Walks and Tours
Sat 20 June : 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…
Sat 20 June : 14:00 -16:00
Seeing Architecture
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…
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 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 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 -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…
Talks and Debates
Sun 28 June : 12:00 -14:00
Artificial Kreativity
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Sat 04 July : 10:30 -13:00
Led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley, this insightful and engaging tour will visit iconic developments across an historic 60-hectare post-industrial,…
Sun 05 July : 11:00 -13:00
King’s Cross is one of the largest and most successful redevelopments in London. Over the past 20 years, what was…
Fri 10 July : 11:00 -13:00
The South Bank, Somerset House and Covent Garden – three London landmarks that have seen spectacular change from their original…
Sat 11 July : 14:00 -16:00
From visionary Plug-in cities to the vibrant world of Pop Art and the call for radical architecture, find out how…
Sun 12 July : 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…
Sun 19 July : 11:30 -13:30
Housing is the most significant built form in cities. On this walk, we see how architects and planners over the…
Professional
07 February - 30 September
Created by Open City, the charity behind the Open House festival, Accelerate and a much-loved year round programme of public…
