Oct 29, 202628 min
This is the first episode of a new Deconstructed miniseries, for which we’ve been given special access to London’s most ambitious cultural project: the transformation of the western part of Smithfield Market into a new...
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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.
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What is Open City about?
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.
What has Open City covered recently?
Recent episodes include "London Museum Deconstructed: Part One - Smithfield in Context" (29 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Deconstructed: BBC Broadcasting House - Palace of the Ether" (9 October 2026, 30 minutes), and "Deconstructed: Lloyds Building - Inside-Out Architecture" (24 September 2026, 29 minutes).
How often does Open City publish?
Open City publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 285 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Open City?
Booking probability for Open City is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Open City requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Open City's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Open City are Architecture & Engineering. Open City has a society audience.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 9, 202630 minIn this episode, Matthew Lloyd Roberts was joined by Elizabeth Darling to discuss 'Palace of the Ether', her new book about BBC Broadcasting House published by Lund Humphries. The Grade II* listed Broadcasting House...
Sep 24, 202629 minIn this episode, Matthew Lloyd Roberts was joined by Graham Stirk, Senior Director at RSHP, to discuss Lloyd’s of London, the first building Stirk worked on when he joined the Richard Rogers Partnership as an...
Aug 20, 202630 minIn this episode, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by the architect Piers Gough, co-founder of CZWG and a major figure in post-modern British architecture. They discussed Vanbrugh Castle, one of the few surviving...
Jul 16, 202630 minIn this episode, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Samira Ahmed, journalist, broadcaster, presenter and President of C20, to discuss the BBC Television Centre. Opened in 1960 in White City, the building became one of...
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Jun 11, 202631 minIn this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts was joined by Hannah Lund, Curator of Exhibitions and Displays at Leighton House and Sambourne House. Leighton House was built in Kensington by the Frederic Leighton, a painter...
May 28, 202631 minIn this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts was joined by the historian Katrina Navickas to discuss the history of Grosvenor Square in Mayfair as a site of protest and policing. From the early twentieth century the square was...
May 7, 202630 minIn this episode Fiona Chilton is joined by Miriam, who lives in rural Devon in a home that she bought together with two other households so that they could raise their families side by side. But the dream was more...
Apr 23, 202631 minIn this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Judy Ovens, one of the authors of the new book ‘Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain’. They discussed the Culling Road Ventilation...
Apr 14, 202655 minIn The Room at Accelerate Debates is a podcast which broadcasts the live debates from Accelerate, Open City’s free educational programme. In this episode, you’ll hear our fifth and final debate of 2025, “Heatlhy...
Apr 1, 202630 minThis week on The Brief Sahiba Chadha is joined by Henrietta Billings. Henrietta is the director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, an organisation dedicated to protecting historical buildings. Since joining SAVE in 2016, she...
Mar 26, 202631 minIn this episode of the Home that Made me, Nabil Al Kinani reflects on his experience growing up on the Chalk Hill Estate in Wembley, and how his sense of self was challenged as he saw his home through the eyes of...
Mar 19, 202630 minThis week on The Brief Fran Williams is joined by Ben Stuart. Ben is director and co-founder of architecture studio able partners, and the host of Able Diaries, a weekly show that gives a behind-the-scenes look at...
Mar 11, 202628 minIn this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by John Puttick to discuss Peckham Library, one of a number of civic and community projects commissioned to mark the turn of the millenium. It was designed by Alsop &...
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Retail giant John Lewis closes its housebuilding venture and what style of homes do Londoners want?
Mar 5, 202630 minThis week on The Brief Sahiba Chada is joined by architect Jeremy Walker. Jeremy is the Head of Design at Human Nature, a property developer currently working on the construction of the UK’s largest timber-structure...
Feb 26, 202644 minIn The Room at Accelerate Debates is a podcast which broadcasts the live debates from Accelerate, Open City’s free educational programme. In this episode, you’ll hear our fourth debate of the year, “Designing With...
Feb 19, 202627 minThis week on The Brief Fran Williams is joined by Christopher Martin. Christopher is the managing director and head of urban design at Urban Movement. Together they discuss: Massive pedestrianisation plans for...
Feb 12, 202630 minIn this episode, Matthew Lloyd Roberts was joined by Sam Elbahja to discuss a vanished building with a complicated history. Robin Hood Gardens was a housing estate in Poplar, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson for...
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Government guidance on best practice design and why you should still become an architect in 2026
Feb 5, 202626 minThis week on The Brief Sahiba Chadha is joined by Caroline Harper. Caroline is the Managing Director of BeFirst, the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham’s urban regeneration agency. Together they discuss...
Jan 28, 202630 minIntroducing a brand new show from Open City: The Home That Made Me. In this episode Fiona Chilton is joined by Clare who after years of renting managed to buy her dream flat in London. But, within a matter of months...
Recent guests
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Samira Ahmed
writer, broadcaster and journalist, BBC Radio 4
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Hannah Lund
Curator of Exhibitions and Displays at Leighton House and Sambourne House, Leighton House
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Katrina Navickas
history professor, University of Hertfordshire
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Jeremy Walker
Senior Lecturer in the School of Communications, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney
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