings essential |
| 5 |  Transpower South Island Control System Building |
Griffiths, Moffat & Partners | South Island System Control Centre (Q139043742) | Sunday 12-4pm | Bookings essential |
| 6 |  Addington Railway Station |
Warren & Mahoney | Christchurch railway station (Q85626767) | Saturday & Sunday 9am-4pm | Open access |
| 7 | St Martins Community Centre |
Plus Architecture | St Martins Community Centre (Q139043940) | Sunday 1-4pm | Open access |
| 8 | Redcliffs Village Library |
Young Architects | Redcliffs Village Library (Q139043566) | Sunday 1-4pm | Open access |
| 9 | Tūranga |
Architectus, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Matapōpore | Tūranga (Q61748664) | Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm | Open access |
| Christchurch Arts Centre |
Christchurch Arts Centre (Q863801) | ||||
| 10. Observatory and Biological Laboratory (now the Observatory Hotel) |
Saturday & Sunday 11am-2pm, tours every 30 mins | Bookings essential | |||
| 11. The Gymnasium (now Altiora) |
Saturday 10am-4pm | Open Access | |||
| 12. Physics and Biology Extension (now the Observatory Hotel) |
Saturday & Sunday 11am-2pm, tours every 30 mins | Bookings essential | |||
| 13. Chemistry Building (now UC Arts; Teece Museum, Classics and Music) |
Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm | Open Access | |||
| 14. The Library |
Saturday 10am-4pm | Open Access | |||
| 15. The Common Room/Te Whare Tapere |
Saturday 10am-4pm | Open Access | |||
| 16 | College House (University of Canterbury) |
Warren & Mahoney, Wilkie + Bruce | College House (Q77993410) | Sunday 10 & 11am, 12, 1 & 2pm | Bookings essential |
| 17 | Te Raekura Redcliffs School |
Tennent Brown Architects | Te Raekura Redcliffs School (Q90197667) | Sunday 10am-2pm | Open access |
| 18 | Stoddart Cottage |
Fulton Ross Team Architects | Stoddart Cottage (Q24884500) | Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm | Open access |
| Mona Vale |
Mona Vale (Q6897729) | ||||
| 19. Homestead |
Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm | Open access | |||
| 20. Gate House |
Saturday & Sunday 10 & 11am, 12 & 1pm | Bookings essential | |||
| 31. Bath House |
Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm | Controlled access | |||
| 21 | Santa Barbara (building) |
H Francis Willis | Santa Barbara (Q79310474) | Saturday 11am-4pm | Open access, experts on site |
| 22 | Maisonettes, Christchurch |
Helmore & Cotterill | Maisonettes (Q79302381) | Saturday 12, 1, 2 & 3pm | Bookings essential |
| 23 | Dorset Street Flats |
Miles Warren, Young Architects | Dorset Street Flats (Q75795957) | Saturday: 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3 & 3:30pm | Bookings essential |
| 24 | Oxford Apartments |
Warren & Mahoney, Wilson & Hill | Oxford Apartments (Q66314585) | Saturday: 10 & 11am, 12pm | Bookings essential |
| 25 | Cartwright Family Home |
Bull O'Sullivan | Saturday: 10, & 11am, 12 & 1pm | Bookings essential | |
| 26 | Baby House |
Funtrik Pony | Sunday 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm | Bookings essential | |
| 27 | Nuli’s Place |
Field Studio | Saturday & Sunday 10, 10:30, 11 &, 11:30am, 1, 1:30, 2 & 2:30pm | Bookings essential | |
| 28 | Big Blue Penthouse |
AW Architects | Saturday: 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3 & 3:30pm | Bookings essential | |
| 29 | Norris Strawbale House |
Elizabeth Guthry, Design & Make Architects | Saturday: 10 & 11am, 1, 2 & 3pm | Bookings essential | |
| 30 | Antigua Boat Sheds |
Albert Shaw & J.T. Tidd | Antigua Boat Sheds (Q575687) | Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm | Open access |
| 32 | Sign of the Takahē |
Ell, Collins | Sign of the Takahe (Q7512584) | Saturday & Sunday 9am-3pm | Open access |
| 33 | Christ’s College Upper West Sports Centre |
Christ's College, Christchurch (Q5108634) | Sunday 10am-1pm | Open access | |
| 34 |  Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre |
Warren & Mahoney, Peddlethorp, MUMA | Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre (Q133539653) | Saturday & Sunday 7am-8pm | Open access |
| 35 | One New Zealand Stadium |
Warren & Mahoney, Populus | Te Kaha (Q97575035) | Saturday: 10am-3pm | Open access |
| 36 | Former Wellington Woollen Mills Manufacturing Company (now The Drifter Christchurch) |
William Henry Gummer, DPA Architects, CTRL Space | Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company Building (Former) (Q79312333) | Saturday & Sunday 12, 12.30, 1 & 1.30pm | Bookings essential |
| 37 | Public Trust Building |
Cecil Wood, Three Sixty Architecture | Public Trust Office Building, Christchurch (Q28182581) | Saturday 10am-2pm | Open Access |
| 38 | New Regent Street |
H. Francis Willis, Fulton Ross Team Architects | New Regent Street (Q23035615) | Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm | Open access |
| 39 | New Zealand Refrigerating Company Building |
Mason, Seward & Stanton, Context | Sunday 10am-2pm | Bookings essential | |
| 40 | Harewood Memorial Gardens Crematorium |
Warren & Mahoney | Harewood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium (Q105674585) | Saturday & Sunday 12-4pm Dr Ann McEwan |
Open access |
| 41 | Trimble Headquarters |
Opus International (WSP), Three Sixty Architecture | Saturday: 12-4pm | Open access | |
| 42 | Transpower Office Building |
Dalman Architects | Sunday 12-4pm | Bookings essential | |
| 43 | Woolworths Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre |
Jonathan Walker Architects | Friday & Sunday 8, 9, 10 & 11am | Bookings essential | |
| 44 | 211 High Street |
Ignite Architects | 211 High Street (Q134496293) | Sunday 10 & 11am, 12pm | Bookings essential |
| 45 | 65 Cambridge Terrace |
Warren & Mahoney | Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm | Open access | |
| 46 | 200 High Street |
AW Architects | Saturday: 1-4pm | Open access | |
| 47 | Saint Saviours at Holy Trinity |
C.J. Mountfort | Church of St Saviour (Q7595434) | Saturday & Sunday 11am-3pm | Open access |
| 48 | Knox Church, Christchurch |
Robert & Edward England, Wilkie & Bruce Architects | Knox Church (Q16890868) | Saturday: 12-4pm | Open access |
| 49 | Rose Historic Chapel |
Alfred & Sidney Luttrell, DPA Architects | Rose Historic Chapel (Q7367799) | Saturday: 10am-4pm; Sunday 2-4pm | Open access |
| 50 | Nurses' Memorial Chapel |
Collins and Harman, Tony Ussher Architect | Nurses' Memorial Chapel (Q23035508) | Saturday & Sunday 12-3pm | Open access |
| 51 | Knox Church Parish Hall |
Pascoe & Linton, Wilkie + Bruce | Saturday: 12-4pm Sat 2-2:30pm Robyn Peers |
Open access | |
| 52 | First Church of Christ Scientist, Christchurch |
Warren & Mahoney | First Church of Christ, Scientist (Q106856061) | Saturday: 12-4pm
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Open access, experts on site |
: denotes buildings associated with women or designed by women, and activities hosted by women.