Open House Festival Poster Competition
We are launching a poster competition for the 30th Open House Festival
The Londown | 10 June| with Shawn Adams
Architect and writer Shawn Adams discusses Sumayya Vally’s long awaited Serpentine Pavilion, and the lack of diversity in top architecture institutions
Open City seeks Head of Education, Equity and Empowerment
Open City is seeking a head of education, equity and empowerment.
Volunteer at Open House Festival 2021
Now extended, the Open House Festival will run from 4th - 12th September 2021. The festival will see around 1,500 volunteers give up a few hours of their time to enable a building to open, a community group to give a tour or a children’s activity to run as part of the festival.
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: Open City Admin Assistant
Open City is recruiting for an admin assistant to support the running of the charity and the Open House Festival
The Londown | 03 June| with Barnabas Calder
Historian Barnabas Calder talks about his new book exploring the architectures environmental impact through the ages
The Londown | 27 May | with Olly Wainwright
Architecture critic Olly Wainwright dissects the pavilions at this years Venice Biennale
The 30th Open House Festival is being extended
The 30th edition of the much-loved city-wide celebration of architecture and landscape, will be extended once again, beginning on the weekend of the 4th and 5th of September 2021, extending through the working week and ending on the weekend of the 11th and 12th September 2021.
The Londown | 20 May | with Hettie O’Brien
Journalist Hettie O’Brien discusses her investigations into the contentious Whitechapel Bell Foundry redevelopment.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
To truly understand the city, and to act in making it more open, accessible and equitable for all, it is essential to understand the history, politics and power imbalances behind it.
Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub
A new book to coincide with the 2021 Open House Festival all about London’s incredible pubs. Support the crowdfunder to get your hardback copy.
The Londown | 13 May | with Maddie Kessler
Curator Maddie Kessler talks about The Garden of Privatised Delights, Britain’s Venice pavilion opening next week.
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.
The Londown | 6 May | With Owen Hatherley
Our London mayoral election coverage concludes with journalist and author Owen Hatherley and Open City’s Zoe Cave
The Alternative Mayoral Election
"It’s the biggest job in London, don’t give it to a politician"
Job Opportunity: Open City seeks Partnership Coordinator
Open City is recruiting for a new member of staff
The Londown: April 29 with Will Ing
Far more towers for central London, Silvertown Tunnel controversy, LFA boss leaves London for Scotland, and the next generation of British architects.
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?
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 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.