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| 2 days to Open House London weekend!
Open House London long-term favourite...
 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin), Foster + Partners30 St Mary Axe, affectionately known as the 'Gherkin', is a landmark curvilinear 40-storey office building in the heart of London's financial centre and is unlike any other ever conceived. With distinctive tapering form that minimises its footprint and effect on the London skyline and eco-friendly glazed skin with lightwells, the building also has a glazed dome at the top with spectacular 360-degree views across the city. RIBA Stirling Prize Winner 2004.
Over 850 volunteers taking part in this year's Open House London Weekend!The number of volunteers contributing to this year's Open House London has increased by 20% from last year. Thank you for all the support!
Plan your visit by type of building:
A cube clad in a cedar rainscreen, stained black - a single slot window at the front is all that indicates this is a house. The entire site was excavated to basement level in order to create the sunken foundation on which the house for Ed Reeve architectural photographer, now sits. Hemp insulation improves the thermal performance of the structure while the solid timber frame provides a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
And more... Gap House28D Monmouth Road (Pitman Tozer Architects) Hidden House39 Russell Garden Mews (Hogarth Architects) Roominaroom1 Narrow Street (atmos) The Jewel Box5a Gerrard Road (Fraher Architects) The Grim House 16 Underwood Road (Studio Idealyc)  Infrastructure/Engineering:
The Changing Face of the Tidal Thames: Thames Estuary Partnership & ICE WalkThe tidal Thames Estuary is neither a wasteland nor wilderness. Not only was land intensively occupied and exploited but pressure on use is accelerating. This three-mile walk will demonstrate urban infrastructure, flood management and natural beauty, all within the M25. Organised by Thames Estuary Partnership and ICE.
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Bunhill Heat & Power Energy CentreCentral Street, LB Islington Blackwall Tunnel Northbound Refurbishment London Street and Tunnel Operation Centre, 19 Naval Row E14  Open Site:Tate Modern Project, Herzog & De Meuron With a striking combination of found industrial spaces and contemporary architecture, the new development will provide more spaces for displaying the Tate collection, performance and installation art and learning activities, with innovative sustainable design features. Members of the Tate Modern team and staff on hand to talk about the project.
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Crossrail Liverpool StreetMott MacDonald/Wilkinson Eyre/Urban Initiatives Dane's Yard & Strand East Tower133 High Street, E15 King's Cross & Granary BuildingTownshend Landscape Architects/Stanton Williams  Government:HM TreasuryGrade II* listed Government offices, Great George Street constructed 1900-17 in two phases. Refurbishment completed 2002, now occupied by HM Treasury. And more... Horse Guards, WhitehallWilliam Kent Lancaster House, Stable YardBenjamin Wyatt Portcullis House, Victoria EmbankmentHopkins Architects Foreign & Commonwealth Office Sir George Gilbert Scott & Matthew Digby Wyatt
Download or update the Open House London app for new features including 'near me' to show buildings open around you, search filters such as Architect, Period, and 'What's New'. Click here to download now
***Tip for the day: Make sure you have iOS6 or higher to use the App***
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About Open-City: Open-City is London's leading architecture organisation. Over the last 20 years it has grown from showcasing the capital’s architecture annually to research, training, advice and campaigns that impact on the whole city.
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