2018 Review » Open City

Welcome to the Open House London review – a report on this year’s edition of the world’s biggest architecture festival

For the second year in a row and for only the second time in our history, Open House London 2018 was truly London-wide, with every borough listed in the September weekend programme. And once again Open House celebrated the old, the new, the odd and the typical, and much else in-between, to create a snapshot of the city and its always-morphing urban design.

Open House really is unique – we make it happen each year with you: our sponsors, friends, volunteers and everyone who visited any number of the 800 plus buildings walks and tours this year.

Thank you! Rory Olcayto, Director, Open City

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Jonathan Perugia Sugar House Island hosts Open House 2018 6

Westminster Royal Opera House Steve Lavers OH 2018 Sunday 11

Ivan Markovic Blackbook Winery 22 Sep 18 7

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London Open House is an outstanding weekend and the participating venues so welcoming - both OH volunteers and their staff. Wouldn't miss it.

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Visitor

Open House is one of the most positive ways in which the general public can engage with good design; and where they can experience first hand, extraordinary buildings and see the breadth of possibilities afforded by working with imaginative and creative designers.

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Participant

I enjoy Open House so much and have visited 123 buildings in the 18 years since I've been making Open House visits. Thank you !

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Visitor

Peckham High Street had a real vibrancy about it even in the pouring rain. Our visits to the power station and recycling plant were an interesting eye-opener for us adults and children alike and will cause us to take these issues more seriously.

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Visitor in Southwark