Bristol Open Doors festival, organised by The Architecture Centre, takes place in September every year and gives visitors a unique opportunity to peek into some of city’s iconic landmarks and have access to spaces that would not normally be open. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines the festival had to be reinvented this year and is taking place as a series of digital audio walking tours. These have been created by Echoes who create immersive experiences using geolocated sound and AR audio and each tour features several audio zones that activate at various points along the route. For my festival experience I joined the Vibrant City tour on the first day, that was centred around Bristol’s arts culture, and was also given access to the Historic Bristol and Hidden Harbour tours. I then teamed up with the Open Doors crew to offer stewarding and tech support for the remainder of the festival.
