Open City 4/22/21 Open City 4/22/21

The Londown | 22 April | With Dave Hill

An in-depth comparison of the election manifestos of London's mayoral election candidates, NLA survey shows no slowdown in skyscraper approvals despite the pandemic, and why drivers so often seem grumpy – could it be down to how cars taint perceptions of the environment around us?

Open City 4/21/21 Open City 4/21/21

Charter for Open and Equitable Urban Tours

A charter for open urban tour guiding. Sign the pledge to keep architectural exploration inclusive to all.

Open City 4/19/21 Open City 4/19/21

Slavery and the City Episode 3: The Jamaica Wine House

In this series of the Open City Podcast, we confront the City of London’s historical links with the transatlantic slave trade.

Guest User 4/16/21 Guest User 4/16/21

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.

Open City 4/16/21 Open City 4/16/21

Slavery and the City Episode 2: London’s Guildhall and the Zong massacre

In this series of the Open City Podcast, we confront the City of London’s historical links with the transatlantic slave trade.

Open City 4/15/21 Open City 4/15/21

The Londown | 15 April | With Amanda Baillieu

National Gallery shortlist, Antepavilion winners, Ealing council 26-storey tower controversy and the future of night clubs — special guest Amanda Baillieu joins the show.

Open City 4/7/21 Open City 4/7/21

The Londown | 7 April | With Phineas Harper

London architect hit with online abuse for criticising Georgian new builds, Square Mile skyscraper set for record £1.8bn sale despite the Work from Home boom, architecture organisations left with slim pickings from the Government’s cultural recovery fund, the Barbican Centre announces a new exhibition on radical 1980s feminist architecture cooperative Matrix, and a new National Covid Memorial takes shape on the Southbank. Zoe Cave and special guest Phineas Harper round up this week’s top London architecture news.

Guest User 4/5/21 Guest User 4/5/21

Accelerate Design and Construct Challenge

Accelerate students gathered at the architecture studios of London South Bank University to undertake a collaborative design construct challenge.

Zoë Cave 4/5/21 Zoë Cave 4/5/21

Slavery and the City Episode 1: The Royal Exchange

In this series of the Open City Podcast, we confront the City of London’s historical links with the transatlantic slave trade.

Open City 3/31/21 Open City 3/31/21

The Londown | 1 April | With Ewa Effiom

Parliament launches a major inquiry into whole life carbon, the slavery links of City landmarks explored in a new Open City Podcast, Stirling Prize winner Haworth Tompkins designs an industrial estate, and reflecting on Zaha Hadid’s legacy five years since she died. Merlin Fulcher and special guest Ewa Effiom round up this week’s top London architecture news.

Open City 3/24/21 Open City 3/24/21

The Londown | 24 March | With Ella Jessel

Architectural assistants speak out over working conditions, government launches permitted development inquiry and Assemble win ‘Festival of Brexit’ commission