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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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De-constructed (coming soon)

Open City ·

2024/12/20

De-constructed is Open City's brand new podcast which explores buildings, places, landscapes and communities, taking apart their architecture piece by piece to better understand what makes them so compelling.Each month, Matthew Lloyd Robert is joined by a different guest and transported to a location of their choice, that reveals something about the past, present and future of the built environment in London and beyond.Paying tribute to ancient and new, remarkable and everyday, we will help you see

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44:44

Angela Rayner approves M&S’s contentious Oxford...

Open City ·

2024/12/12

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Peter Murray OBE, the co-founder of New London Architecture to discuss the week's major stories in architecture and the built environment: Angela Rayner approves M&S’s contentious Oxford Street redevelopment // Keir Starmer sets down new Housing and Infrastructure pledges // New data shows average house prices are no longer affordable on average incomes // And just how safe are the City of London’s streets for pedestrians and cyclists?To help support

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45:48

Smithfields closure, unrealistic housing targets and...

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2024/12/05

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by the author, columnist and SAVE founding trustee Simon Jenkins to discuss:Smithfields meat market closes for good after 850 years // Councils raise concerns over unrealistic government housing targets // Brighton’s i360 enters administration // And cycling in London booms more than 25 per cent in the past five yearsTo 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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38:27

Office for Place scrapped, empty High Streets and...

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2024/11/21

This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by award winning architect Gurmeet Sian, to discuss:Government design champion, the Office for Place is scrapped // New powers for councils to tackle empty High Street units // Angela Rayner massively restricts right to buy for new council homes // And a new campaign by the Twentieth Century Society to list recent buildings which are … ‘coming of age’To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment,

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43:21

21,000 Saudi worker deaths, The Duchy of Cornwall and...

Open City ·

2024/11/07

This week Fran Williams is joined by Ramsey Yassa, an architect and founding director of NOOMA studio, to discuss:UK architects facing scrutiny amid reports of 21,000 Saudi worker deaths // ACME takes over and reveals scaled-back Liverpool St station revamp plans // Mouldy, hard-to-heat rental homes spell royal scandal for Prince William // And is the architectural profession facing the precipice amid a major exodus of talent To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the

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40:42

The budget, China's super embassy and legacy of the...

Open City ·

2024/10/31

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by the architectural worker, writer and editors of the magazine Failed Architecture to discuss:Rachel Reeves commits £500 million pounds more for affordable housing // Leading economist calls on Labour to spend large on arts and culture projects // David Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy plans called in by Angela Rayner // And reflecting on the centenary of the British Empire Exhibition at WembleyTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about

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34:23

Rachel Reeves' billion pound boost for council...

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2024/10/24

This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by the architect Tara Gbolade to discuss:Rachel Reeves' £1 billion boost for council housingin the autumn budget // How planning reform and design codes could help create 1.5 million homes // Calls for the government to engage more with architects on retrofit // And the architecture critic, Joseph Rykwert, has died aged 98To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend

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30:50

The Elizabeth line wins the RIBA Stirling prize,...

Open City ·

2024/10/16

This week Fran Williams is joined by the architectural journalist Amy Frearson to discuss:The Elizabeth Line comes out on top at this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize // Government housing targets branded ‘unrealistic’ by local authorities// The Olympic Park gets a refresh with a new public space for young women and girls // And the £4 million pound battle for Bethnal Green Working Men's ClubTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment,

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34:39

Leaking luxury flats, RIBA's big rebrand and London's...

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2024/10/10

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by the architect David Ogunmuyiwa to discuss:A luxury Croydon tower needing ‘extensive’ remediation after only two years // The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Muyiwa Oki announces a rebrand // Mayor picks top names for London’s new ‘town architects’ // And the campaign to see 11 Jubilee Line stations given protected heritage statusTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban

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36:02

Affordable homes being run profit, the nimby-yimby...

Open City ·

2024/10/02

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by writer and housing activist Adam Peggs to discuss: Run for profit affordable homes spark rent rise fears// Questions over the government’s 1.5 million homes pledge amid troubling housing market data// London’s mayor approves controversial Wimbledon tennis redevelopment plans // And the government is set to back HS2 to Euston amid a growing outcry over the current station’s performanceTo help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the

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38:05

Sycamore gap one year on, 'brownfield passports' and...

Open City ·

2024/09/26

This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by the renowned tree expert and author, Paul Wood, to discuss: Sycamore Gap one year on // Labour's ‘brownfield passports’ for new housing // the UK's missed tree-planting targets // and how millions of Britons want their cities carfree according to a new poll.To 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 produced at the Open

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30:48

Could this be the end for Birmingham’s brutalist...

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2024/09/19

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Ewan Harrison, a lecturer in Architectural Studies at the University of Manchester.Campaigners lose bid to save Birmingham’s brutalist Ringway Centre // Sadiq Khan wins new powers to pedestrianise Oxford Street // Listing bid for Portsmouth Civic Offices blocked // And an abandoned leisure centre in West Yorkshire reimagined as a state-of-the-art skate parkThe Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.Clickhereto get early, ad-free

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29:18

The Grenfell Report: Key Findings from the Inquiry

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2024/09/04

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Tomi Balogun, a young architect studying the Bartlett and winner of the Beyond The Box People's Pavilion prize 2023. The Grenfell inquiry’s damning verdict sees architect Studio E given ‘very significant’ responsibility for the fire // A new design handbook making cities safer for women // Anthony Gormley slams plans to transform Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross // And a hidden message is discovered during the National Gallery’s contentious redevelopment The

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32:59

‘Retrofit-first’ council approves five demolitions in...

Open City ·

2024/08/15

This week Fran Williams is joined by Gino Spocchia, senior reporter at the Architects Journal.‘Retrofit-first’ council approves five demolitions in one scheme// Foster + Partners rumoured to be designing Manchester United’s new stadium // China revives plans for a new London embassy after Labour’s election victory// And an ‘intimate’ biography of acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid is on the horizonThe Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.Clickhereto get early, ad-free

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32:51

Far-right riots leave communities across the UK scarred

Open City ·

2024/08/07

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Tamsie Thomson, the chief executive of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Far-right rioting leaves struggling high streets and communities further scarred// Angela Rayner announces ambitious planning reforms and a New Towns taskforce // A fire breaks out at Glasgow’s beloved Carlton Place// And the London Festival of Architecture announces a new competition to give a much-needed glow up to a gloomy Battersea underpassThe Brief is supported by

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35:48

RIBA Stirling Prize 2024 finalists revealed

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2024/08/01

This week Sahiba is joined by journalist India Block, Deputy Editor of Homes and Property at the Evening Standard.The RIBA Stirling Prize 2024: this year’s finalists revealed // Rachel Reeves scraps landmark infrastructure projects // Acclaimed architect Peter Barber’s visionary idea to make Britain self-sufficient // And a London pavement parking ban is proposed as the row over e-bikes escalatesThe Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.Clickhereto get early,

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36:15

Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England

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2024/07/25

This week Fran is joined by architect and writer Nana Biamah-Ofosu, the director of YAA Projects: an architecture, design and research practice focused on making, speaking and writing architecture.Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns // 80% of potential first-time buyers can’t afford a deposit on a home in their area // Milton Keynes landmark The Point saved from ‘soulless’ redevelopment // KPF unwraps proposals to overhaul Foster’s HSBC tower in Canary

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41:18

Local authorities in urgent financial crisis

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2024/07/18

For our 150th episode, Merlin is joined this week by Jas Bhalla, an Architect, Town Planner, Urban Designer and founder of Bermondsey-based Jas Bhalla Works. Local authorities warn of urgent financial threat to council housing // UK’s largest housebuilder cuts output in blow to government targets // Lloyds bank to transform back offices into social housing // And the NIC and IPA are merged into a new infrastructural body: NistaThe Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture

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42:01

Labour restores housing targets and resurrects...

Open City ·

2024/07/11

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Akil Scafe-Smith, urban designer and co-founder of RESOLVE.Labour bring back housing targets and lifts onshore wind ban // “Levelling up” is stripped from the housing department name and Matthew Pennycook is appointed as Housing Minister // Chris Williamson wins RIBA presidential election // And a contest is launched for the Grenfell tower memorial.The Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Clickhereto get early, ad-free access

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34:47

Labour promises a post-election housing surge

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2024/07/03

This week Fran Williams is joined by Jan Kattein, architect, lecturer, author and founding director of Jan Kattein Architects.Labour vows major housing announcements ‘within a fortnight’ of winning the election// South London squatters take the emergency housing crisis into their own hands // The mega-bucks tutoring advert spotlighting inequalities within architectural education// And a Post-Modern Egyptian Revival-style home becomes the youngest building in the UK to be given listed statusThe Brief

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