The King’s Cross Masterplan established a framework for the incremental redevelopment of this industrial heritage site through a mix of uses and a network of public spaces structuring new urban blocks and knitting the site into its context.

Allies and Morrison, Porphyrios Associates, 2007

The Aga Khan Centre, designed by Pritzker prize winning architect Fumihiko Maki, houses the UK institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network. A unique feature are its six gardens inspired by different regions of the Muslim world.

Fumihiko Maki of Maki and Associates, 2018

Join this walking tour to explore London's energy history and its impact on sustainability. Visit the King's Cross canals to see old and new infrastructure. Topics include London's carbon footprint, quantifying health benefits from green infrastructure, and the role of the built environment in meeting net zero targets. Discover how London’s past has shaped its sustainable 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.

At around 9m x 6m and 3-storeys high, the top floor originally contained a vast 70 cubic metre capacity cast iron water tank. This tank now forms an impressive viewing gallery; the exterior has ornate brickwork and elaborate detailing.

Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1872

It is the home of RHS Chelsea Gold Medalist's Mike McMahon and Jewlsy Mathews. They have designed and made the majority of the furniture and cabinetry over the course of a number of years including lighting, chairs, sofas, beds etc. Their home has been featured in publications all over the world such as BBC Gardener's World tv programme, The Modern House, The Observer, Dwell and Interior Design.

Mike McMahon Studio, 2022

Somers Town: a Social Housing conservation area? An immersive theatrical guided walk around Somers Town exploring social housing and the St Pancras House Improvement Society, ending at St Mary's Church, Eversholt St (NW1 1BN) for a workshop and refreshments. The workshop will explore questions of heritage in Somers Town, including making Somers Town a conservation area.

A great little museum set in the Grade 2 listed Ossulston Estate - a prime example of pre-war Social housing - based on Karl Marz Hof in Vienna. Open Tuesday to Friday 9am-5pm, plus Saturday 14th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 11am-4pm.

G Topham Forest, 1927

Outstanding Edwardian building (1905 grade II; many original features). The oldest UK adult college, founded 1854 by FD Maurice, John Ruskin & Christian Socialists. Purpose-designed by WD Caroe; updated for modern educational aspirations.

WD Caroe, 1904

This ambitious transformation of the former Camden Town Hall Annexe, a 1974 Brutalist structure, into a landmark hotel was achieved through the restoration of the original concrete façade and the addition of three striking storeys.

, 2019

A bicycle tour of public libraries and bookshops from Bloomsbury to the East End celebrating the institutions which keep books circulating and the buildings which bring readers and writers together. Over the course of the tour, we’ll see how architects working across a range of building styles express the ideals of their bookish institutions.