Press release: Janet Street-Porter, Shahed Saleem and Harriet Thorpe to guest curate 2022 Open House Festival
Open House Festival announces first ever guest curators
Open House Festival to celebrate nine special neighbourhoods to mark its 30th anniversary
New curatorial strategy to mark its 30th anniversary of Open House Festival will foreground London’s neighbourhoods
London Feeds Itself - our new book edited by Jonathan Nunn explores London’s food, migration and architecture
25 chapters exploring London's food and urbanism and 125 restaurant recommendations
Six new members of staff join the Open City team
Maia Rollo, Emil Day, Marcela Escobar, Hilary Ip, Carl Gent and Jeevan Chahal join Open City
Press release: London Feeds Itself edited by Jonathan Nunn
25 chapters exploring London’s food and urbanism and 125 restaurant recommendations.
Open City welcomes Dav Bansal and Anna Liu
Dav Bansal and Anna Liu join Open City board of trustees.
Socks Appeal: Open City launches range of London socks
Three pairs of comfy and cosy bamboo socks celebrating London's municipal design heritage
Remembering Marcus Fairs
An exceptional force within the industry who will be deeply missed.
We need your help to spread the word about Open House Festival 2022
24 August in Swiss Cottage
Open City celebrates Trellick Tower’s 50th anniversary
Open City celebrates Trellick Tower’s 50th anniversary
Announcing the 2022 Open House Festival Poster Competition
We are looking for designs focusing on the theme of 'Neighbourhood'. The winning design will be used as part of our London-wide tube campaign, being featured at 28 stations, as well as A2 posters which will be displayed at festival events, in local community centres and libraries around the capital.
Open City Announces 2022 Golden Key Academicians
Dilip Lakhani, Leanne Tritton, Tom Wilkinson, Alpa Depani, Kate Macintosh and Melissa Woolford recognised for making London more open, accessible and equitable.
Open House Open Call
So why do it? Why do so many people put so much effort into the Open House Festival every year and why should you get involved for our 30th anniversary celebrations?
Who Makes the City? A new series of public events, supported by Peabody
Open City and Peabody announce a new public programme in association with the Open City Stewardship Awards.
Simon Vickery, Siân Evey-Arli and Alistair Cartwright join Open City
Meet the new members of Open City’s staff team.
Press Release: Rightmove to partner with Open House Festival
Open House Festival announces new headline partnership with Rightmove celebrating London’s remarkable contemporary and historic housing.
Zoë Cave appointed chief curator of London’s Open House Festival
Zoë Cave appointed Chief Curator of London’s Open House Festival
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.