10 things you didn't (maybe) know about Open House

1. Open House shows everyone how they can have a positive contribution to making a better-designed city

"The Mayor has created Design for London to promote ... more creative, thoughtful and integrated design which can inspire a better quality of life for Londoners. We believe that Open House can help us to achieve this, and so make London a more dynamic, diverse and engaged city."
Peter Bishop, Director, Design for London

2. Open House helps everyone to develop the skills to champion the value of good design

"It has made me ask questions that I wouldn't have thought about before, and encouraged me to look at things in new ways ... That insight into different ways of looking at a proposal is very useful."
Cllr Vicki Harris, Chair, Development Control Committee and Design Champion, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

3. Open House creates long-lasting partnerships with like-minded organisations

"Arup has enjoyed various collaborations with Open House. Their initiatives inspire ideas, provoke thought and help instil in young people particularly a sense of curiosity and responsibility for their built environment. Open House stimulates that community 'buy-in' upon which considerate and appropriate urban planning and design for the future depends."
Colin J Clinton, Director of Marketing and Communications Europe, Arup

4. Open House is a knowledge bank for architecture education through research and publications

"Learning by Design will encourage anyone involved in providing educational, childcare or family support facilities to demand buildings that are innovative, sustainable, practical, accessible and secure."
Jim Knight, Minister of State for Schools and Learners

5. Open House creates a platform for dialogue and engagement between professionals

"Working with Open House on these initiatives has been a real privilege - as rewarding and inspiring for us as it is for the young people who get involved in these events."
Ken Shuttleworth, Director, Make Architects

6. Open House brings together clients and architects through Open House Contemporary

"The special thing about the lectures in this series is that you get an understanding of the process in which the buildngs are made."
Ellis Woodman, Buildings Editor, Building Design

7. Open House inspires young people to see how architecture affects their daily lives and how to have a voice within it

"While London is undergoing a remarkable transformation, young people have little understanding of and even less involvement in the process of change. Open House's My City Too programme is a timely response to the challenge of helping the next generation of Londoners influence the future development of their city."
Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP

8. Open House pioneers innovative and continuously evolving learning programmes through action research

"Open House is a unique organisation and we are delighted to have had the opportunity to work alongside them on various projects. We look forward to further building the relationship between Grainger Trust and Open House in the future."
Debra Yudolph, Director of Property and Asset Management, Grainger Trust

9. Open House offers guidance and expertise to help design professionals to create successful places and spaces through its Art in the Open agency

"Art in the Open's advocacy and advisory service will be a great resource to London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, helping us to strategically build opportunities for involving art and artists in projects across the region."
Peter Andrews, Chief Executive, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

10. Open House continues to challenge our perceptions about the city through Open House London

"Architecture is more than just aesthetics. It's about belonging. Open House London gets you to look at your city, then go out and change it."
Tom Dyckhoff, Architecture and Design Critic, The Times

 

 

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