University Events Calendar
5 May, 2013

Date/Time: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Waite Campus, Urrbrae
Cost: Free - Bookings required

Join us to celebrate History Festival and Open House Adelaide, and tour some iconic building in the Waite Campus.

The Plant Accelerator: Open from 10am to 1pm
The Plant Accelerator is a national research facility providing state-of-the art infrastructure to grow plants and monitor their performance. During guided tours visitors will learn about our conveyor system used to image and water plants fully automatically and they will get an impression of the infrastructure required to operate a large scale greenhouse.

For more information contact Bettina Berger on 8313 0825

Urrbrae House:Open from 1pm to 4pm
Completed in 1891, Urrbrae House was one of the most significant private houses built in South Australia. See inside this magnificent house and enjoy the grounds gifted by pastoralist Peter Waite to the University of Adelaide for the establishment of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute.

For more information contact Amanda Jackson on 8313 7497

Contact: Ms Bettina Berger (email), website, The Plant Accelerator, Waite Campus, Business: 08 8313 0825

Amanda Jackson (email), website, Coordinator Urrbrae House, Business: 08 8313 7497

Date/Time: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: North Terrace Campus
Cost: FREE - Bookings required

Join us to celebrate History Festival and Open House Adelaide, and tour some of the most iconic buildings on campus.

Darling West (former Bragg Labs):
Tour the laboratories with architecture students from the University of Adelaide to learn more about the global mobility of architects and ideas in the post war period.

Guided tour: 10am (meet at the Mitchell Building)

Hartley Building:
Experience climate-responsive architecture--from Cape to Kintore--with University of Adelaide architecture students.

Guided tour: 10:45am (enter from Kintore Ave)

Lower Campus:
A tour of the University of Adelaide's historic North Terrace campus, showcasing heritage, architecture, and culture.

Guided tour: 11:30am (Meet at Gate 9 from Victoria Dr)

Registrations are essential.

Contact: Art & Heritage Collections (email), Business: +61 8 8303 3086

Date/Time: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Urrbrae House, Waite Campus
Cost: Gold Coin Donation Requested
More information: Visit website

Urrbrae House Historic Precinct.

Visitors will learn about the history of Peter Waite and his family and view one of the most significant private houses built in South Australia.

Tour Guides will be on hand to provide information and historical notes of Urrbrae House.

Bookings are not necessary.

Contact: Amanda Jackson (email), website, Coordinator Urrbrae House, Business: 08 8313 7497