Marylebone On-Demand Audio Tour
Merlin Fulcher Merlin Fulcher

Marylebone On-Demand Audio Tour

Listen to Open House’s new on-demand audio tour of Marylebone, one of central London’s most attractive and atmospheric neighbourhoods and home to The Howard de Walden Estate

Read More
Why is Architecture so Political?
Guest User Guest User

Why is Architecture so Political?

In this episode Merlin Fulcher and Arman Nouri are joined by Emma Dent Coad, former Labour MP for Kensington to discuss why architecture and housing is so political. Dent Coad -- who remains a councillor at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea -- will discuss how the stories of the Trellick and Grenfell towers reflect the failure of politics to safeguard the notion of public housing as a public good.

Read More
Suburban Taskforce: Call for Evidence
Open City Open City

Suburban Taskforce: Call for Evidence

The Suburban Taskforce extends its Call for Evidence to begin an investigation into the state of Britain’s suburbs, beginning with the experiences of those in the Outer London Boroughs.

Read More
Unleashing Londoners' imagination
Zoë Cave Zoë Cave

Unleashing Londoners' imagination

In this Open House special episode hosts Merlin Fulcher and Arman Nouri talk about how imagination - such as myths which celebrate our real or fictional past - can transform how we see the city around us, and in turn create better places for everyone.

Read More
Rethinking London’s Green Spaces
Zoë Cave Zoë Cave

Rethinking London’s Green Spaces

In this Open House special episode we will be talking about green spaces -- London’s greatest public treasures loved by everyone -- and their future during a time of climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically this episode will be focussing on Grosvenor Square in Mayfair which is poised to undergo an ambitious renewal to unlock its full potential as an urban oasis meeting the needs and expectations of our twenty-first century capital.

Read More
Open House x Dezeen
Guest User Guest User

Open House x Dezeen

Part of this richness of programming has come about through collaborations and partnerships between different organisations that share similar outlooks, aims and hopes. One such collaboration was brought about by our Assistant Curator, Nyima Murry who introduced Rochester Square and Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN).

Read More
The Alternative Guide to London’s Boroughs
Zoë Cave Zoë Cave

The Alternative Guide to London’s Boroughs

For this episode of the Open City podcast, we speak to the guest-editor of the book, critic and author, Owen Hatherly, who talks about why this guide and its focus on the extraordinariness of the more ordinary parts of London, is a rare find when talking about the capital’s architecture. We discuss pertinent topics such as London before, during and after lockdown; the disparity between how London is imagined and viewed, compared to how it is lived and experienced across the boroughs; and the unique spatial configurations of this city that shapes the lives of Londoners.

Read More

Open City Programmes

 
ws4-low-res-33-of-37.jpg

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.

EDIT_Instructions_step-4.jpg

Tours and events

Open City runs an adventurous programme of year-round walking, cycling and boat tours, debates and lectures.

volunteers_header_1100_2-b9613f15dd997b526bf2c636cfa40cf077320d5bf60e11bd92203264c9ba1fdd.jpg

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.