Talks and Debates
Sat 11 July : 14:00 -16:00
Artificial Kreativity
From visionary Plug-in cities to the vibrant world of Pop Art and the call for radical architecture, find out how…
Walks and Tours
Fri 10 July : 11:00 -13:00
Seeing Architecture
The South Bank, Somerset House and Covent Garden – three London landmarks that have seen spectacular change from their original…
Sat 04 July : 10:30 -13:00
Open City
Led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley, this insightful and engaging tour will visit iconic developments across an historic 60-hectare post-industrial,…
Sat 04 July : 11:00 -13:15
The walk will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon who created both Golden Lane…
Fri 03 July : 10:00 -12:30
Join Open City for a walking tour marking over 300 years since the death of the architect, scientist and polymath…
Wed 01 July : 14:00 -16:00
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…
Tue 30 June : 21:00 -23:00
This tour around Smithfield, Charterhouse Square, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Barbican is a walk from twilight into night, moving…
Sun 28 June : 12:00 -14:00
How did 1960s Polish textile artists redefine craft into contemporary art and influence a generation of artists? Join Marta Kowalewska,…
29 March - 28 June
The story of London's Regent's Canal (1812) provides a fascinating insight into Georgian industrial infrastructure in early 19th century London.…
Sat 27 June : 10:00 -13:00
This insightful walking tour from Soho to Clerkenwell — led by writer and architectural designer Eleanor Marshall — chronicles the…
13 December - 27 June
This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…
Sat 27 June : 10:30 -13:00
Join Open City for a tour exploring the past present and future of London’s Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea Power…
Sat 27 June : 10:00 -12:00
Led by Chief Executive of South Bank Employers’ Group and South Bank Business Improvement District, Nic Durston, this engaging tour…
Sat 20 June : 10:30 -13:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Open City Golden Key Academy graduate…
Sat 20 June : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an alternative architectural walking tour exploring queer place-making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the…
Sat 20 June : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sat 20 June : 11:00 -14:00
Join Open City to explore the past, present and future of London's sewers and sanitation infrastructure from the Great Stink…
Sat 13 June : 11:00 -13:15
Sat 13 June : 14:00 -15:45
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring the changing architecture and varied townscape of Brixton – one of south…
Sat 13 June : 10:00 -12:45
This insightful walking tour around King’s Cross Central — led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley — tells the story of…
Sat 13 June : 12:00 -15:00
This fun and inspiring cycle tour led by Golden Key Academy graduate Justin Manley celebrates the history of the bookshops,…
Fri 12 June : 10:30 -13:00
To celebrate the achievements of Christopher Wren this walking tour is a fascinating and insightful wander from one corner of…
Sat 06 June : 10:00 -12:30
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring how the unique architecture and public spaces of the Eastern Cluster in…
Sat 06 June : 11:00 -13:30
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring Pimlico, one of central London’s most architecturally enigmatic and often overlooked districts…
Sat 06 June : 14:30 -17:30
There are just two remaining open rivers in inner South London: the River Wandle in Wandsworth to the west; and…
Sat 30 May : 11:00 -13:00
This fun and engaging walk - led by local resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joanna Oyediran - will explore…
Sat 30 May : 11:00 -13:30
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring North Kensington, one of London’s most compelling, diverse and architecturally varied neighbourhoods…
This walking tour takes participants on a journey through the history of British housing – led by architecturally-trained town planner…
Sat 30 May : 10:30 -13:00
Sat 23 May : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an architectural walking tour exploring the history and ideas behind the changing architecture of Isle of…
