The Forest
BOOKINGS REQUIRED | 83 Melville Street, Hobart
Saturday, Nov 08
Booking required
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BOOKINGS FOR ALL TOURS ARE NOW FULL
Architects: Morris-Nunn and Associates (1997); Regeneration by Woods Bagot (2022-2024); Builder: Hansen Yuncken
Hobart’s Forestry building – now renamed The Forest – is currently undergoing restoration to become a new, inner-city hub for learning, research, collaboration and community, including highly adaptable, multi-use teaching spaces for Business and Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing life to Hobart’s Midtown precinct.
To see more about its transformation, click here: https://www.utas.edu.au/about/campuses/southern-transformation/forestry-building
Tours: Saturday 8 November 2025, 10am, 11am, and 12pm (bookings required)
Duration: 45 mins
Location
Hobart
Building Types
Commercial
Education
Landscape
Architectural Periods
Contemporary (2001-current)
Late Twentieth Century (1961-2000)
Features
Architectural Design
History of Hobart
New to Program
Accessibilities
Stair Access Only
Uneven Surfaces
See. Snap. Share. Win.
Share your pics of your favourite places and the stories that go with them on Instagram or Facebook, using the hashtags #oh_hobart and #oh_southernmidlands to enter this year’s photo competition. Stay tuned for a host of prizes.
![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)