Open City
Open CityOpen 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 Brie... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 251 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsDesignSociety & Culture | |||
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In this episode, host Merlin Fulcher is joined by Dr Jane Hall, architectural historian and founding member of the Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble. Together they discuss:
Lords call for stronger leadership for the government’s new towns // ... more
In this episode, host Sahiba Chadha is joined by architecture and design writer and features editor at STIR. Anmol Ahuja. Together they discuss:
Can the new housing secretary deliver on the government’s 1.5 million homes pledge? // The shortlist for... more
In this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts was joined by Nigel Smith, who runs ‘Memory Palaces’, a website and programme of walking tours to explore the history of London’s cinemas. They discussed the Carlton Cinema on Essex Road, Islington, which first o... more
In this episode, host Fran Williams is joined by Open House Festival Director Celia Mead. Celia is a management consultant who has run major organisations and cultural heritage festivals to discuss:
Less than ten days until Open House Festival 2025... more
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- Good in parts
This podcast is sometimes good.
However sometimes it is just like listening to some left wing drunk in a pub making weak and naive and oversimplified and one sided arguments about why the tories are bad. Yawn. Please edit the naive bits out or get some guests who are capable of presenting two sides of an argument
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United Kingdom2 years ago Love the podcast. Fast consumer city the East end cafe was painful listening though, 2 people shouting over each other. Heart in the right place but production / execution bit ropy. Loved episode otherwise
Podcast Addict53 years agoLiam Flow- Mix of interesting architecture news and simplistic, naive opinions.
The principal presenters Merlin and Phin generally present interesting London based architecture news stories but co-presenters and guests increasingly are clearly reading from scripts which hugely detracts from their credibility. Also there is a consistent undercurrent of simplistic and naive opinions and critique given without suggesting any viable alternatives. Oh and seemingly there has to be at least one naive anti-police ‘story’ per episode.
Apple Podcasts3KCrunsUnited Kingdom3 years ago - Great podcast
Great podcast but it’s starting to sound obvious that guests are reading from a script in their responses sometimes. The podcast works best when it’s a dialogue.
Apple Podcasts4Tomj_1979United Kingdom3 years ago - One of the best London podcasts
I love how it is talking about the history of different places across London, how the politics tie into what’s going on and covering recent news. But what I appreciate the most is that it’s covering all Boroughs of London but just ‘oh here’s what’s happening in London Bridge’
Apple Podcasts5Daria00007United Kingdom4 years ago
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What is Open City about and what kind of topics does it cover?
Focused on architecture and the built environment, this podcast offers insightful discussions and news related to urban transformation and design. Episodes feature expert guests from various fields, exploring topics such as historic preservation, inclusive urban planning, and the influence of architecture on daily life. A unique aspect is the platform's commitment to making architectural discourse accessible and engaging for a wider audience, encouraging listeners to appreciate how these issues shape their communities. Through a mix of interviews and thematic explorations, it aims to educate the public and stimulate conversations around pressing architectural and societal issues.
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Open City launched 5 years ago and published 251 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Open City include:
1. Anmol Ahuja
2. Nigel Smith
3. Celia Mead
4. Polly Turton
5. Dr. Ruth Lang
6. Brian Hioe
7. Mike Althorpe
8. Shukri Sultan
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