Allies and Morrison opens its studios, offering a chance to see inside of one of the UK's largest architecture and urbanism practices. Two buildings - one concrete, one timber - have been designed and adapted by Allies and Morrison to create the compact, integrated campus of studio space that the practice calls home. Guided tours will include the workplaces, terraces and modelshop.

Allies and Morrison, 2003

Bankside was once a secluded powerhouse of Victorian London, a place that kept industry in and casual visitors out. Today, it boasts a network of arches and alleyways repurposed for public use. Led by a Bankside insider, this tour explores the history and reclamation of the arch as a usable space through an emerging urban trail – including the brand-new America Street redevelopment.

An architectural talk exploring the story of the historic Bankside Yards railway arches and their transformation into a new cultural destination on London’s Bankside. Now reopening after 150 years hidden from the public, the talk will offer an opportunity to discover how historic infrastructure can be reimagined to create vibrant new spaces while preserving the character and stories of the past.

PLP Architecture, 1864

Borough Yards is a vibrant cultural and retail quarter at London Bridge, where historic railway arches and Victorian streets host independent shops, restaurants, pop-ups and year-round cultural programming. This event combines a panel discussion and guided walk exploring how culture, public space and independent businesses continue to shape this mixed-use neighbourhood.

In 1949, American actor Sam Wanamaker came looking for Shakespeare in London and could not find much, so decided to re-build the Globe Theatre. Join Lisa who holds a MA in Shakespeare Studies from the Globe Theatre and King's College London and walk in steps of Shakespeare -- and Wanamaker nearly 400 years later.

Proudly carved over the door are the words ‘Facts not Opinions’. Inside, the authentic sight - and smell - of Kirkaldy’s Testing and Experimenting Works is a unique and direct link with an ingenious age of engineering.

Thomas Roger Smith, 1873

Step inside Bankside with Golden Key Academy tour guide Carole Wright — where prison grounds became peaceful parks and Victorian philanthropists reinvented social housing. Hear about local nurses who fearlessly fought fascism in Spain. Pay respects at a burial ground for women of the night, uncover centuries of queer history hidden in plain sight, and celebrate three hundred years of West African creativity woven into the soul of this remarkable riverside neighbourhood. A walk exploring the working class, global majority and queer history of London's Bankside and Southbank – recounting known and unknown histories next door to the City Wall.

Resonance FM is a pioneering, non-profit community radio station, with a studio at 7 Risborough Street, Southwark, London. Broadcasting 24/7 on 104.4 FM, DAB, and online, it offers over 100 weekly shows created by volunteer engineers and programme-makers. The station champions free expression and artistic diversity, providing a platform for local and international voices across arts & culture.

James Pooley Architecture, 2025

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.

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