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The Open House Festival catalogue is live, pedestrianising the West End and can office skyscrapers save nightlife?

The Open House Festival catalogue is live, pedestrianising the West End and can office skyscrapers save nightlife?

Update: 2025-07-16
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In this episode, host Sahiba Chadha will be joined by guest Mike Althorpe, an architectural researcher at Karakusevic Carson Architects and the mastermind behind The London Ambler tours. They will be discussing:


The programme for this year’s Open House Festival goes live // Bold plans to pedestrianise London’s West End revealed // A last chance to save Milton Keynes landmark pyramid from demolition // And could nightclubbing offer a lifeline to London’s troubled office blocks?


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The Open House Festival catalogue is live, pedestrianising the West End and can office skyscrapers save nightlife?

The Open House Festival catalogue is live, pedestrianising the West End and can office skyscrapers save nightlife?