Architecture on the Thames - book now for sunset boat tours!

Architecture on the Thames Boat tours by sunset... Friday 16 May 6.30pm Saturday 7 June 6.30pm Wednesday 25 June 6.30pm Join us for these evening journeys down the River Thames exploring the architectural landmarks that contribute to making London such a vibrant and dynamic city. This river cruise will look at the impressive mix of historic and modern architecture that makes the river-front so architecturally diverse. Led by specialist architect guide Benedict O'Looney. Find out more and book Also coming up... City of London (in)Spires - Saturday 24 May 10amAlex Scott-Whitby of StudioAR, who won the RIBA ‘Forgotten Spaces’ competition with a proposal for turning unused City spires into low-rent creative studios will lead this tour through the City looking at the slow and changing nature of the architecture of the City of London and discuss their project (IN)spires which will take 30+ years to complete. Find out more and book Architecture on your Bike London's other river - A Lea Valley MiscellanySunday 29 June 10.30amCycle the River Lee or Lea led by expert architectural guide David Garrard of English Heritage. Once the Thames’s sleazy East End cousin, home to all manner of noisome industries and dubious activities – now having been frantically smartened up to serve as the backdrop to the 2012 Olympic Games with £9bn of public investment into the area. Find out more and book Click here to see the full calendar of walking tours, photography tours, and evening events. Designs of the Year 2014 at the Design Museum - book advance tickets now!Now in its 7th year, the Designs of the Year exhibition gathers together a year of cutting-edge design: the most inventive and innovative work in the worlds of architecture, fashion, product design, digital design and more. From big name designers to crowd-funded start-ups, someday the other museums will be showing this stuff. Click here to find out more and book tickets for the exhibition, as well as talks/events. Exhibition runs until 25 August 2014 Maggie’s Culture Crawl in partnership with Open House - sign up now! Join us on Friday 19 September and venture out for a night of culture, architecture and surprise while raising money for Maggie’s Cancer Centres.  Part 15 mile night walk and part cultural adventure, you’ll wind your way around the capital with exclusive access to wonderful buildings such as the Foreign Office and see spectacular cultural performances. There will also be some delicious food and tea along the way. It’ll be a night of many experiences, many stories and hopefully not too many blisters. Places are limited so sign up today. Open-City are looking for volunteers to work in our office year-roundAre you passionate about architecture and education and looking for a regular, long-term volunteering opportunity? Open-City is looking for individuals to join our group of core volunteers who support the organisation on a variety of programmes and projects including Open House London and our Education initiatives. The role would involve at least 1 day per week in the office (Mon-Fri) and would suit someone with experience in general administration work, telephoning and data entry. If you are interested in getting involved, please fill out our short questionnaire to apply or email Natalya Wells for more information.

About Open-City:Open-City is the capital's leading architecture organisation. Over the last 22 years it has grown from showcasing the capital’s architecture annually to research, training, advice and campaigns that impact on the whole city. Open-City Corporate Sponsors: British Land Derwent London Elliott Wood ING Media Make Mott MacDonald Near Pixel Rocket Investments Waterman Individual Benefactors: Tim Brooks Paul Carter Keith Clarke Voon-Fui Lai Tim Harris Robin Hodges Lord Howie of Troon Richard Hughes Alan Leibowitz David Neilson Julian Peddle Aidan Rose Pat Rose Julie Taylor Opening eyes, minds and doors - Become a benefactor in 2014Open-City, the charity behind Open House London weekend gives everyone the opportunity to discover and learn what makes great architecture. Those who share our passion can help us by joining our Individual Benefactor Scheme for £500. To find out more and how to become a benefactor click here