Open City’s educational programmes have supported over 2,000 young people this term alone!
Open City’s Head of Education, Sarah Phillips, highlights some recent triumphs in the charity’s young people’s programmes.
Open City Education Programmes kick off autumn term with a bang
New Open City programmes supporting more young Londoners to explore and learn about city-making.
Open City seeks Head of Education, Equity and Empowerment
Open City is seeking a head of education, equity and empowerment.
Job opportunity: Open City seeks Head of Accelerate
Open City is looking for a new member of staff to take its Accelerate programme to new heights.
Job opportunity: Open City seeks Head of Accelerate
Open City is looking for a new member of staff to take its Accelerate programme to new heights.
Southwark sketching competition winner announced
We challenged young people to think about what a future River Thames might look like and how their vision contrasted with the River in its present and past states.
Accelerate Design and Construct Challenge
Accelerate students gathered at the architecture studios of London South Bank University to undertake a collaborative design construct challenge.
Accelerate students join the Landscape Institute to make ‘Lockdown Landscapes’
Open City teamed up with the Landscape Institute to deliver 2021’s first face to face workshop at Oasis Farm Waterloo.
Sketching competition
Open City are delighted to launch a sketching competition in partnership with Southwark Council for 16 to 18 year olds.
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.
A truly open city
For those who believe in the cause of open, just and equitable cities, far more must be done to fight against racism and prejudice — especially by those least likely to fall victim to it.
David Adjaye on Accelerate
David Adjaye on Open City’s and the Bartlett’s Accelerate programme
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.