Thursday 12 February 2015

Open-City - Last places for left for Architecture on the Thames Sunset Tour - book now!




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Architecture on the Thames Sunset Tour - Saturday 14 February 3.30pm
Last few places available!
Join us for this afternoon journey down the River Thames as the sun sets and creative lighting dramaticaly re-enforces the night time presence of London's iconic landmarks.
Illuminated along the Thames embankments are Somerset House (Sir William Chambers/Dixon Jones), Tate Modern (Sir Giles Gilbert Scott/Herzog & de Meuron), Oxo Tower, Royal Festival Hall (Allies and Morrison refurbishment), Foster’s City Hall, Lasdun's National Theatre and The Shard to name a few. Led by our specialist guide, architect Benedict O’Looney.
Find out more and book here

Photography Tours
Our introductory tours with architectural photographers look at how to effectively photograph London's architecture. Select from 3 different tours:
Photography by Night
Greenwich
Wren to Rogers
Click here to see the current calendar of tours and events

Structure Rocks Competition – Calling all creatives to apply now!
Take part in our inspiring competition and share your experience, knowledge and creativity with young and curious minds! Open-City would like to invite you to enter our Structure Rocks Activity Competition. We are seeking 5 award winning activities to programme in our annual Archikids Festival 2015.
Read more about the competition here

Save the Date! Open House London 19-20 September 2015In 2015 Open House London will once again provide the opportunity to see inside more than 800 outstanding examples of contemporary and historic buildings across 30 boroughs - all for free! You can pre-order your event guide here, with 10% off as a newsletter subscriber. Pre-order now for delivery in advance of publication.

Join the 'Love Architecture Circle' for year-round tours and exclusive benefitsDo you love getting involved with architecture through Open-City's programmes year-round? Join our 'Love architecture' circle and get brilliant benefits whilst supporting your favourite architecture organisation, including 2 free places on our tours, 15% discount on all shop items, a free copy of the Open House hardback book and guide, plus a visit to the top of the Gherkin! Find out more here

Explore The Future of Housing at the Royal AcademyWhat might the future hold for housing in the UK? What are the challenges faced now and how can they be overcome? A season of events at the Royal Academy explores one of the biggest issue currently facing us, with an exhibition including intriguing visions from Mae Architects, Dallas Pierce Quintero, 5th Studio and Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, as well as a series of evening talks.
Click here to find out more.