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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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27:17

What public space designed for men, means for women

Open City ·

2023/01/07

In this episode we are looking at how public space has been designed by and for men, and how this can have potentially deadly consequences for women.Joining Paul are Eleanor Trenfield, Jade Goto and Sophie Thompson. Eleanor and Jade are from EDLA landscape architects, and Sophie leads public realm at LDA Design, and has been involved in the design and delivery of liveable streets, squares, and green space for the past twenty years.To read their articles and all the others in this edition, you can

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35:26

Building with Timber, with engineer Andrew Lawrence...

Open City ·

2022/12/22

Open City presents Episode One, Season Two of Words on Wood, a podcast series created by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) in conjunction withDisegnojournal, that delves deepintothe big questions surrounding forests, the timber industry, and the use of wood as a design material.With architecture under more pressure than ever to improve the sustainability of buildings, this episode of Words on Wood looks at the potential for timber structures to reshape the field. Given the opportunities

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55:08

The Londown Christmas Review of the Year

Open City ·

2022/12/15

Join Phin Harper, Peter Arkley Bloxham, Sonny Malhotra, Cath Slessor and Ruth Lang for a epic end of year quiz where we look at some of the biggest, boldest, and down-right strangest stories we've covered on the Londown in 2022... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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40:01

Leading London architects called out over Qatar world...

Open City ·

2022/12/08

This week Merlin speaks to the journalist and the former director of inclusion at the RIBA -- Marsha Ramroop.Leading London architects called out over Qatar world cup | China’s new embassy next to Tower Hill denied planning permission | Conservationists rage over green light for National Gallery overhaul | And Open City names its new chair and board...The Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach

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44:42

100 years of Women shaping Landscape Architecture

Open City ·

2022/12/03

In this second episode of Talking Landscape - a monthly series produced by the Landscape Institute and Open City - host Paul Lincoln speaks to two contributors to the autumn edition of the Landscape journal which celebrates 100 years of women in landscape architecture. They are Jane Findlay, and Dr Luca Csepely-Knorr.Jane is the Immediate Past President of the Landscape Institute, and guest editor of this edition of the journal.Luca is a chartered landscape architect and art historian and research

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18:25

Audio walking tour of London Bridge

Open City ·

2022/11/26

A walking tour of the extraordinary architecture around London Bridge, Southwark and the Square Mile created for Shangri-La The Shard, led by architect Charles Holland.You can find details about the route on Open City's websiteThe production of this tour and audio guide was sponsored by Shangri-La The Shard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:32

From black and white nostalgia to internet memes

Open City ·

2022/11/24

This week our host Rachel speaks to the urban designer, and co-director of ZCD Architects, Dinah Bornat.Toddler killed by mould a defining wake-up call for the housing sector | New Voter ID rules freezing young people out of civic life | ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ - the nostalgia meme rejecting modern progress| And Wandworth council reclaims the streets… from e-bikesThe Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives

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42:28

You can't pickle a shark in a bedsit

Open City ·

2022/11/17

This week Merlin speaks to award winning architectural journalist, and author of 'Monumental Lies: Culture Wars and the Truth about the Past', Robert Bevan.The Grenfell inquiry concludes and the long road to memorialising 72 deaths begins| London mayor holds emergency summit as more than a third of renters face defaulting | Working class people earning thousands less than middle class peers | And one of London’s oldest pubs faces closure over a landlord rent dispute...The Londown is recorded and

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32:56

Austerity hits London's cultural sector

Open City ·

2022/11/10

This week Merlin speaks to Alpa Depani, an architect and head of strategic planning and design the London Borough of Waltham Forest.Austerity restarts with £50 million pounds of cuts to London culture | World leaders talk climate change while sustainable rail transport falters at home | Essex’s newest new town shows one way to meet London’s housing need | And is built environment heritage becoming all too political? | Plus, a cultural roundup.The Londown is produced in association with the

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34:32

What a global housing slump means for London

Open City ·

2022/11/03

This week Merlin speaks to Russell Curtis, founder of RCKa ArchitectsA global house price slump is coming – but what does it mean for London and those most in housing need | Mega housing association criticised for evicting tenants over safety concerns in new block | South London council hires one of London's trendiest rising star architects for a new wave of social housing | And Michael Gove promises 300,000 new homes a year. Will it happen and will it help?The Londown is recorded and produced at

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38:49

What Rishi Sunak as PM means for London

Open City ·

2022/10/27

This week Phin speaks to Aydin Dikerdem. Aydin is a Councillor for Shaftesbury & Queenstown in Wandsworth and Cabinet Member for Housing.Rishi Sunak – the wealthiest MP in history – becomes the new Prime Minister | Campaign group, Just Stop Oil under threat from new bill targeting peaceful protests | Battersea Power Station finally opens, with flats on sale for £7 million despite 11,000 person waiting list for housing | And new developments on the Barbican site scaled back after quite a

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31:53

Talking Landscape - Planning for Beauty

Open City ·

2022/10/23

In this first episode of Talking Landscape – a monthly series produced by the Landscape Institute and Open City – host Paul Lincoln discusses beauty in the planning system and beyond withtwocontributors to the summer edition of the Landscape Journal; Julie Waldron and Ruth Lin Wong Holmes.Julie – who is Senior Landscape and Water Planning Officer at Edinburgh City Council – embarked on an investigation to try and define what we mean by beauty, and argues why the omission of the term in Scotland's

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35:44

Blackstone - one of Europe’s largest landlords under...

Open City ·

2022/10/13

This week Merlin catches up with Hettie O'Brien, assistant opinion director at the Guardian.Blackstone, one of Europe’s and the UK’s largest landlords under the spotlight | Historic England slams Liverpool Street Station high-rise redevelopment plans | Battersea Power Station’s grand opening boycotted over lack of affordable housing | And could the beleaguered Whitechapel Bell Foundry be about to witness a change of fortunes?The Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in

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26:43

Campaigners call out misleading data justifying...

Open City ·

2022/10/06

This week Merlin speaks to Jonathan Morrison, architecture correspondent at The Times and author of a new report on the longevity of architectural firms called The Practice of SuccessionCampaigners hit out at ‘misleading’ data justifying Museum of London and Bastion House’s demolition | Government backtracks on tweet claiming stamp duty cut could help average-income London house buyers | Fulham community centre tipped to win UK architecture’s highest accolade | And what Norman Foster’s hypoctratic

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32:27

The mini-budget crashes the pound

Open City ·

2022/09/29

This week host Phin Harper is joined by the architectural historian and editor of the brilliant About Buildings and Cities podcast, Matthew Lloyd Roberts.Mini-budget crashes the pound | Westminster Council to seize oligarch mansions| London architects John McAslan and Partners to redesign New York's biggest architectural blunder | And plans brewing for Queen Elizabeth mini memorial gardensThe Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space

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30:38

Six outstanding examples of long-term low-carbon...

Open City ·

2022/09/22

This week Merlin speaks to Julian Robinson. Julian is Director of Estates at the London School of Economics and winner of this year’s Open City Irene Barclay PrizeAlton Estate spared demolition but more than 100 other London estates face regeneration | Speculation grows over the green belt's future under Liz Truss | Campaigners call for Queen Elizabeth Hall's listing as a mark of respect | And Open City reveals the winners of this year's Stewardship AwardsThe Londown is recorded and produced at the

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32:19

London Feeds Itself with Jonathan Nunn

Open City ·

2022/09/14

This week Rachel is joined by journalist and author, Jonathan Nunn, to discuss his new book London Feeds Itself. National mourning and mass cancellations in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death | London’s pubs and restaurants in jeopardy as cost of living spirals | Sadiq Khan praises Scottish rent freeze as ‘exactly what Londonders need’ | London Feeds Itself, Jonathan Nunn’s new guide to London’s food culture. The Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau

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24:48

Audio walking tour of the Design District

Open City ·

2022/09/10

Greenwich Peninsula, located at a bend in the river Thames, East of historic Greenwich and opposite the mouth of the river Lea, has historically been a peripheral area of London. It was a farm and marshland until, in the 19th Century, it became home to Europe’s largest gas works. Until the extension of the Jubilee line and the construction of the Millennium Dome, this industrial legacy was a barrier to the development of the peninsula. The dome — not the O2 Arena — was intended to mark the start of

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37:17

Open House Festival kicks off today

Open City ·

2022/09/08

On the first day of the 30th Open House Festival, Merlin speaks to Chief Curator, Zoë CaveOpen House – London’s biggest festival of architecture and community kicks off today | Questions over new prime minister Liz Truss' vision to tackle the energy crisis | More people than ever seeking warmth and shelter on London’s night buses | And urban parks left reeling after a summer of drought, wildfires, and under-fundingThe Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau

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38:37

Right to Buy takes its first bite out of Stirling...

Open City ·

2022/09/01

This week Merlin is joined by the journalist and author of Red Metropolis, Owen HatherleyWandsworth's new council vetoes a development for lacking affordable homes | Right to Buy takes its first bite out of Stirling Prize winning Goldsmith Street | 70 percent of pubs could be forced to close as energy costs spiral | And could Jacob Rees-Mogg be the next housing minister?The Londown is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives

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