Walks and Tours
Sat 09 August : 11:00 -13:00
Seeing Architecture
King’s Cross is one of the largest and most successful redevelopments in London. Over the past 20 years, what was…
Sat 09 August : 10:30 -12:30
Open City
Join Open City for an architectural walking tour exploring the history and ideas behind the changing architecture of Isle of…
Sat 09 August : 14:00 -15:45
This insightful walking tour — led by spatial designer and writer Betty Owoo — will tell the story of Brixton’s…
Sat 09 August : 11:00 -13:30
Dubbed High Notes and the High Life, High Art and the High Street, the entertaining and insightful route — led…
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring Pimlico, one of central London’s most architecturally enigmatic and often overlooked districts…
Sun 10 August : 11:00 -13:00
It has been hailed as Europe’s largest urban regeneration project. Like it or loathe it, the transformation of Nine Elms…
Wed 13 August : 10:30 -12:30
NLA
Take a walk through the historic and financial heart of London, where the oldest and newest buildings stand side by…
Sat 16 August : 11:00 -13:00
Led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley, this insightful and engaging tour will visit iconic developments across an historic 60-hectare post-industrial,…
Sat 16 August : 10.30 -12:30
The London Ambler
One of the city's most rapidly changing districts, East London has for centuries been the engine room, shop floor and…
Sat 16 August : 11:00 -13:30
To celebrate the achievements of Christopher Wren this fun and engaging walking tour is a fascinating and insightful wander from…
Sat 16 August : 10:30 -12:30
Woolwich was a major manufacturing centre with factories, a dockyard and the Royal Arsenal situated on the banks of the…
Wed 20 August : 18:30 -20:30
Inspired by Open City's book Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub, and off the back…
Sat 23 August : 11:00 -13:15
The walk will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon who created both Golden Lane…
Sat 23 August : 10:00 -12:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin…
Sat 23 August : 10:30 -13:30
This fun and inspiring cycle tour led by Open City Golden Key Academy graduate Justin Manley celebrates London’s extraordinary buildings…
Sat 23 August : 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…
Sat 23 August : 10:30 -12:30
Today packed with tourists and the spectacle of curated boutiques, stalls and pop-up performances, Covent Garden and St Giles were…
Sat 30 August : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sun 07 September : 11:30 -13:30
Housing is the most significant built form in cities. On this walk, we see how architects and planners over the…
Conferences and Festivals
Wed 10 September : 08:30 -17:00
Architects’ Journal
AJ Retrofit Live is back for its fourth year on 10 September 2025 in London! Join 350+ architects, built environment…
Workshops Online
16 July - 17 September
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Whether you photograph old buildings for work or as a hobby, this online workshop is the perfect space to develop…
Professional
08 February - 21 September
Created by Open City, the charity behind the acclaimed Open House festival and a much-loved year round programme of public…
Exhibitions and Installations Free
08 May - 27 September
Roca London Gallery
Curators Clare Dowdy and Helen Parton, long-time researchers and writers on the urban landscape, explore just how impactful meanwhile spaces…
Sat 27 September : 13:00 -15:45
Departing from Crown Pier close to Blackfriars Bridge, the tour first ventures upriver to Nine Elms, taking in the newly…
Sun 19 October : 11:00 -13:00
Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) is seen as one of England's greatest architects of the early 20th Century. His work was…
28 February - 31 December
UP Projects
Head on down to 158 Station Road just outside Edgware Station to experience a new mural by artist, Holly Graham.…
Exhibitions and Installations
09 April - 01 March
Unearth fascinating objects and stories from London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking. Explore the hidden…
