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 Get involved & volunteer at the junior activities of Open House JuniorOpen-City is looking for architecture enthusiasts to volunteer for the Open House Junior weekend and help us inspire the children and families participating in the activities. Help build skyrockets, create bird houses, view city-sculptures, and make the city’s skyline with other Open-City facilitators. And on your ‘day-off’ use the Volunteers Priority Pass’ to skip the queues at other Open House London buildings. Contact Katie Darling to express an interest
Last week to enter Open House London Bus Competition!This year, we are again proud to be working with Arriva London Heritage Fleet to bring you a bus tour with a difference. Win a place on a whirlwind architectural tour by Routemaster bus with commentary by Royal College of Art tutor and bus driver Joe Kerr (Sunday 22nd September, half day). To enter, answer the question: In what year was the Arriva Heritage Fleet formed? with answers tobustour@open-city.org.uk by Monday 9th September.www.theheritagefleet.com
Still time to buy the guide - your accompaniment to Open House Weekend
Order your guide before 10am for dispatch on the same day.  Landscape of the Week...The Pergola and Hill Garden800ft long Grade II* listed pergola is designed in one of London's secret gardens at the rear of Inverforth House, Lord Leverhulme's London residence (1904-25).
Click here to find out more about landscape projects in Open House London
 House of the week...44 Willoughby RoadThe use of exposed brickwork, concrete floors, skylights, exposed shuttered underpinning from which floating oak steps project, all give rise to this unique and stunning 3 bed home converted from a 1 bedroom Victorian flat. 3x3m glass doors give a seamless transition into the rear multi-levelled landscaped garden oasis with a cedar batten clad outbuilding. Find out more about private homes on show in Open House London here  Education Building of the Week...St John and St James CE Primary School New building and refurbishment to provide school expansion. Paired classrooms arranged around a triangular flexible learning space with dramatic atrium over, constructed with bow string truss structure dipping down to eye-level. Extensive new playgrounds with halo canopy, music pavilion, and multi-use games area.  Transformation highlight...Convoys Wharf, Deptford is a major proposed regeneration scheme of 16ha of Deptford riverside by Hutchison Whampoa with Terry Farrell & Partners. On Saturday 21sts September, drop in to the Open Site event and see teh exhibition of the proposed masterplan in the historic warehouse, talk to project consultants and architects, and visit the pop-up riverside cafe. hutchison-whampoa.com |    
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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