Spotlight

Special highlights and events during Open House London will whet your appetite for exploring architecture in different ways...

Walking London

Join 1200 people walking late night London for Maggie’s
Friday 19th September

Open House and Maggie’s are proud to present the fourth annual London Night Hike taking on a brand new 20-mile challenge route across the capital.

We’d like to invite you to join this fantastic overnight festival on foot giving you exclusive access to some of London’s architectural gems. To find out more visit our London Night Hike page.

Register online today to secure your place

Talks

All talks take place in the week leading to or during the event. All talks are FREE but pre-booking is required, see below.

Donnybrook Quarter

Whitechapel Gallery
Tuesday 16th September
6.30pm-8.30pm
Drinks from 6.30pm, talk at 7.15pm
Peter Barber will discuss the genesis of his practice’s radical housing schemes and how architecture can help shape cities that are economically and socially sustainable.
To book click here

Refurbishment of Royal Festival Hall – One Year On

Margaret Howell
Thursday 18th September
6.30-8.30pm
Refreshments from 6.30pm, talk at 7.15pm
Margaret Howell is hosting an evening to discuss the refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall, and the architectural challenge of updating a well-known and loved space.
To book click here

Architect/Artist Talk at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre

Sunday 21st September
1pm
An exemplary artist/architect collaboration, the Coin Street neighbourhood centre won a RIBA Award in 2008. Steve Tompkins and Antoni Malinowski will discuss their collaboration at this special event.
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Enter our ‘Inspired’ photo competition!

Open House invites keen photographers to enter our brand new photography competition, ‘Inspired’. We want you to capture a building or an aspect of a building that you have visited during Open House London that has inspired you. For more information see our competition page.

Don’t miss ‘Behind Closed Doors’ on five

five and Reef TV present this specially created new series with a focus on Open House London, appearing every day on five television in the run up to the event. Charlie Luxton presents his pick of the bunch, under the banners of Power, Money, Fit for Purpose, Homes, Ideas & Culture. Don’t miss it!

VocalEyes Audio Described Architecture Tours

This year blind and partially sighted people will have the rare opportunity to go on VocalEyes audio described tours of a number of iconic London buildings. Each tour will be led by one of their describers with one of the building’s designers.

Contact VocalEyes on 020 7375 1043, email enquiries@vocaleyes.co.uk or visit the VocalEyes website to find out more and to book.