The team that brought the Dinosaur Swing Bridge to life will describe the process of the bridge’s inception, evolution, and construction, how the design emerged and improved, and how a community deepened their relationship with this pivotal structure that bridges heritage old and new.

Tonkin Liu, 2021

Every hour on the hour Neckstamper will give a brewery tour explaining our brewing process and equipment we use. The brewery taproom will also be open for the public to enjoy our beer or purchase cans to take away.

Join us and learn more about the ancient art of patination. Celebrate 35 years of Capisco by delving into our sample archive and a gallery of our projects. Our master patination technicians will also be on hand to demonstrate some classic techniques.

Join us for an exclusive architect and designer led tour of The Black Horse Bar & Pizzeria. Hear directly from the architect and interior designer from Flamingo & Oak about their inspiration and creative process behind designing this award-nominated venue. Discover the design elements that make The Black Horse unique and gain insights into their work.

Flamingo & Oak, 2023

This North London walking tour will draw comparisons between the progress and demise of the postwar welfare state. Focussing on housing and healthcare, the tour will present prominent examples from the era in North London and discuss ways these are being adapted to meet contemporary challenges, such as the housing crisis and ongoing maintenance. The ambition of the tour is to reassess the value of postwar architecture today.

Trace the lost river and discover abandoned island of Channelsea, then visit the newly founded urban oasis of Abbey Gardens on this walk, talk and eat exploration of this hidden history of the tidal Lea Valley and site of London's now rapidly vanishing industrial past. Consider the opportunity to make new urban green spaces that celebrate both wild and manmade environments in harmony.

Public Works, 2006

We are a theatre company for performers and artists with learning disabilities in the West London area. We will screen a free immersive experience, run on a loop, entitled Red Rope. It tells a powerful story about the impact of plastic on our oceans and features artworks, dance, music and poetry by our performers and artists. We will also display works of art.

This walk invites all canal enthusiasts – also known as ‘gongoozlers’ – on a walk through the social and industrial history of the Limehouse Basin and along Regent’s Canal. Discover how a purpose-built canal shaped the lives of East Enders, Londoners and the United Kingdom.

John Nash, 1820

Although Highgate is sometimes labelled a sleepy 'village for millionaires' frozen in time, during our two-hour walk with an integrated cardio effect, participants will see how this area has evolved under the influence of generations of nonconformists. Our route includes the most architecturally diverse street in London, experimental pink plaques instead of the usual blue ones and extremely eccentric homes.

An opportunity to explore our permanent “Home of Ideas” and to visit current exhibition “Ideas Aren’t Linear” – a non-linear journey through the design processes of two recently completed projects: The Energy Hub and Aylesbury Health Centre, known affectionately as “The Elephant and The Castle” – exposing the twists, about-turns and serendipity that informed their unexpected relationship.

In centuries past thousands of people thronged to Oxford Street to watch executions – now London's most famous destination draws millions of visitors who spend millions of pounds in Europe's busiest shopping thoroughfare. This walk uses the built environment to chart the history of retail and witness its future already in action.

Lee Simmons, 2021

What is a city for? This question is more urgent than ever in the 21st century: a warming planet, a housing crisis and ever changing working-living patterns are forcing us to reconsider different ideas for what the city should be. How can these ideas coexist? How can they come into conflict? This tour explores how London of the 21st century works and how it might work in the future.

Not the end of the line? London’s King’s Cross and St Pancras are perfectly located stations at the crossroads of north, south, east and west. The stations and the neighbourhoods they inhabit, have a rich and diverse history. This walk will look at the decline and the regeneration of this well-known area.

Join this walking tour to discover how post-war architects and planners re-imagined the future of housing. See first hand the highly experimental output of London councils, including the low-rise flow of the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate designed by Neave Brown and the high-rise monolith Trellick Tower by Erno Goldfinger. This walk is not about housing pre-fixed by ‘public’, ‘social’, ‘council’ or ‘local’ – but the concept of housing itself.

Visit our self-built hempcrete studio in the garden. Built by architects Kate & Graham of Commonbond Architects. This is is an experimental project with a focus on sustainability using low-embodied-carbon materials and providing a connection to nature. Hidden away the studio provides a place of calm refuge and offers alternative ways of building using environmentally friendly materials.

Commonbond Architects, 2020

Explore twenty first century architecture in one of London's most luxurious and historic neighbourhoods. This walking tour covers Mayfair's new contemporary developments, discovering architectural treasures, hidden gems and buildings that are designed for our changing climate. Largely shaped by aristocratic landowners in the eighteenth century, the neighbourhood has undergone constant evolution ever since. Georgian originals blend with thoroughly modern additions where architects have responded to Mayfair's unique character with creativity and ingenuity. Tour stops include the inventive reuse of existing buildings, re-shaped green spaces, a completely transformed London square and luxurious designs to delight. You will see how the architects of today have integrated modern architecture into an historic neighbourhood, showcasing the balance between preservation and modernisation. These all combine to create Mayfair's distinct architectural character which reflects it sumptuous beginnings, bold ambitions and future visions.

Matthew Brettingham, 1756

This two-hour walk covers a number of leading personalities who led the fight back against the Axis Power, explores preparations for some of the most decisive battles, considers how London became the centre of the free world while not losing sight of how people got on with their lives. This is realised by visiting the locations they worked from or the memorials raised to them.

A walk visiting 5 historic chapels and churches in Tower Hamlets Saturday 21 Sept meeting at 9.55am

Royal Arsenal Riverside is a place of rich history, long known by its link to Woolwich’s military origins dating back to the 16th c. Now in its third decade, the masterplan has set the design principles to help write its next chapter. Learn how this historic waterfront site has been transformed into a thriving and well-connect new neighbourhood through a guided walking tour by the masterplanners.

Allies and Morrison, 2005

A guided tour of the burgeoning creative and life sciences hub of White City. Taking in both White City Place and Imperial's North campus, visitors will learn about the history of the area, the role of institutions like the BBC and Imperial College London in shaping its character and the reciprocal relationship that's developed between education and innovation in this fascinating part of London.

Guiding the development of a new urban centre at the heart of south-east London's Rotherhithe peninsula, historically a network of working docks and canals connected to the River Thames - and recently the home of a 1980s low density shopping centre. Sitting between two underground stations and two waterbodies, it offers the opportunity to create a characterful, well-connected London neighbourhood.

Allies and Morrison, 2018

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Heatherwick Studio is welcoming the public to its new home for the very first time. Visitors will discover how the studio seeks to make the built world more joyful, engaging and human through its designs. There will be tours of the studio's workshop, while a display of models and objects will take people on a journey through 30 years of projects and ideas.

Heatherwick Studio, 2023

On the surface Thamesmead might seem concrete and grey, but on this tour we will take a look at the colour and life local artists that are breathing into the area. Examining the past and present, we'll explore the abbey ruins, exciting sculptures, concrete skywalks, and vivid murals that make this place the Town of Tomorrow.

Herbert Paradise transforms a mid-terrace home into a sustainable oasis. This retrofit features an open-plan ground floor connecting to the garden, eco-friendly systems, and raw materials. With high ceilings, clay plaster, and recycled joinery, it shows how sustainable design creates joyful spaces. A garden studio completes this urban refurbishment balancing comfort and environmental responsibility

RISE Design Studio, 2024