Accelerate 2023/24 student work to feature in RA Summer Show
Accelerate students’ work to be exhibited in the Architecture room of the Royal Academies Summer show!
Job: Accelerate Course Leader
Can you lead our mission to make architecture and cities more open, accessible and equitable?
Open House Festival Announces 2024 Guest Curators
Meet the 2024 Open House Festival Guest Curators
Press release: Lucy Pickford to lead in the interim as Phineas Harper steps down from heading up Open City
Open City’s Chief Operating Officer Lucy Pickford will lead the organisation in the interim as an extension of her current role
Applications for Open House Festival 2024 are now open!
Even if you’ve taken part many times before, please take a moment to look at how this year’s festival will work.
Phineas Harper leaving Open City after four years as Director
Four years to the day since Phineas Harper joined Open City on the cusp of the Covid pandemic, they have announced they are moving on to pursue more writing and curatorial projects
Open City Social Impact Report
Analysing our work and the impact it has in London and beyond.
Thank you Burberry
Open City is delighted to have received a donation from the iconic London fashion brand Burberry.
London Feeds Itself edited by Jonathan Nunn now available to order
London Feeds Itself is back. Expanded, updated and shipping now via the Open City online shop
Open City is looking for two young trustees. Apply now
Open City launches search for two new board members aged between 18 and 30.
Open City debate to tackle low pay and undercutting in architecture sector
Inspiring stories of solutions to improving employment conditions from across time and throughout the world.
Words on Wood podcast: A Trillion Trees with Fred Pearce
Special episode of award-winning podcast series examining forest restoration.
Open City wins award for work supporting young people to pursue careers in architecture and design
Charity named leading providers of not-for-profit educational programmes supporting children and young people from under-represented communities.
Open House Festival 2023 Evaluation Results
Social impact outcomes and measuring the sheer scale of the festival
Walking the Walk
Walking the Walk - A sustainable urbanism themed audio tour of Marylebone
Siân Evey-Arli appointed Open City Education Programme Manager
City-making educator promoted to lead two programmes supporting young people in London and Birmingham.
Open City Christmas Shop for London Lovers Launched
Perfect presents for the architecture and heritage fans in your life.
Open City’s educational programmes have supported over 2,000 young people this term alone!
Open City’s Head of Education, Sarah Phillips, highlights some recent triumphs in the charity’s young people’s programmes.
Podcast: Transforming London golf courses into housing
News and analysis from Open City’s weekly podcast.
Hafsa Adan and Simon Vickery appointed Open House Festival Curator and Programme Manager
Two significant new appointments to the team behind the UK’s largest architecture event.
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.