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Design Matters

Open House London provides Londoners with the opportunity to identify with well- designed architecture in the public and private realm, and appreciate its social, economic and environmental significance. We believe the best way to do this is to experience exemplary design at first hand – ‘in the flesh’, to acquire knowledge, and join the debate about the design standards of the city, the current issues it faces and its future.

2007 sees several design-based issues shaping the city exemplified in the Open House London programme:

Eco-issues in the built environment with exemplars of sustainability showcased. Look out for the mention of sustainable features in many of the buildings in the main programme. Open House will also feature a talk by eco-home owners in the week preceding the event, held at the Allgood gallery W1 - click here for details. To coincide with the talk Open House will also be launching a pamphlet with tips on how to 'green' buildings, funded by Kingspan and supported by the The Green Buildings Council.

A focus is brought to the role art in the public realm has to play in regeneration, placemaking, and enrichment of the built environment. Click here for more detail.

London’s future is key with major developments changing the face of certain areas profiled during the event. Building your interest and knowledge during the event and beyond is the new Open House ‘Future London’ microsite profiling major developments. Check on this site in September.

Design Exemplars

Open House London showcases a selection of newly designed exemplars for the places in which we work and learn, with two publications.

New this year is 'Designed to Work', a publication focusing on exemplary workspaces across London in a partnership with the British Council for Offices, and is also funded by Derwent London, Fletcher Priest Architects, and Stanhope Plc. Visit this page for further information.

‘Learning by Design’, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families is in its 3rd year and highlights primary and secondary schools, Classrooms of the Future, Early Years Centres and City Learning Centres. The featured buildings will be opening up, providing an opportunity to hear at first hand the views of the users as well as the architects. The publications will be available from early September through this site. Click here for more detail.

RIBA Award Winning exemplars such as the newly revamped Young Vic and V&a Museum of Childhood amongst others can also be visited often with the architects present too.


	The Council for Green Buildings	Kingspan