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Open City

Open City is a charity dedicated to making architecture and built heritage more open, accessible and equitable.Providing you with essential listening, inspiring voices and built environment insights – theOpen City Podcastcovers news and current events as well as in depth studies of landmark buildings, and cities around the UK and world.At the centre of our line-up is our flagship showThe Brief– an award-winning review of the big stories in architecture, planning and housing news – hosted by Sahiba

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36:55

London faces a crisis of dullness

Open City ·

2023/08/31

This week Phin spoke to Nabil Al-Kinani. Nabil is a built-environment professional, cultural producer, and guest curator for the Open House Festival 2023// London faces a crisis of dullness as eccentrics and creatives driven out of the capital // ‘Loo deserts’ across swathes of the capital exclude people and cause surge in public urination // UK’s first anti-apartheid centre to open next year // And just one week to go until the largest celebration of architecture and neighborhoods in the country,

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38:14

London's largest architecture event - Open House -...

Open City ·

2023/08/24

This week Sahiba spoke to Jim Stephenson and Sofia Smith. Jim is an award-winning architectural photographer and filmmaker. Sofia is a writer and photographic artist, and together they run a small film studio called Stephenson&London's largest architecture event, Open House Festival launches 2023 program // More media culture wars break out over Low Traffic Neighborhoods// Extraordinary 1960s synagogue and holocaust memorial under threat of demolition in Brighton // And it's architecture awards

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37:03

What's next for the Museum of London

Open City ·

2023/08/17

This week Merlin spoke to Sharon Ament, director of the Museum of London.Museum of London announces strategic objectives for the next five years // The banks of the river Thames experience a flurry of activity as thousands take up mudlarking // Recent poll results raise questions over the importance of cultural capital during the cost of living crisis // And the knitting renaissance among millennials and Gen ZClickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent

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39:11

The Londown Climate Change Special

Open City ·

2023/08/10

This week we revisit some of our favorite climate related stories we've covered over the past yearEpisodes featured:Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it’s too late with Merlin FulcherUK insulation scheme set to take 300 years to meet government targets with Clare BennieMicahel Gove rejects M&S Oxford Street demolition in ‘watershed’ moment for retrofit with Merlin FulcherGlobal heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’ with Peter AppsBritain is

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48:57

Eric Parry's tour of the City of London

Open City ·

2023/08/05

This is the second audio tour of a two-part series led by architect and Royal Academician Eric Parry visiting London’s two historic cities: Westminster and the City of LondonEric Parry Architects (EPA) is responsible for the designing of some of the most significant projects in London today with many of its most important architectural works clustered in the City of London and Westminster. Open City has worked with EPA to create a two-part series of print and audio tours celebrating this

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40:54

Rishi Sunak vows Low Traffic Neighborhoods review

Open City ·

2023/08/03

This week Merlin takes to the hot-seat with producer Poppy Waring// Rishi Sunak vows Low Traffic Neighborhoods review// Micahel Gove rejects M&S Oxford Street demolition in ‘watershed’ moment for retrofit // HS2 rated unachievable by the government’s infrastructure watchdog // And new analysis shows how race and income affect the quality of air you breathe // Clickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.The Londown is recorded

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32:34

Innovative Signage Strategies and Sustainable Urban...

Open City ·

2023/07/29

In this episode Paul speaks to Abukokkar Siddiki and Patricia Brown. Abu is a British Bangladeshi architectwho for the past 3 years has been guiding Birmingham City University students through a sustainable development co-lab project in the village of Kazir Gaon in Northeast Bangladesh. Pat is Director of Central – a consultancy centred on the dynamics of cities and the process of achieving change. In 1999, she played a pivotal role in the pioneering Legible London project which has now been

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32:21

Lives at risk as blistering heat scorches southern...

Open City ·

2023/07/20

This week Sahiba spoke to the writer and Design Museum curator, George Kafka.// Lives at risk as blistering heat scorches southern Europe// Government adviser calls for a major rethink on new road building// Labour group proposes nationalising 500,000 private homes// And the government promises a crack down on ‘rip-off’ university degrees// Clickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.The Londown is recorded and produced at the

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44:55

The housing policy reforms local authorities are...

Open City ·

2023/07/13

This week Phin spoke to Leo Pollak, who is Councillor for South Bermondsey Ward in the London Borough of Southwark.// An SUV crash at a primary school in Wimbledon kills two children // The Architect Sir David Adjaye steps away from major projects after sexual assault allegations published in the Financial Times // Local authorities call for new raft of policies to transform council housing delivery // And the Jamaican metallurgists rediscovered at the centre of modern architectural and industrial

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1:05:09

Eric Parry's tour of Westminster

Open City ·

2023/07/12

This is the first audio tour of a two-part series led by architect and Royal Academician Eric Parry visiting London’s two historic cities: Westminster and the City of LondonEric Parry Architects (EPA) is responsible for the designing of some of the most significant projects in London today with many of its most important architectural works clustered in the City of London and Westminster. Open City has worked with EPA to create a two-part series of print and audio tours celebrating this

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32:51

Thames Water sinking under more than £14 billion...

Open City ·

2023/07/06

This week Merlin speaks to Prudence Ivey, Editor of Homes and Property at the Evening Standard, and guest curator of the Open House Festival.// Thames Water sinking under more than £14 billion pounds of debt // HSBC to vacate iconic Canary Wharf skyscraper // Low income renters left with nowhere to live amid unaffordability crisis // And most UK rail ticket offices set to close within weeks //Clickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent journalism from

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37:23

Designing cities to cope with heatwaves and combat...

Open City ·

2023/07/01

In this episode Marsha speaks to Professor Debbie Bartlett from The Cool Towns Project, and Clare Penny who is course leader for Landscape Architecture at the University of East London.Through conversations around two big 21st century issues: loneliness and heatwaves, they explore how landscape architecture can play a vital role in making cities more hospitable on every scale.To read their articles and all the others in this edition, you can find an online version of Landscape for free here Hosted

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38:47

Prince William vows to build social housing and end...

Open City ·

2023/06/22

This week Merlin speaks to the architectural critic and the blogger behind McMansion Hell - Kate Wagner.// Prince William vows to build social housing and end homelessness // Acclaimed London housing activist Kwajo refuses an MBE// Backlash over the closure of communal barbecue pits in Burgess Park // And how UK homes are becoming ‘lethal furnaces’ in heatwaves //Clickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.The Londown is recorded

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40:52

The battle to save 20th century buildings from the...

Open City ·

2023/06/15

On this week's show Phin speaks to the architecture critic, incoming chair of heritage campaign group Twentieth Century Society, and author of the new book ‘About Architecture: An Essential Guide in 55 Buildings’ - Hugh Pearman.// Architects issue an open letter to design journalists over the climate crisis // Conservationists' listing bid for Peckham Library rebuffed // Residents with communal heating see energy bills soar by 350 percent // And big changes approved for two iconic 1980s London

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42:55

Six years on from Grenfell – we ask why housing is...

Open City ·

2023/06/08

This week Merlin speaks to the journalist and author of the powerful account of the Grenfell disaster ‘Show Me the Bodies’, Peter Apps.// Six years on from Grenfell – we ask why housing is still in crisis // Labour pledges discount land sales for local authority housebuilders // RIBA calls for urgent government action on crumbling hospitals// And how climate crisis could force a billion from their homes worldwideClickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent

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45:44

Shaping spaces to be inclusive to all

Open City ·

2023/06/03

In this episode the Landscape Institute's Neelam Sheemar speaks to Glen Macfarlane and Pierre Chin-Dickey from Macfarlane + Associates, and the writer and landscape architect Jill White.They discuss the power of design in making spaces feel welcoming, safe, and ultimately inclusive to all. Through conversations around signs and a new piece of child-friendly public realm on the site of the former Ilford photographic factory in Redbridge, they cover how designing for one group can risk alienating

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28:32

The millions of adults living with parents amid the...

Open City ·

2023/05/25

This week Fran speaks to the architect, writer and producer Ewa Effiom.// Close to five million adults living with parents amid the housing crisis // A row over nightime closures of London’s finest skyline viewing point – Primrose Hill// Road safety campaigners call out politicians for normalising dangerous driving // And the world’s largest architecture festival opens in Venice // Clickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.The

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39:17

The British Pavilion at this years Venice Biennale

Open City ·

2023/05/18

This week Merlin travels to Venice to catch up with Jayden Ali, one of the curators for the British Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.// The British Pavilion shines a light on everyday urban customs at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale // Resident accuses a south London estate regeneration of ‘social cleansing’ in high court battle // BikeStormz under threat due to moral panic and unfair policing// And campaigners fight back over council bid to remove their plant pots

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29:30

With four months to go Open House Festival announces...

Open City ·

2023/05/11

This week Sahiba speaks to Open House Festival assistant curator Hafsa Adan.// With four months to go Open House Festival announces its guest curators // A row erupts over the mass arrests of anti-Coronation protesters // The Museum of London is on target for a delayed 2026 opening // And should people who keep their gardens green receive a tax cut? //Clickhereto get early, ad-free access to the Londown, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.The Londown is recorded and

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28:31

SuperBloom and the not-so-green credentials of urban...

Open City ·

2023/05/06

In this episode Jaideep Warya, landscape architect at Allies and Morrison and Andrew Grant from Grant Associates, discuss how to steer projects and clients towards long-lasting, sustainable outcomes especially in their choice of materials.Through conversations about SuperBloom (Grant Associate's spectacular landscape in the moat of the Tower of London), and the not-so-green credentials of urban tree planting schemes (researched by Jai in the current edition of Landscape), they delve into issues of

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