Open City is a charity empowering communities to learn about, feel connected to, and have a role in shaping places where they live. Our mission is to make the built environment more open, accessible, and equitable through:

• our free annual Open House Festival that opens up and celebrates London and its communities each September

• an education pathway for young people, which includes city-making workshops at primary, secondary and Special Educational Needs schools, as well as the award-winning mentoring programme Accelerate for young people traditionally excluded from architecture.

• a year-round programme of events, podcasts, tours, publications, video reel content and merchandise to democratise public knowledge about cities and the way we live in them.

• supporting, growing and cultivating dialogue across a network of over 60 Open House Festivals around the world, from Lagos to New York.

We rely on donations to achieve these missions. Any support you can give will be greatly appreciated, thank you.