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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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28:26

A major report casts doubt over Labour’s...

Open City ·

2025/06/05

In this episode, host Sahiba Chadha is joined by Billy Reading, Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas for Historic England to discuss:A major estate agent casts doubt over Labour’s housebuilding targets // Hawkins\Brown wins the contest to upgrade St Pancras// Campaigners call for Central YMCA’s listing // And Norman Foster celebrates his 90th birthdayTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend

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29:55

InterCities: Kharkiv with Ievgeniia Gubkina

Open City ·

2025/05/28

InterCities is a six-part podcast series from Open City. In it, we travel to a number of cities and boroughs around the world that have transformed over time to discover what we can learn from these places’ achievements, struggles, successes and mistakes.In this episode, our host Owen Hatherley is joined by the Ukranian architect and urban historian Ievgeniia Gubkina. Gubkina was born in the northeastern Ukranian city of Kharkiv and lived there until the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,

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28:35

The Mayor of London concedes to green belt housing

Open City ·

2025/05/22

In this episode, host Fran Williams is joined by the architect Daniel Innes, committee member of Architecture LGBT+ to discuss: The Mayor of London concedes to green belt housing // Five competing visions for a new Queen Elizabeth II memorial revealed // New plans announced to upgrade the Barbican Centre // And a sneak peek inside LGBT+ issue of the Architects’ Journal’sTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an

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28:54

Deconstructed: Marlborough Road, Romford - Planning...

Open City ·

2025/05/15

In this episode of Deconstructed, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Calvin Po, Strategic Lead at Dark Matter Labs, Unit Master at the Architectural Association and architecture critic at The Spectator.They discuss 159 Marlborough Road, a house on a typical suburban street in Romford, which was the scene in 1954 of a tragic death resulting from Compulsory Purchase powers created by the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act.The content of this episode can be distressing for some people as it mentions

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29:37

Geology of Britannic Repair: the British Pavillion at...

Open City ·

2025/05/07

In this episode, host Fran Williams is joined by Stella Mutegi, founding director of Cave Bureau and co-curator of the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Architecture and ‘colonial afterlives’ take centre stage in this year’s British Pavilion at Venice// Gaza’s reconstruction hangs in the balance as Israel vows 'indefinite' military occupation // Proliferating space debris threatening to leave Earth’s orbit an impenetrable junkyard // And a new space dedicated to tackling

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30:29

InterCities: Belgrade with Dubravka Sekulić

Open City ·

2025/04/23

InterCities is a brand new podcast from the team at Open City. In this six-part series, we travel to a number of cities and boroughs around the world that have transformed over time to discover what we can learn from these places’ achievements, struggles, successes and mistakes.In this episode, our host Owen Hatherley is joined by theauthor and academic Dubravka Sekulić. Sekulić was born in one of Serbia’s lesser-known cities Niš but today, she’s walking us through the capital of the former

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40:49

C20 Announce their annual 'Risk List'

Open City ·

2025/04/17

In this episode, host Merlin Fulcher is joined by the CEO of Open City, Manijeh Verghese to discuss:The Twentieth Century Society reveals its latest list of architectural heritage at risk// Architects voice copyright fears over the government’s AI plans // A landowner serves notice on a pioneering food forest garden in Devon // And the barriers holding back a community-led housing boom in London To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban

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29:00

Deconstructed: Euston Station - Developing the Railway

Open City ·

2025/04/10

In this episode of Deconstructed, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Ewan Harrison, architectural historian and lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture, University of Manchester. They discuss Euston Station, designed by William Robert Headley and Ray Moorcroft of British Railways in the early 1960s, in consultation with Richard Seifert, who later designed the commercial office scheme which surrounded the concourse on the south side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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28:53

The UK government announces a £2bn boost for...

Open City ·

2025/04/02

On The Brief this week, host Fran Williams is joined by Peter George, Strategic Director of Economy and Sustainabilityat Ealing Council. Government announces a £2 billion pound boost for affordable and social homes // Design Council warns ‘typical’ approach to new homes may derail zero carbon goals // Studio Egret West reveals plans for the UK’s largest office-to-residential conversion in Croydon // And the London homes pushing raw sewage directly into the Thames To help support excellent and

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35:01

InterCities: Sheffield with Johny Pitts

Open City ·

2025/03/27

InterCities is a brand new podcast from the team at Open City. In this six-part series, we travel to a number of cities and boroughs around the world that have transformed over time to discover what we can learn from these places’ achievements, struggles, successes and mistakes.In our second episode, our host Owen Hatherley is joined by thebroadcaster, writer and photographer Johny Pitts. Johny is a Sheffield-native and has witnessed first-hand the huge social and architectural change the city has

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28:50

Plans for Manchester United's new stadium revealed

Open City ·

2025/03/20

On The Brief this week, host Fran Williams is joined by Robin Nicholson, fellow of Cullanan Studios, to discuss:Plans for new 100 thousand-seat Manchester United stadium // Top architecture firms announce redundancies// Labour's new planning and infrastructure bill// And the winner of the 2025 Pritzker PrizeTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend by clickinghere.The Brief is recorded and

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29:00

Deconstructed: Crossness Pumping Station - The Birth...

Open City ·

2025/03/13

In this episode of Deconstructed, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Petra Cox – heritage educator, Open City tour guide and Golden Key Academy graduate. They discuss Crossness Pumping Station, constructed from 1859–65 by William Webster to designs by Charles Henry Driver to serve the entire southern half of Joseph Bazalgette's London sewer system. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Board of Works, it transformed London's public health and sanitation, and large parts of the sewer system are still in

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29:55

Criterion Capital under the spotlight and how safe...

Open City ·

2025/03/06

On The Brief this week, host Sihaba Chadha is joined by the editor of London Centric Jim Waterson, to discuss:The man behind Criterion Capital, Azsif Aziz // Safety concerns around London Lime bikes // Demonstrations in Peckham against high-rise regeneration // And what this year's winner of the Jane Drew Prize says about architecture in 2025. To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend by

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45:29

InterCities: Greenwich with Ana Francisco Sutherland

Open City ·

2025/02/27

InterCities is a brand new podcast from the team at Open City. In this six-part series, we travel to a number of cities and boroughs around the world that have transformed over time to discover what we can learn from these places’ achievements, struggles, successes and mistakes.In our first episode, our host Owen Hatherly is joined by the architect Ana Francisco Sutherland, the director of Francisco SutherlandArchitects. Through the lens of Ana’s latest book Modern Buildings in Blackheath and

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29:00

Dozens of new towns planned across England and the...

Open City ·

2025/02/20

In this episode, host Merlin Fulcher is joined by the CEO of Open City, Manijeh Verghese to discuss:UK government unveils plans for dozens of new towns across England // The proposed dismantling of Grenfell Tower is met with strong opposition // Japanese architecture duo SANAA win the 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medal // And the spiritual leader and champion of Islamic architecture, the Aga Khan, has died at the age of 88To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings

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29:00

Deconstructed: St Anne's Limehouse - East End Baroque

Open City ·

2025/02/13

In this episode of Deconstructed, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by George Saumarez Smith, Design Director at ADAM Architecture. They discuss the church of St Anne's Limehouse, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and consecrated in 1730 as one of the 'Queen Anne Churches' built by the New Church Commission.St Anne's Limehouse is currently campaigning to raise funds for repairs ahead of their tercentenary, with a programme of public events ongoing:https://www.hawksmoor300limehouse.com/. To help support

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30:36

Barbican revamp revealed, Denys Lasdun’s ‘glass...

Open City ·

2025/02/06

In this episode, host Merlin Fulcher is joined by Jon Wright, an historian and 20 Century lead at Purcell to discuss: Plans to revamp London’s Brutalist Barbican Centre // A redevelopment bid for Denys Lasdun’s ‘glass castle’ // Tributes for legendary Archigram member Dennis Crompton // And a campaign to save Soho’s PrinceCharles cinema.To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend by clickinghere.The

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27:59

The Elizabeth Line sparks jobs and housing growth and...

Open City ·

2025/01/23

This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by Julian Maynard, industrial designer and the managing director of Maynard Design Group.The Elizabeth Line spurs on new development, but across England, planning approvals for housing have seen record lows // A transformative redesign of London’s Regent Street area is won by Allies and Morrison // The first-ever winner of the RIBA Stirling prize is set to be demolished in Salford // And the devastating fires in Los Angeles destroy Modernist landmarksTo help support

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26:01

Deconstructed: Finsbury Health Centre - Healthcare...

Open City ·

2025/01/16

In the first episode of Deconstructed, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Eleanor Marshall, an architectural designer and civil servant at the Department for Transport who runs Open City’s London Public Health Architecture Walking Tour. They discuss Finsbury Health Centre, an iconic modernist building in Clerkenwell, designed by the architect Berthold Lubetkin’s practice Tecton and built for Finsbury Borough Council from 1935–8.Eleanor appeared in a video discussing Lubetkin’s legacy, especially his

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38:10

Is the UK housing crisis threatening the economy and...

Open City ·

2025/01/09

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by journalist and YouTuber Jon Stone to discuss the week's major stories in architecture and the built environment:Ministers warned UK housing crisis threatens the economy and NHS recovery // How 2025 could be transformative for London cycling // A new study suggests doubling London St Pancras International’s capacity // And could the Palace of Westminster witness a catastrophic Notre Dame-style inferno?To help support excellent and accessible, independent

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