Upcoming: London, Bergen, Vienna, Madrid and Oslo
Phoenix Gardens by Luke O’Donovan
OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
6-17 SEPTEMBER
Open House Festival is a two-week celebration of London’s homes, architecture and neighbourhoods. It’s one of the best ways to learn about London’s history, built environment and the social value of vibrant neighbourhoods. The lineup will include special collections by guest curators Jim Stephenson and Sophia Smith of film production studio Stephenson&; creative practitioner Nabil Al-Kinani; Nyima Murry and Betty Owoo, spacial practitioners part of PATCH Collective; Prudence Ivey, editor of Homes & Property at Evening Standard; Tola Dabiri and Cheryl Bowen of Electric Piers; and curator Vanessa Norwood.
OPEN HOUSE BERGEN
BERGEN, NORWAY
9-10 SEPTEMBER
The second edition of Open House Bergen invites visitors to explore the city’s beautiful and unique bricolage of internationally-influenced architecture with deep roots in traditional Western Norwegian construction technologies. Founded in 1070, the city is packed to the brim with a diverse selection of historical and architectural accomplishments. Explore the full programme online today.
Wasserbaulabor BOKU – River Lab. Photo: BOKU / Christoph Gruber
OPEN HOUSE WIEN
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
9-10 SEPTEMBER
Under the motto "How the City Lives and Learns!" Open House Wien opens more than 60 buildings across Vienna and the surrounding area. This year’s festival includes three “theme trails.” Mid-Century Vienna features outstanding and hidden-in-plain-sight buildings constructed between the 1950s and early 1960s. Lifelong Learning takes visitors to the city’s varied educational institutions, from kindergartens and universities to libraries and research laboratories. A special series curated by the national architecture network IG Architektur invites dialogue between residents, planners and developers to discuss how architecture can contribute to a good life in the city.
Iberia Hangar, courtesy of Open House Madrid
OPEN HOUSE MADRID
MADRID, SPAIN
21-24 SEPTEMBER
Open House Madrid unlocks over 100 iconic buildings, rarely open spaces, and recently completed projects. Activities include tours, visits to architecture studios, outdoor walks, exhibitions, and more.
The 2023 edition also pays homage to architect José María García de Paredes (1924-1990), whose work is described as cultured, unhurried, and silent architecture. In spaces like Auditorio Nacional de Música (National Music Auditorium), García de Paredes perfected a room with extraordinary acoustics, like a musical object embedded in an austere building that consolidated the musical life of Madrid.
Oslo Løa. Photo: Jan Kuhr
OPEN HOUSE OSLO
OSLO, NORWAY
23-24 SEPTEMBER
More than 80 projects, varied and rich in styles, expressions, and colours, will be open for Open House Oslo. The festival programme focuses on water and features three new public swimming pools (including Tøyenbadet, the city’s largest, while still under renovation); developments along the inner city harbour and seafront; a self-building project; and much more. Festival highlights also include a range of restored and new villas; parts of the capital region's largest climate-neutral developments built to FutureBuilt standards; Northern Europe’s largest green roof; and the fjordside, temporary maritime research centre (pictured) designed and built by students of the Oslo School of Architecture. Select buildings will offer special activities for kids and young people.
COMING SOON
OPEN HOUSE GDANSK: 29 SEPTEMBER-1 OCTOBER
OPEN HOUSE STOCKHOLM: 29 SEPTEMBER-1 OCTOBER
OPEN HOUSE MONTERREY: 30 SEPTEMBER-1 OCTOBER
OPEN HOUSE ZURICH: 30 SEPTEMBER-1 OCTOBER