Welcome to Open House

In 2007, Open House celebrates fifteen years of opening eyes and minds to good design in the capital. During that time the organisation has raised awareness of the critical difference that well-designed environments have on the quality of everyday life in London.

Open House is a unique independent platform providing a vital opportunity for everyone to step back and examine what makes a good place in which to live, work and play. With a basis of expertise and research built up over a decade and a half, it has established sustained campaigns and programmes in which thousands of young people, decision-makers, designers and those in the wider community actively participate.

Open House is focused on encouraging Londoners to explore and re-examine their city, to debate how architecture affects their daily lives, and to discover and appreciate how they can really influence change in the built environment. Its activities and projects are pioneering, thought-provoking and highly regarded, ranging from seminars, workshops and building visits to creative programmes inside and outside the classroom. Yet the organisation is also dynamic and flexible, responding to current needs and issues in the making of the city.