London is a very different place to how it was in 1992; 23 years is a long time in most cities, in London it feels like a millennium. For 23 years is how long not-for-profit organisation Open House London have been indulging the city’s voyeuristic contingent by swinging the doors open to some of the capital’s most fascinating abodes; offices; building sites; hospitals; industrial units…
Priory Green © Tom De Gay
Having spread through a number of the world’s most famous cities, Open House is back at its beginnings this weekend, open doors to a public so much more in tune with architecture and urban living than two decades ago. There are a number of themes behind which countless doors lie in wait; but there is an overriding sense that 2015’s occupants of London are keen to uncover social stories.
Crossrail construction sites; the Thames Barrier; Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility; The Priory Green Estate in King’s Cross; the London Eye; The Dalston Eastern Curve Garden; London’s most iconic skyscrapers; 10 Downing Street — it’s a mixed bag, like the city itself, and one that can help its residents to better understand the workings of their hometown. Keys at the ready.
The Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
Golden Lane Estate
Maggie’s Centre © Nicola Browne
Villa Caroisla © Hamish Par
8a Belsize Court © Sanya Polescuk Architects
Walthamstow Wetlands
