Poster Competition winner and shortlist
The shortlist and winner for the official Open House Festival Poster competition announced!
The Londown | 19 August | Tim Dunn
Merlin and railway historian and TV presenter Tim Dunn discuss the cultural value of London pubs, and the grassroots uprising of trainspotting.
Announcing the shortlist for the Open City Stewardship Awards
Celebrating leaders in the ongoing maintenance and critical care of the urban environment.
PRESS RELEASE: Open City publishes new book celebrating the social, and cultural history of London’s pubs
New book celebrates the social, cultural and architectural story of over 120 special London pubs.
The Londown | 12 August | with Phineas Harper
Zoe and OC Director Phin Harper discuss the highlights of the 30th Open House London Festival approaching this September
PRESS RELEASE: London’s newest design district, a homeless shelter and 10 Downing Street among 2021 Open House Festival highlights
London’s newest design district, a homeless shelter and 10 Downing Street among 2021 Open House Festival highlights
Future of the city/City of the future
Spencer de Grey, Head of Studio at Foster + Partners explores what Local/Global London means to them and in turn, what the city of the future will look like post-pandemic
Sarah Phillips and Siraaj Mitha join Open City’s new Education and Empowerment Team
Open City appoints new team to lead its pioneering work with children and young people.
The Londown | 05 August | with Gillian Darley
Merlin and architectural historian Gillian Darley analyse David Adjaye’s controversial Holocaust memorial, and weigh in on Marble Arch’s new ‘slag heap’.
The Londown Special Episode | 29 July| What’s this all about?
Merlin and AJ writer Will Ing discuss the pandemic’s devastating impact on architecture students, and New York’s Selldorf Architects winning bid to rethink London’s National Gallery.
Watch these 5 videos showing the very best of architectural public speaking
We’ve compiled these five inspiring, engaging and captivating videos showing the very best of architectural public speaking
The Londown | 22 July| with Will Ing
Merlin and AJ writer Will Ing discuss the pandemic’s devastating impact on architecture students, and New York’s Selldorf Architects winning bid to rethink London’s National Gallery.
The Londown | 15 July| with Eddie Blake
Zoe and Eddie Blake discuss the plummeting numbers of EU citizens applying to become architects in the UK, and why a defaced mural is re-igniting the debate around Britain’s relationship to racism.
What is the point of the Open House Festival?
As plans take shape for London’s 30th Open House Festival, director Phineas Harper asks, ‘what’s it all for?’
The Londown | 8 July| with Catherine Slessor
Merlin and 20th Century Society President Catherine Slessor talk swimming, Croydon’s shock actions in Brick by Brick sale, and Chipperfield’s Chinese embassy plans.
The Londown | 1 July | with Will Hurst
Zoe talks to AJ managing director Will Hurst about the Antepavilion arrests, Robert Jenrick’s blocking of the old Fire Brigade HQ redevelopment, the London architects who’ve won a bid for a huge Moscow regeneration project and more.
The Londown | 24 June| with Edwin Heathcote
Merlin catches up with Edwin Heathcote, the architecture critic at the FT, about the new Oxford Circus competition, planning reforms, and Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House.
The Londown | 10 June| with Ella Jessel
On the four year anniversary of the Grenfell disaster, Merlin and fellow architectural journalist reflect on the industry’s response
Press Release: 2021 Open House Festival to boost London’s cultural and economic reopening from 4 September
The 30th edition of London’s Open House Festival will run from 4 to 12 September 2021.
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.