Next: New York, Zagreb, Chicago, and Queretaro

Gowanus Canal. Photo: Nicole Vergalla

OHPEN HOUSE NEW YORK WEEKEND
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
17-19 OCTOBER

Want to learn the hidden meaning behind art in the subway? View the skyline from atop a private rooftop garden in the heart of Manhattan? Tour the city’s massive fish market at 3 am? Soon, you can. Open House New York Weekend offers the chance to see and tour 300+ destinations across all five boroughs. The festival taps architects, engineers, historians, curators, and more to give New Yorkers and visitors a glimpse into the spaces they create and work in.

Serdarova Street. Photo: Robert Leš

OPEN HOUSE ZAGREB
ZAGREB, CROATIA
17-19 OCTOBER

If it seems that the terms heritage and future in the architectural sense do not belong in the same sentence, the Open House Zagreb Festival invites you to find a creative answer together. The third edition, themed Heritage for the Future, welcomes visitors to discover 41 locations across the Croatian capital over three days. The programme examines what happens when the static nature of heritage meets the dynamism of new constructions, encouraging reflection on the city’s values and the role of its citizens in shaping them through a series of lectures, themed tours, and exchanges with architects and construction experts.

Hilliard Tower Apartments Senior Building. Photo: courtesy of Holsten Properties.

OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES
18-19 OCTOBER

This year, Open House Chicago introduces 30 new sites to its programme. Highlights include Electrical Audio, the renowned recording studio founded by the late sound engineer Steve Albini; Hilliard Tower Apartments, Bertrand Goldberg’s nautical-inspired residential complex; the Chicago Magic Lounge in Chinatown, a former laundry transformed into a theatre dedicated to live magic; Four Star Mushrooms, a state-of-the-art indoor farm cultivating gourmet mushrooms; and The Checkout, a former convenience store reimagined as an intimate chamber music venue.

La Carambada. Photo: courtesy of Open House Queretaro

OPEN HOUSE QUERETARO
QUERETARO, MEXICO
18-19 OCTOBER

Open House Querétaro celebrates its third edition, inviting the public to rediscover the city through architecture and urban design. More than fifty historic and contemporary sites will open their doors, offering guided tours of public and private buildings, as well as walking and cycling routes. The festival promises new opportunities for architects, students, and the public to experience, discuss, and share the richness of Queretaro’s built heritage.