
Accelerate Launches 2019/20 Online Exhibition
We are incredibly proud to launch the Accelerate 2019/20 exhibition, which brings together work made by all of our participating students this year.

Jos Boys on Accelerate
The huge amount of creative talent offered by young people from non-traditional and ethnic-minority backgrounds continues to be wasted argues DisOrdinary co-founder, Jos Boys.
Not all key workers wear scrubs
Landscapes from the simplest flower bed to the grandest civic park are crucial allies in the fight against Covid-19.
Open City Programmes
Accelerate
For over a decade, Open City has run Accelerate, a free programme supporting young people from under-represented communities to pursue creative careers in engineering, architecture, design and city-making.
Tours and events
Open City runs an adventurous programme of year-round walking, cycling and boat tours, debates and lectures.
Open House London Festival
With thousands of visitors across all 33 London Boroughs, Open House London Festival is the largest and most inclusive festival of architecture and neighbourhoods in the world.
Open House Worldwide
Open City is part of a global network of festivals dedicated opening up and celebrating special buildings and places from New York to Maputo and beyond.