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Walks and Tours

The London Public Health Architecture Walking Tour

Sat 05 July : 10:00 -13:00

Open City

This insightful walking tour from Soho to Clerkenwell — led by writer and architectural designer Eleanor Marshall — chronicles the…

Walks and Tours

The Libraries of London Cycle Tour

Sat 05 July : 10:30 -13:30

Open City

This fun and inspiring cycle tour led by Open City Golden Key Academy graduate Justin Manley celebrates London’s extraordinary buildings…

Walks and Tours

Canary Wharf Walking Tour

Sat 05 July : 10:30 -12:30

Join Open City for an architectural walking tour exploring the history and ideas behind the changing architecture of Isle of…

Walks and Tours

Architecture on the Thames Boat Tour Central

Sat 05 July : 13:00 -15:45

Open City

Departing from Crown Pier close to Blackfriars Bridge, the tour first ventures upriver to Nine Elms, taking in the newly…

Walks and Tours

ROOKERIES, RAILWAYS & RADICALS – Architecture Down The Fleet River

Sat 28 June : 10:30 -12:30

The London Ambler

Weaving a route from Highgate to the Thames, The River Fleet is one of London’s most celebrated yet notorious water…

Walks and Tours

Whitechapel to Wapping Walking Tour

Sat 28 June : 10:00 -12:00

This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…

Walks and Tours

Elephant & Castle walking tour

Sat 28 June : 10:30 -13:00

Open City

This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Open City Golden Key Academy graduate…

Walks and Tours

The Walls of London Walking Tour

Sat 28 June : 10:00 -12:30

Open City

This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…

Walks and Tours

Clerkenwell: Inspired Interventions

Thu 26 June : 11:00 -13:00

Seeing Architecture

Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…

Workshops

Build London in 3D! A Hands-On Model-Making Workshop for Kids

Sun 22 June : 14:00 -16:00

Czech Centre London

You’ll start by choosing an iconic London building, from towering skyscrapers to historic landmarks. Using pre-cut templates, glue, and a…

Exhibitions and Installations Free

Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame — Exhibition

21 June - 22 June

Drawing Matter

On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June, Drawing Matter will present an exhibition of drawings from the collection for two…

Walks and Tours

WALL STREET ON WATER – The Architecture & Planning of Canary Wharf

Sat 21 June : 10:30 -12:30

The London Ambler

In the 1980s London’s great new opportunity was the East End. In Thatcher’s free market city, Docklands was there for…

Walks and Tours

Old Oak to White City: a walk through London’s 20th century public housing

Sat 21 June : 11:00 -13:15

Iya London

This thought-provoking walk between East Acton and White City explores how social housing developed in London in the 20th century,…

Walks and Tours

Nine Elms walking tour

Sat 21 June : 10:30 -13:00

Open City

This insightful walking tour — led by expert guide Nick Edwards — tells the story of this waterfront district formerly…

Soho Queer History – Walking Tour

Sat 21 June : 14:00 -16:00

NLA

Weaving through the streets of London’s West End, on this tour performer, curator and tour guide, Mark will share stories…

Talks and Debates

Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame

Fri 20 June : 18:30 -20:00

Drawing Matter

On Friday 20 June, we are pleased to be welcoming Annarita Zalaffi, Alex Pillen, Jonathan Sergison, and Irina Davidovici to…

Walks and Tours

Eastern Cluster Walking Tour

Wed 18 June : 17:30 -20:00

This insightful walking tour — led by City of London guide Paul Lincoln — will explore how over the past…

Talks and Debates

Architecture for a Non-Precarious Future: Voices from Emerging Practice

Tue 17 June : 19:00 -21:00

Czech Centre London

The conversation will explore diverse strategies employed by these innovative practices, including Edit Collective (UK), a feminist architecture collective dedicated…

Walks and Tours

Regent’s Canal walking tour

Sun 15 June : 10:30 -13:00

Open City

The story of London's Regent's Canal (1812) provides a fascinating insight into Georgian industrial infrastructure in early 19th century London.…

Walks and Tours

Sensing London walking tour

Sat 14 June : 10:00 -12:30

Open City

This walking tour — led by Open City's Golden Key Academy graduate Brandon Jackson — draws on neuroscience to offer…

Walks and Tours

THE BEAU CITY – The Architecture of Piccadilly & St James

Sat 14 June : 10:30 -12:30

The London Ambler

Courtly and refined, well-mannered and respectable, Piccadilly and St James are among London’s most well-groomed of urban districts. Laid out…

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NLA Walking Tour- Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms

Wed 11 June : 10:30 -12:30

NLA

The conservation and development of this Battersea Power Station - an internationally renowned landmark - saw the 42 acre former…

Talks and Debates Free

Yale x ZHF Talk: Marina Tabassum

Tue 10 June : 18:30 -19:30

Zaha Hadid Foundation

A Yale x ZHF Talk with architect and educator Marina Tabassum. Biography A Bangladeshi architect and educator, Marina Tabassum founded…

Walks and Tours

Queer Soho walking tour

Sat 07 June : 10:30 -12:30

Open City

Join Open City for an alternative architectural walking tour exploring queer place-making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the…

Walks and Tours

Poundbury on trial

Sat 07 June : 11:30 -16:30

Open City

Join Open City for a day-long visit to Poundbury on Saturday 7 June – in the company of architectural historians…

Walks and Tours

Hidden Infrastructure Cycle Tour

Sat 07 June : 14:00 -16:30

Open City

Led by architectural designer and artist Cameron Bray, this bicycle tour traces the path of the historic Grand Surrey Canal…

Talks and Debates Free

Rethinking Materiality: Human Resourcefulness and Natural Resources

Tue 03 June : 18:30 -19:30

Zaha Hadid Foundation

Anupama Kundoo discusses how architectural imagination must transcend design and enter the realms of materials science and economics where some…

Talks and Debates

Asking, Looking, Playing, Making: a nature-focused design process

Mon 02 June : 18:25 -20:15

Temple Bar Trust

Anna Liu and Mike Tonkin, co-founders and directors of Tonkin Liu Architects: Architecture, Landscape, Art, will discuss their new book,…

Walks and Tours

Elephant & Castle Walking Tour

Sat 31 May : 10:30 -13:00

Open City

This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joesph Granata…

Walks and Tours

The Walls of London walking tour

Sat 31 May : 10:00 -12:30

Open City

This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…