Open City Audio: The Brief - 5 February 2026 (Caroline Harper)

Weekly programmes by Open City. Making architecture and cities more open, accessible, and equitable. Today: The Brief. Sahiba Chadha is joined by Caroline Harper, Managing Director of BeFirst, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s urban regeneration agency. Together they discuss: Government reveals its latest housing design and placemaking guidance; London house prices need to fall, says the housing minister; Níall McLaughlin wins RIBA Royal Gold Medal; and, amid downturn and uncertainty is a career in architecture and the built environment still endlessly rewarding?

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