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Festival Programme
Sunday 1 June
Through casual observation there seems to be more empty buildings that one might imagine. When unde…
– 01 June 2025
A walk through Soho and Holborn of empty, underused and misused buildings
Curators Pick
This 'Pay what you can’ guided walk that tells the story of colonisation and decolonisation throu…
‘Pay what you can’ guided walk that tells the story of colonisation and decolonisation through statues and monuments in public spaces.
This walking tour along the Low Line will take in the mighty Victorian railway viaducts spanning Ba…
A 3km walking tour along London's oldest railway viaduct from Southwark to Bermondsey.
Wednesday 4 June
If you were to go back in time a few hundred years and walk along the streets of London, you would …
– 04 June 2025
A two hour walking tour exploring the City of London's rich migration histories
Press Highlights
Thursday 5 June
For 500 years, the Royal College of Physicians has given a professional voice to doctors. Today, it…
– 05 June 2025
Late opening of our Grade I listed building with guided tour, archive materials on display and audience feedback.
Studio Late – Clerkenwell and Shoreditch
Clerkenwell is a district of layered histories and quiet transformations – where monastic pasts a…
A guided walking tour through Clerkenwell and Shoreditch exploring thresholds, borders, and belonging in architecture and urban regeneration.
Saturday 7 June
It’s Not the Bog-Standard London Experience! Prepare to be immersed (metaphorically, that …
– 07 June 2025
A walking tour of London's Lavatorial History and politics
Join us for Sikh & Punjab Voices at Hampton Court Palace! The day will include: - A visit to …
Exploring Sikh & Punjab Voices at Hampton Court Palace and access to the current Indian Army at the Palace exhibition.
Town centres emerge. They evolve. The High Road East Finchley is no exception. It is the beating he…
A walk down High Road East Finchley featuring past, present and future voices.
The City of London is not only the ancient centre of our capital city but has also come to be domin…
A guided walking tour of all active historic Church of England churches within the City of London
7 June
"Buried Voices" will amplify the stories of some of the notable figures buried in St Mary's Church…
Discover more about the lives of notable figures buried in St Mary's Churchyard (Hendon) via guided/self-guided tours
Sunday 8 June
London once had a fine tradition of building good quality low cost housing. There are examples stil…
– 08 June 2025
A walking tour around Pimlico exploring public and private housing
The walk is inspired by the London Festival of Architecture with the theme of Voices. I have liv…
The walk is to bring people together, socially connect and become aware of the richness of Mill Hill and how it has changed in space and time.
Take a walk through the social housing estates of East Finchley, an area that was only 3% open spac…
A walk through social housing estates, to look at the green spaces that local volunteers have created, with support from Grange Big Local.
5, 6, 7, 8 June
As part of the festival's theme “Voices”, we explain that St Mary-at-Finchley is more than just…
Heritage tours of our Grade II* listed church and churchyard
What stories are hidden in the streets we walk (by) every day? 'On the Street Where You Live' invit…
A guided walk through Ranston Street (NW1) uncovering its history of social housing innovation, legal reform, and the hidden stories that shape our urban heritage
You are invited to walk the gardens and view the work created by older members of the local communi…
Walking and exchange of experiences of the landscape
4, 11 June
People from all over the world have settled in the East End for many centuries. This guided walk lo…
– 11 June 2025
Voices and stories of the waves of people who've come to Whitechapel & Spitalfields over the centuries looking at buildings and spaces
Wednesday 11 June
Explore the recently restored Alice Billing House, a Grade II listed building in Stratford, and lea…
A tour and talk of Alice Billing House in Stratford
Join Harrow Council for an exclusive guided tour of Harrow Town Centre’s evolving regeneration si…
A walking tour by Harrow Council of the regeneration sites within the town centre
Come and explore this historic site within Whitechapel, where many migrant groups have made their h…
An exploration of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and its site within historic Whitechapel where many migrant groups have made their home since the early 16th century, leaving the area, and the building, full of voices and traces from the past.
Get behind-the-scenes insights into the design and development of the exhibition The Craft of Carpe…
A behind-the-scenes tour of The Craft of Carpentry exhibition at Japan House London
Elephant & Castle is at the epicentre of seismic change for South London. Based just off the Walwor…
A guided walk around Elephant & Castle, mapping your responses to the changing environment
10, 11 June
RDA Architects invites you to a unique guided walk, led by Richard Dudzicki, Director of RDA Archit…
A guided walk exploring RDA’s Passivhaus and Retrofit buildings and principles with an architect
Join Seaforth Land, Squire & Partners and Atelier Ten, for an evening tour of Space House, followin…
An evening tour of Grade II listed mid-century modern office tower Space House.
Join us for a guided 1-hour walking tour of the London Cancer Hub in Sutton – a world-leading cam…
Walking tour of London Cancer Hub Campus
Often overlooked, Tooley Street offers a parade of, perhaps, the most important ensemble of histori…
An evening architecture walk the length of Tooley Street highlighting 700 years of riverside architecture, including some of the most important buildings in Southwark
Thursday 12 June
Join us for a cycle tour through Camden, exploring Erect Architecture’s buildings, play intervent…
– 12 June 2025
A cycle tour through Camden, exploring Erect Architecture’s buildings, play interventions and public spaces, inspired by local communities.
Maggie’s at The Royal Marsden has been designed by Ab Rogers Design, a studio that prides itself …
Tour of Maggie's Centre with architect Ab Rogers
Studio Late – Southbank and London Bridge
Southwark is a borough shaped by transition — between past and future, public and private, exclus…
A guided walking tour through Southbank and London Bridge exploring thresholds, borders, and belonging in architecture and urban regeneration.