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Open City

Open City is dedicated to making the urban landscape more open, accessible and equitable. This feed includes our weekly show, The Londown which features news and analysing coving the big issues in Lon... Read more

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Power and Public Space

Power and Public Space

A new covid wave has meant we are sadly unable to make an episode of The Londown this week. However, instead we're going... Read more

14 Jul 2022

19mins

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What is the Most Sustainable Way to Build? with Smith Mordak and Richard Ellis

What is the Most Sustainable Way to Build? with Smith Mordak and Richard Ellis

For this weeks Open City Stewardship Awards special host Phin Harper is joined by Director of Sustainability and Physics... Read more

7 Jul 2022

37mins

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RIBA elections with candidate Muyiwa Oki

RIBA elections with candidate Muyiwa Oki

The Royal Institute of British Architects names its three presidential contenders | A US property price slump casts doub... Read more

30 Jun 2022

27mins

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Stewardship awards special with Peabody's John Lewis

Stewardship awards special with Peabody's John Lewis

For this weeks Open City Stewardship Awards special Merlin is joined by the Executive Director for Thamesmead at Peabody... Read more

23 Jun 2022

28mins

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