Open House
Festival 12-20.9.26

W House is a fully refurbished and extended house in Fulham. Various interventions have been made to create better visual connections and improve the flow through the house. The new volume at the rear of the house has been inspired by a series of pre-fabricated moulding details found in a historical joinery catalogue from a local craftsman that operated in the area during the Victorian times.

Bureau de Change, 2024

Join us at Brooklands Primary School to discover more about the story of William Mitchell’s mural (1958), designed as part of the London County Council’s pioneering Design Consultant Scheme

Ibraaz is a London-based cultural institution for art, ideas, and dialogue from the Global Majority. Bringing together artists, thinkers, and communities through exhibitions, film, debate, publishing, and multidisciplinary programming, Ibraaz creates a brave space where culture fosters exchange, pluralism, and shared humanity.

, 2025

Renovated by Fynn Architects, this early Victorian flat in the Barnsbury Conservation Area has been reconfigured for a young family. The previous layout left the kitchen stranded in a cramped, pokey room at the rear, so the project brings it forward into the front room and reworks the layout around how the family actually lives, adding a new WC and a nursery for the new arrival.

Fynn Architects, 2026

An architect-designed home exploring modern methods of construction through an exposed cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure. Designed and self-built as a low-energy contemporary home, it showcases how traditional craftsmanship and innovative timber engineering can create sustainable, beautifully crafted living spaces.

538 Works, 2026

Explore Southlands Arts Centre and discover the history and architecture of this Grade II listed Queen Anne-style building. Admire its distinctive red-brick façade, elegant decorative detailing and historic interiors, and learn how this former private residence has evolved into a thriving community arts centre, celebrating Hillingdon's rich architectural and cultural heritage.

After decades of architecture contributing to environmental damage, a rigorous reset is needed. Feilden Fowles do this through a model that they have developed that is ‘low tech’ in approach. Drop by to meet the team, learn more about their projects and low tech ethos, and to experience their demountable timber studio and their new retrofitted event space, set within a walled garden in Waterloo.

Feilden Fowles, 2016

Turning what was once a backland site into a two-storey, two-bedroom detached home, Wade House introduces a modern new-build to the heart of Metroland.

Wadhal, 2026

Discover the hidden history of Cranford Park at this special open day. Explore the beautifully restored Grade II listed 18th-century stables and the secluded Secret Garden, once the estate's kitchen courtyard. Learn how these surviving buildings reveal life behind the scenes of the lost Cranford House estate and the ongoing conservation of this remarkable historic landscape.

For one day only, the charity Refugees at Home is holding a special photography exhibition at their home, International House. 'Home Between Homes: The Faces behind Hosting' showcases the stories of ordinary people who have opened their own homes to refugees.

Built in 1907, The Ragged School SE1 has been part of the community for nearly 120 years. starting off as a poor school in the worst and first borough of London, the school aimed to transform lives of the ragged children that lined the streets. The church then took over the school to form a club, pass through developers into the hands of an artist. The White room will open for creative delight.

The Avery Hill Winter Garden is a remarkable Victorian glasshouse set within the historic Avery Hill estate in southeast London. Built in the late 19th century, it was once home to an extensive collection of exotic plants and remains one of London’s largest surviving Victorian winter gardens.

T. W. Cutler, 1888

'Povera' meaning 'poor art' in Italian, is an ongoing project made by mixed-media artist Michael Connell. In his back garden in Catford, Michael has built an unbelievable shed, fusing art and nature, that's made entirely of waste materials from skips and people's unwanted items. Exploring themes of music, family, heritage and nature, step inside the ever-evolving magic of the Povera shed.

Michael Connell, 2014

Backstage at The Old Vic is a new build six storey extension to the Grade II* listed Old Vic Theatre and marks a bold new chapter in the theatre’s remarkable 200-year story. Spaces include a triple-height café and bar, script library, writers’ room, green room, Clore learning centre, flexible 90 seat studio, event space and roof terrace.

Haworth Tompkins, 2025

Guided tours exploring The Lansbury Estate and it's role in the Festival of Britain, 1951. Discover why 86,000 people travelled on special busses to Poplar to marvel at this new neighbourhood, designed to be a blueprint for Britain's post-war recovery. 45-minute-long walking tours led by knowledgeable local guides.

Frederick Gibberd, 1950

A cosy North London nursery, drawing on proven specifications and a collaborative design process.

Office S&M, 2025

The landmarked 1950s building has been transformed by Philippe Starck into a surreal Cocteau like dream world, epitomising a new luxury that is smart, pared down and tempered with a healthy dose of wit and irony. With rooms designed by designer Tim Andreas of Banjo, the rooms maintain their sense of whimsy while offering state of the art details and luxurious touches at every turn.

Reginald H Uren, 1958

This year marks LUC’s 60th anniversary. We are celebrating a legacy founded by two landscape architects and an ecologist, built on creativity, collaboration, and meaningful design. To mark the occasion, we are showcasing five projects highlighting the breadth and diversity of LUC’s work across disciplines and design approaches. Together, they demonstrate our thoughtful and impactful work.

This year marks LUC’s 60th anniversary. We are celebrating a legacy founded by two landscape architects and an ecologist, built on creativity, collaboration, and meaningful design. To mark the occasion, we are showcasing five projects highlighting the breadth and diversity of LUC’s work across disciplines and design approaches. Together, they demonstrate our thoughtful and impactful work.

Discover the architectural and civic history of Hillingdon Civic Centre on a guided tour led by local history and architecture experts. Explore its distinctive design and incorporation of the old tow, marriage room, public artworks, stained glass, iconic "Bones" artwork, Lady Hillingdon portrait and Jane Grey window, revealing how this landmark reflects Hillingdon's heritage, identity and growth.

Andrew Derbyshire, 1973

Step inside the Print Building at Timber Square, a former 1950s printworks reimagined as a modern, low-carbon workplace. Discover how industrial heritage, innovative timber construction and sustainable design have come together to create one of Bankside's most distinctive new workplace destinations.

Bennetts Associates, 2026

This year marks LUC’s 60th anniversary. We are celebrating a legacy founded by two landscape architects and an ecologist, built on creativity, collaboration, and meaningful design. To mark the occasion, we are showcasing five projects highlighting the breadth and diversity of LUC’s work across disciplines and design approaches. Together, they demonstrate our thoughtful and impactful work.

This year marks LUC’s 60th anniversary. We are celebrating a legacy founded by two landscape architects and an ecologist, built on creativity, collaboration, and meaningful design. To mark the occasion, we are showcasing five projects highlighting the breadth and diversity of LUC’s work across disciplines and design approaches. Together, they demonstrate our thoughtful and impactful work.

This year marks LUC’s 60th anniversary. We are celebrating a legacy founded by two landscape architects and an ecologist, built on creativity, collaboration, and meaningful design. To mark the occasion, we are showcasing five projects highlighting the breadth and diversity of LUC’s work across disciplines and design approaches. Together, they demonstrate our thoughtful and impactful work.

Behind the façade of power of Westminster lies a maze of backstreets, brimming with history from a medieval English village, prisons, slums, plague pits to birth of English printing and world of espionage… Trace the footsteps of suffragette and spies, and uncover the fascinating stories, people and events shaped British history.

Join the Archibald Corbett Society for a fascinating two-hour guided walk through Catford's historic Corbett Estate. Led by ACS Secretary Ben Honeybone, you'll explore the estate's late Victorian and early Edwardian history and architecture, including visits to the Grade II listed Corbett Community Library and St Andrew's Church.

Discover the Royal Docks through food, architecture and shared memory. This walking tour explores how docks, mills, warehouses and factories shaped East London’s food system and the communities around them. Through sensory prompts, oral history conversations and storytelling, participants are invited to experience the built environment as a living archive of trade, migration and everyday life.

Before 1540 London was home to over 40 magnificent monasteries, priories and nunneries. As a former monk myself I am fascinated by them, where they were and what happened to them.

Join our walk to explore the hidden enclaves around London Bridge. Discover the secrets of the riverside and some of Southwark’s lesser-known historic corners. We’ll learn how businesses and residents within this diverse enclave, in a former industrial neighbourhood, are joining forces in response to a changing climate in the bid to reach Net Zero.

Walking tour of the sites of the last days of King Charles I and the legacy of the upheavals which cost him his life and still echo to this day.

Tucked away on Ashwin Street, this 1870 Victorian factory for Reeves & Sons paint survived the Blitz. Decades later, after housing railway engineers and hosting 1980s reggae sound systems, Bootstrap Charity saved it from developers. Now called The Print House, this cornerstone of the Dalston Cultural Quarter boasts a unique World War II bunker space alongside its studios and iconic Roof Park.

Edwin Henry Horne, 1870

Harringay Green Lanes is one of London's most diverse streets, but it was once open farmland. This walking tour explores how the area changed over 150 years through urban development and migration. Using historic maps, old photographs and the streets around us, we will discover how different communities, especially the Kurdish community, helped shape Green Lanes into the place it is today.

Come and enjoy a circular 2-hour walk around Westminster, Whitehall and St James’ and hear about the events of one of the most tumultuous periods in London’s history, spanning the years 1603 (the death of Elizabeth I and arrival of James I), through Civil War, Regicide, Cromwell’s Republic, the Restoration right through to 1714 and the end of the Stuart Dynasty.

We're opening our Garden for tours of our outdoor spaces. These spaces are maintained by adults with learning disabilities who attend our day activities programme, We'll also share a little of the history and significance of Gothic Lodge, a building housed within our garden and one of London's earliest concrete Houses. Note: we will only view the exterior of the building.

Charles Drake, 1870

The Stratford Waterfront masterplan unites V&A East Museum, UAL: London College of Fashion, the BBC Music Studios, and Sadler’s Wells East into London’s most significant cultural district for 150 years. This walking tour will share the story behind the masterplan and the 1.5ha of new landscape delivered, which has created a welcoming public space and broadened access to culture for all.

Allies and Morrison with LDA Design, 2025

Medieval industry, imperial trade, immigration, poverty, wartime destruction and modern regeneration have all left their mark on the Limehouse area. This walking tour covers a range of architects and architecture from C18th to C21st.

Arthur and Christopher Harston, 1881

English National Ballet bring world-class dance to the widest possible audience, and invite you into their home, the Mulryan Centre for Dance. Book a free tour to go behind the scenes, attend a Rehearsal Insight Session, see professional dancers take class and get up close to some beautiful ballet costumes created by our wardrobe department.

Howells, 2018

The Annunciation is a dramatic Gothic Revival building tucked behind the Marble Arch end of Oxford Street. The Grade II* church was built by Sir Walter Tapper in 1912-1914.

Walter Tapper, 1912