Next: Seoul, Osaka, and Palma de Mallorca
THIS WEEKEND
Nam June Paik Memorial Hall. Photo: ONE O ONE factory
OPEN HOUSE SEOUL
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
21-29 OCTOBER
The 10th-anniversary edition of Open House Seoul features two special series: tours of works by Jeong Young-Seon, one of Korea’s most celebrated landscape architects, and urban walks of parks and green spaces that create essential microclimates and spaces of respite.
The festival also opens the doors to some of the city’s most important buildings, including pioneering educational institutions, inspirational cultural spaces like the Kim Geun-tae Memorial Library, traditional Hanok homes, innovative apartment buildings that invest in shared spaces like Yuil House, and many more.
Glass Block House. Photo: Kiyoshi Nishioka
OPEN HOUSE OSAKA
OSAKA, JAPAN
28-29 OCTOBER
The 10th-anniversary edition of Open House Osaka opens up more than 170 buildings–including 28 new projects–for various activities such as guided tours, workshops, talks and small exhibitions. Highlights include Glass Block House, an early work by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando; the new Osaka office of Nikken Sekkei, Japan’s biggest architecture firm; a guided tour for kids of the Taisho era Daibiru-Honkan with a magnificent entrance hall and exterior facade; and an exhibition about the late 20th century buildings on Nakanoshima Island at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art Osaka.
NEXT UP
IBAVI Coll d'en Rabassa, courtesy of IBAVI
OPEN HOUSE PALMA
PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
6-12 NOVEMBER
Open House Palma believes that opening neighbourhoods, architecture, and heritage strengthens the city's social fabric. More than 60 buildings and 20 special activities are part of the festival.
Don’t miss Open Bennàzar, a celebration of the legacy of city architect Gaspar Bennàzar (1869-1933) and his contributions to the Art Nouveau movement, or the chance to visit two buildings by Instituto Balear de la Vivienda (Balearic Public Housing Institution) currently under construction — Coll d'en Rabassa and Lope de Vega. IBAVI’s innovative public housing mixes traditional building techniques with experimental methods like “urban mining,” which recovers raw materials from the demolition of the previous structure on site.
Select festival sites and activities (denoted by three colours) invite visitors to explore how three perspectives are reflected in the city’s built environment: Verd (green) for sustainability, Lila (purple) for gender, and Blau (blue) for waterfront development.
COMING SOON
TAIPEI: 11-12 November
MALAGA: 17-19 November
THESSALONIKI: 25-26 November
LAGOS: 8-10 December