Open City
Open City
Open City is a charity dedicated to making architecture and built heritage more open, accessible and equitable.Providing you with essential listening, inspiring voices and built environment insights – the Open City Podcast covers news and current events as well as in depth studies of landmark buildings, and cities around the UK and world.At the centre of our line-up is our flagship show The Brief – an award-winning review of the big stories in architecture, planning and housing news – hosted by Sahiba Chadha and Fran Williams on a fortnightly basis.Alongside this is Deconstructed – a monthly podcast hosted by Matthew Lloyd Roberts taking apart the architecture of individual buildings and InterCities – a monthly podcast hosted by Owen Hatherley exploring municipal transformation around the world. All three shows profile new, expert and diverse voices from across industry, journalism, academia and beyond. The Open City Podcast is produced by Hunter Charlton and Paige Reynolds. The commissioning editor is Merlin Fulcher. The Open City Podcast is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture platform and produced in association with the Architects’ Journal, London Society, C20 Society and Save Britain's Heritage. The Open City Podcast is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City Friend.Photo credit: Owen Hatherley portrait © Antonio Olmos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Sep 18, 2020 • 37min
The Alternative Guide To London Boroughs
For this episode of the Open City podcast, we speak to the guest-editor of the book, critic and author, Owen Hatherley, who talks about why this guide and its focus on the extraordinariness of the more ordinary parts of London, is a rare find when talking about the capital’s architecture. We discuss pertinent topics such as London before, during and after lockdown; the disparity between how London is imagined and viewed, compared to how it is lived and experienced across the boroughs; and the unique spatial configurations of this city that shapes the lives of Londoners.The episode is a refreshing and optimistic take on London and Londoners, why so many people build a life here and the architecture that supports and enriches this.To find out more: https://open-city.org.uk/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2020 • 31min
The New Pedestrian and Cyclist City
We know active travel is good for health and limiting infection, improves air quality and the quality of our public spaces -- yet even now some of London’s busiest streets remain choked with traffic and are often perilous. So what is holding us back? In this Open House special episode we will be talking to Bruce McVean, Clarisse Tavin, and Laurie Miller-Zutshi from the City of London Corporation which has taken the opportunity to move swiftly in delivering a series of walkability and cyclist friendly upgrades that are in line with its long-term Transport Strategy.Find out more: https://bit.ly/3hK56wj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2020 • 41min
Green Cities Start Here
No industry contributes more to global warming than construction. To fight climate change we must radically reform how our cities are designed. In this episode of the Open City podcast, we dive into the cutting edge of ecological architecture with Maria Smith and Clara Bagenal George.To find out more: https://bit.ly/3myifMx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 24, 2020 • 37min
Public Artworks for our Past and Future
London's historic monuments and statues are in the spotlight following the Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. As we re-interpret Britain's imperial and slave trading past, big questions are being asked about the creation, maintenance, removal and renewal of public artworks. In this episode of the Open City Podcast we talk to Paul Butler, one of the artists behind the Cable Street Mural which commemorates the moment where Jewish and Irish working class communities rallied together against an intolerant march through their neighbourhood.To find out more: https://bit.ly/3hFKW6t Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2020 • 5min
Introducing the Open City Podcast
The new Open City Podcast will be hosted by a roster of rising stars in architectural criticism, planning and public engagement, and will feature interviews and discussions with leading experts from across architecture and design, as well as artists, academics, economists, policy makers and citizens. This introductory episode features each host reflecting on their work and ambitions for discussions taking place in the podcast. To find out more: https://open-city.org.uk/podcast-episodes/introducing-our-hosts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
