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  1. Is the UK housing crisis threatening the economy and NHS recovery?

    Published: 1/9/2025
  2. De-constructed (coming soon)

    Published: 12/20/2024
  3. Angela Rayner approves M&S’s contentious Oxford Street redevelopment

    Published: 12/12/2024
  4. Smithfields closure, unrealistic housing targets and Brighton's white elephant

    Published: 12/5/2024
  5. Office for Place scrapped, empty High Streets and C20's 'Coming of Age' campaign

    Published: 11/21/2024
  6. 21,000 Saudi worker deaths, The Duchy of Cornwall and the Pay 100 survey

    Published: 11/7/2024
  7. The budget, China's super embassy and the legacy of Britain's Empire Exhibition

    Published: 10/31/2024
  8. Rachel Reeves' billion pound boost for council housing, design codes and the vital role of retrofit

    Published: 10/24/2024
  9. The Elizabeth line wins the RIBA Stirling prize, councils declare new UK housing targets unrealistic and the battle for Bethnal Green Working Men's Club

    Published: 10/16/2024
  10. Leaking luxury flats, RIBA's big rebrand and London's new 'town architects' named

    Published: 10/10/2024
  11. Affordable homes being run for profit, the nimby-yimby debate and the trouble with Euston Station

    Published: 10/2/2024
  12. Sycamore gap one year on, 'brownfield passports' and the wood burner wars

    Published: 9/26/2024
  13. Could this be the end for Birmingham’s brutalist Ringway Centre?

    Published: 9/19/2024
  14. The Grenfell Report: Key Findings from the Inquiry

    Published: 9/4/2024
  15. ‘Retrofit-first’ council approves five demolitions in one scheme

    Published: 8/15/2024
  16. Far-right riots leave communities across the UK scarred

    Published: 8/7/2024
  17. RIBA Stirling Prize 2024 finalists revealed

    Published: 8/1/2024
  18. Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England

    Published: 7/25/2024
  19. Local authorities in urgent financial crisis

    Published: 7/18/2024
  20. Labour restores housing targets and resurrects onshore wind

    Published: 7/11/2024

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Open City is a charity dedicated to making architecture and built heritage more open, accessible and equitable. This feed includes our weekly show, The Brief which features news and analysis covering the big issues in British architecture, heritage, housing and planning. We also release longer form shows breaking down big issues connecting urbanism and politics with in-depth discussion. Our shows are hosted by a roster of architectural critics and practitioners, featuring guests from across architecture and design, as well as artists, academics, policy makers and journalists.Open City Friends get early, ad-free access to all Open City podcasts, and help support accessible independent journalism and life-changing education programmes. Sign up as an Open City Friend today.This show is made possible in part by Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app featuring guides to over 200 museums, galleries and cultural spaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.