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London’s FREE architecture festival for children and their families 9-10 June

Model-making • storytelling • drawing • city trails

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Welcome to Open House

FamiliesOpen House Families is London’s brand new festival of architecture exclusively for children and their families, designed to inspire the next generation of city-shapers. Over the weekend families will explore and admire incredible buildings and places throughout London, alongside architects, engineers and artists.

With more than 50 hands-on workshops including craft and design activities, engineering experiments, architectural tours and storytelling sessions, children will learn about their city and how it is created.

We hope you have an amazing weekend – and can join us again in September for Open House London!

Sophie DraperHead of Learning, Open City


CAMDEN

The British LibraryArchitecture Explorers• Saturday 9 June• 10.30am – 12.00pm & 1pm – 2.30pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5–11Take a journey from the red bricks of the British Library to the striking pink palaces of Jaipur, and use your imagination to design your very own building!

New London ArchitectureDiscover Your City• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 3pm• Suitable for ages 6+ Spot famous landmarks in our interactive scale model, create a cardboard city and catch our walking bus tour. For further information visit www.newlondonarchitecture.org

Sir John Soane’s MuseumWhere We Live: 3D Map Making• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 3pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesMake a map of your local area and design pop-up versions of your most important local landmarks.

CITY OF LONDON

Barbican CentreBig Barbican Adventure• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 10am – 6.30pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 6+Pick up a free trail kit and set off to explore the Barbican in this do-it-yourself adventure trail for families.

Activity Venues By Borough

The City CentreFamily Tours of the Square Mile• Sunday 10 June • 11am – 3pm (every hour)• Suitable for ages 6+ Family tours of the Square Mile starting around our interactive model of the City of London. Booking recommended: visit www.thecitycentre.london

Guildhall Art Gallery and London’s Roman AmphitheatreLondon: Above and Below Ground• Saturday 9 June• 10am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesExplore the buildings of London past and present, and recreate the City skyline with a Roman twist!

The Museum of LondonFace the Fatberg!• Saturday: 12pm - 2pm & 2.30pm - 4.30pm• Sunday:11am - 1pm, 1.30pm - 3pm, & 3.30 - 4pm• Suitable for ages 5+Discover some hideous facts about London’s sewers and what lurks inside them with interactive activities inspired by the Fatberg! display. For further information visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk

St Paul’s CathedralArchitecture Adventures• Sunday 10 June• 10am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesJoin Tower Bridge and Monument at St Paul’s Cathedral for costumed performances, dome drawing, engineering telescopes and stitching in time!

HACKNEY

Geffrye MuseumGeffrye Open House Families• Saturday 9 June• 10am – 4pm• Suitable for ages 2+Decorate a house on the front lawns working with Endpoint designers, find out how people lived in our historic almshouse buildings, and enjoy a range of multi-sensory, hands-on activities with Geffrye Explorers.For further information visit www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/whatson

ISLINGTON

The CharterhouseMy House, My City!• Sunday 10 June• 11am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesBig, tall, wide or small? Find the box that best fits the look and feel of your house. Add tiles, windows, doors and details to our striking monochrome city!

Union ChapelSummer Fete• Sunday 10 June• 12pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesEnjoy family-friendly tours of the Grade I listed Chapel and take part in an architectural treasure hunt.


KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

V&ADrop-in Design: Extraordinary Structures• Sunday 10 June• 10.30am – 5pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesBecome inspired by the V&A’s wonderful shapes to design and build your own extraordinary 3D structure!

SOUTHWARK

Brunel MuseumTowering Achievement• Saturday 9 June• Sessions start at 11am & 1pm Included with admission cost to the museum• Suitable for all agesDiscover how Isambard Kingdom Brunel shaped the world we live in today, and how you can shape the future, through taking part in engineering-themed talks and activities.

The Old VicTheatre Tour and Design Workshop• Saturday 9 June• 10am – 11.30am• Suitable for ages 7–11Take a tour of our auditorium and find out more about our 200-year-old building. Create your own theatre and set design! Booking essential: visit www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/28BMNKQ

The ShardAnimating the Shard • Saturday 10 June• 9am – 10am• Suitable for ages 7+Scale the heights of your imagination by animating the Shard with the BFI, with exclusive access only for families! Email: [email protected] to buy tickets, £15 per child

TOWER HAMLETS

V&A Museum of ChildhoodBehind the Scenes Tour for Families• Saturday 9 June• 11.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 2.30pm• Suitable for ages 8+Join the Museum Archivist Gary Haines for an exciting tour of the store and archive, and find out about the fascinating history of the building. Book in advance online, £3 per person: visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc

WESTMINSTER

London Transport MuseumLine Up! Line Up! • Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 3–12From water buses to super speedy underground trains, share your transport favourites to shape our map of London. Activity is free with entry to the museum.

The National GalleryArchitecture and Us: Family Festival Day• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesBuild new and shared spaces, embark on a dancing journey, create an evolving landscape or discover a story about the city and its people.

RIBAWe Built This City• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 4pm• Suitable for all ages Join us for a mix of drop-in and timed workshops and activities throughout the day in the RIBA’s splendid art deco building.You must register beforehand: visit www.architecture.com

The Royal AcademyBig Architecture Family Day• Sunday 10 June• 11am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesJoin one of our drawing tours, create a plaster cast of our new campus from your own miniature architectural model and help leading architects in creating ambitious LEGOTM projects.

Wallace CollectionAt Home with Sir Richard and Lady Wallace• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 1pm• Suitable for ages 8+Discover the secrets of Hertford House through an interactive tour and design your own Wallace Collection-inspired room. Booking essential: visit www.wallacecollection.org/whatson


30 St Mary Axe30 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8EP


30 St Mary Axe(The Gherkin)

Pop-up Cityscape• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesDraw the Gherkin, and other amazing buildings in the City of London. Cut and paste, and create your very own pop-up cityscape. Add a brand-new building designed by… you!

Slicing the Gherkin• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesReveal the layers of this iconic building from the inside out through creating a layered drawing celebrating its incredible structure.

On Your Marks, Get Set, LEGOTM!• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesJoin this quick-paced race to build the biggest and best LEGO structure.

VEGE-CITY!• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesDoodle and design your very own building inspired by your favourite vegetables! Will you make a broccoli treehouse, a mushroom village or a smelly garlic skyscraper?

Let’s Build London! • Sunday 10 June• 11am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 7+Follow a real town planning brief from Chapman Taylor and 18 Degrees to design and construct your own urban fabric of buildings and spaces around the historic River Thames!


Canary Wharf Activities

JUBILEE PARK

Warbling Wharf • Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• Ages 0–15 months 11am – 11.30am• Ages 15 months+ 12pm – 12.30pm, 1.30pm – 2pm, 2.30pm – 3pm, 3.30pm – 4pm• Families should attend at the start of a 30-minute sessionExplore Canary Wharf through sound and bring the buildings to life through musical storytelling.

Rub-a-dub-dub• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesJoin us to explore the surfaces of the city and collect rubbings to create your own magnificent textured city skyline.

Canary Woof!• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesBe inspired by Canary Wharf’s incredible buildings and their histories to create a palace fit for your pooch! Bring your own cuddly canine!

CROSSRAIL PLACEROOF GARDEN

Tall Tales• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• Ages 0–15 months 11am – 11.30am• Ages 15 months+ 12pm – 12.30pm, 1.30pm – 2pm, 2.30pm – 3pm, 3.30pm – 4pm• Families should attend at the start of a 30-minute sessionAbsorb the amazing histories of Canary Wharf’s colossal buildings in an interactive story session.

AHMM Sketch Club• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesJoin architects from Allford Hall Monaghan Morris to take in the amazing environment of Crossrail Place Roof Garden with fun collaborative drawing.

JUBILEE PLACE

Al Dente Engineering with Scale Rule• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Learn about the structural characteristics of one of our favourite foods. Enjoy compressing, bending and testing tension in different types of pasta to create your ultimate pasta structure.

CABOT SQUARE

Shine On• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesDraw on shiny metal surfaces to reflect the architecture around you. Press and shape your drawings to create a memory of Canary Wharf’s steel, glass and mirrored buildings.

Build with Fabrics!• Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 7+Explore the forces of compression and tension to make your own tensile fabric structures with Waterman Structures Ltd.

ADAMS PLAZA

Straw-ctural Engineering Challenge• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Become a certified AKT II Straw-ctural Engineer by building bridges using drinking straws, paperclips and string. Build the longest bridge possible and see how high up the leaderboard you can get!



One Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5AB

WESTFERRY CIRCUS

Doodle-spheres• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesChange the skyline of Westferry Circus by adding your own chalk graffiti drawings!

Canary Kites• Saturday 9 June• Workshop sessions begin at 11am & 2pm• Places are available on a first-come, first-served basis• Suitable for ages 5+Join Atelier One and build your own kite. Learn how to engineer it for the best aerodynamic results and then take to the city skies and test your wings!

CANADA PLACE

Paper Magic• Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Transform urban landscapes using paper constructions with Studio Sanshea.


Canary Woof • Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesBe inspired by Canary Wharf’s incredible buildings and their histories to create a palace fit for your pooch! Bring your own cuddly canine!


Gasholder Park Activities

Architecture Carnival• Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesJoin architects from Jestico + Whiles to celebrate London’s skyline – carnival style! Sketch and decorate your favourite parts of the City and make them into masks to take home and keep.

Build it Where?• Sunday 10 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 9+New housing, a new school, a new hospital – where would you put it? Whenever you build something, there is an impact on the city we all live in. Enjoy designing buildings with Temple Group to create the best city possible!

The Theatre of Architecture• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Create costumes with PRP architects inspired by London’s favourite buildings and bring them to life in a fun and dynamic architecture theatre.

Ping Pong Challenge• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 3pm• Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Build catapults, balloon cars and paddling pools with Lipton Plant Architects to carry your ping pong ball safely across our engineering obstacle course!

Through the Looking Glass• Saturday 9 June• 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm• Drop-in• Suitable for all agesExplore and draw the city through viewfinders and create your own city sculpture.



Gasholder ParkKings Cross London N1C 4AB


Here East Activities

Playground of Making• Sunday 10 June• 11.30am – 3pm • Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Make and explore a collaborative and colourful installation with Here East architects, Hawkins\Brown. Weave your way through to create your own models to take home at London’s Home of Making.

Straw, Sticks or Bricks?• Sunday 10 June• 11.30am – 3pm • Drop-in• Suitable for ages 0–5Families can explore the story of the three little pigs and build their own houses to see if they can huff and puff and blow them down!

Structural Cities• Sunday 10 June• 11.30am – 3pm • Drop-in• Suitable for all agesTest the power of pencil and paper to design, engineer and construct houses, factories, schools, hospitals, landmarks, bridges, roads and rail to make the strongest, sturdiest and best city ever!

Flat-Pack Pavilions• Sunday 10 June• 11.30am – 3pm • Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Join structural engineers from Elliott Wood Partnership to explore digital fabrication innovation and parametric design to build your very own flat-pack pavilion.

Straw Towers• Sunday 10 June• 11.30am – 3pm • Drop-in• Suitable for ages 5+Build the tallest straw tower you can and see if it can pass the marble challenge set by structural engineers from Elliott Wood Partnership.


Joining workshopsWe aim for most of the activities to be open to all.

Places for ‘drop-in’ workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis and allow families to drop in on the activity at any time within the times stated. If activities reach capacity, you may be asked to wait.

If pre-booking is stated in the programme, please follow the instructions to secure your ticket and to avoid disappointment.

Families must arrive at the beginning of the time stated for timed activities.

If not stated, more details including joining instructions and specific timings can be found online at www.open-city.org.uk or on individual venue websites.

Please note: certain activities at Canary Wharf, Gasholder Park, Here East and 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin) will take place outside, so please wear appropriate clothing.

Terms of entryChildren must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Open House Families is a free event inviting everyone to take part. Open City has taken all reasonable

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care to verify the information provided and ensure the safety and appropriateness of the festival venues, activities and volunteers. Open City, partner venues, building owners, facilitators and volunteers do not accept responsibility for the welfare of the children participating in the festival.

Open City would like to thankThank you to all of our partners – architects, artists, engineers and industry experts, venues, volunteers and our sponsors – for their time, for their enthusiasm and for making this unique festival possible.

Chapman TaylorAllford Hall Monaghan MorrisScale RuleWaterman GroupAKT IIAtelier OneStudio SansheaJestico + WhilesTemple GroupPRPLipton Plant ArchitectsHawkins\Brown ArchitectsElliott Wood Partnership

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