This week on The Brief, Merlin is joined by Henrietta Billings, Director of @SAVEBritainsHeritage. Listen here: shows.acast.com/opencity

Take advantage of this gorgeous weather and join us on one of our fabulous tours. Book now for our Wren in the City, Queer Soho, Po-Mo in the City of London, and Canary Wharf walking tours this weekend. open-city.org.uk/events

Our Friend of Open City Gift Box now includes Kate Mackintosh’s guide to Lambeth, Charles Holland’s guide to Soho & Chelsea, as well as a pair of our iconic London County Council socks with a smart presentation box made. Buy here: shop.open-city.org.uk/collections/ap…

Explore the best of Central London in our new Pocket London: Central bundle of self-guided walking and cycling tours. All ten maps are sent to you in a bespoke gold foil inlaid Open City Presentation Box. Purchase here: shop.open-city.org.uk/collections/pr…

Everything from our Pocket London printed guides, our Model London build-at-home kits, our acclaimed publications and even our design heritage themed socks are currently 20% off at the Open City Shop. Use discount code OCJULY24 in at checkout. shop.open-city.org.uk

Summer sale for Bill Hunt linocut and reduction prints! For the next two weeks you can get 20% off of any of Bill Hunt’s range of London Icon and Camden Housing linocut and reduction prints. Enter the code LONDON-ICON at checkout shop.open-city.org.uk/products/archi…

A preview of what's in store for #OpenHouse2024 Festival which takes place 14-22 September is now live. Check out the first 650 buildings, walks and events in the programme. Bookings go live 21 August - special buildings by ballot & more to come! programme.openhouse.org.uk

Is this London’s most surprisingly shaped property? You can see for yourself by visiting the Roundhouse at this year’s Open House Festival. #OpenHouseFestival #OpenHouseLondon #LondonArchitecture #LondonProperty #DiscoverLondon

It's finally feeling like summer! ☀️ Get yourself some fresh air on one of our fabulous walking tours this weekend: Spitalfields and Stepney Green, North Kensington through the 20th century, or Wren in the City. Book on our website: open-city.org.uk/events

To celebrate the release of our latest issue of Pocket London featuring Victoria Park, we’re offering 25% off of any new subscriptions taken out from now until the end of August. Enter the discount code POCKETAUGUST at checkout: ow.ly/mYWw50SObwg

Our latest edition of The Brief podcast features @IndiaBlock speaking with host Sahiba Chadha about this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist, Peter Barber’s vision for Britain, and London’s proposed e-bike parking ban. Listen on Acast: ow.ly/S2ba50SOZ4G

Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm is a community enterprise in Cricklewood. It features an award winning community garden and a welcoming community cafe. You can visit Clitterhouse Farm during the 2024 #OpenHouseFestival.

Join Open City for a walking tour exploring the fascinating architectural and social history of some of the City of London and Westminster's most iconic public houses. 🍻 View dates and book on our website: open-city.org.uk/events

Our latest edition of The Brief podcast features Tamsie Thomson, CEO at The @RAISmembership in Scotland speaking with @MerlinFulcher about the impact of riots on communities and high streets, Glasgow’s Carlton Place fire, and more. Listen on Acast: ow.ly/9tfc50SUtoj

Soak up the summer sun on our Richmond to Roehampton cycle tour this Sat 17 Aug @ 11am. Led by architectural designers Aidan Hall & Roz Peebles, this day-long event takes participants from Richmond to North Sheen and Ham before ending at Roehampton. Book: ow.ly/FsGS50SW0OU

Loving the new London Flipped map by Urban Good 🗺🧤 ... Testing it out with colleagues in the Open City office today and it's very heartening to see South London finally given pride of place in a representation of the capital 🏙️✨

From 11-14 July, The Bartlett School of Architecture hosted the 13th annual Accelerate Exhibition in its ground floor gallery, showcasing work by 16-18 year olds from under-represented backgrounds who studied in Open City's 23-24 Accelerate cohort. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/archi…

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We’re extending our 25% off of any new Pocket London subscriptions taken out from now until the end of August to include our themed Pocket London bundles as well. Enter the discount code POCKETAUGUST at checkout to have the discount applied. Shop here: ow.ly/JPJL50SZhoP

September kicks off with Essen, Bergen, London, and Vienna - mailchi.mp/openhouseworld…