What is a city for? This question is more urgent than ever: a warming planet, a housing crisis and ever changing working-living patterns are forcing us to reconsider what a city is or should be. How can these ideas coexist? How can they come into conflict? This tour explores the forces that have shaped London in the 20th and 21st centuries, and whether they can get us where we need to go next.

Andaz London Liverpool Street, a concept by Hyatt, blends rich history dating back to the 1200s with modern decor and the vibrant energy of its London neighborhood. Step inside and join us for an open house tour led by our dedicated team!

Edward Middleton Barry, Charles Barry, Jr., 1884

Walking tour: Sisters in the City A walking tour celebrating the lives of women who’ve made their mark on the City of London over the centuries, from Boudicca to the Suffragettes

For hundreds of years, Spitalfields has been a place where those seeking safety, work, and community have settled. They all leave their mark in streets buildings in an area rich in history and architectural interest.

Coopers' Hall is a late 17th century, timber-framed merchant's house with a Georgian frontage. A Livery Hall since 1957, it features a fine Courtoom, dining room and an impressive staircase spiralling up the entire height of the building. The building displays artefacts of the coopers' trade (the making of wooden casks such as barrels) and is the home of the Worshipful Company of Coopers

Nicholas Barbon, 1690

New Livery Hall behind a retained early 20th century façade. This is the seventh Hall in the Leathersellers' Company's history since its foundation in the Middle Ages, and is located on the site of its second Hall.

Eric Parry Architects, 2016

Livery Hall first built in 1429, much altered then demolished and rebuilt in 1880, destroyed in 1941 except for external walls (W W Pocock). Designed as a showpiece for the craft of carpentry, the third Hall on the site.

William Wilmer Pocock, 1880

A rare opportunity to gain insight into the workings of this globally renowned architecture, engineering and urban planning practice, based in an iconic SOM-designed building.

SOM, 2008

A rare opportunity to explore the Georgian headquarters of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), the UK’s oldest building conservation charity, not normally open to the public.

Unknown, 1740

Livery hall first built in the 1530s, twice destroyed by fire and rebuilt (1666 & 1772). Late 19C facade and opulent Victorian interior.

Edward Jarman/John Gorham/Herbert Williams/Sir Thomas G. Jackson, 1860

Join an architect-led tours of the newly completed Norton Folgate development. Explore the newly enhanced public spaces, see how historic buildings have been brought back into use, and take a look within the buildings which will be home to the burgeoning tech and creative industries in the Spitalfields and Shoreditch area.

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, 2024