Archinect - News 2024-11-23T08:32:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150221248/london-s-open-house-launches-new-collection-of-card-models-to-make-at-home London's Open House launches new collection of card models to make at home Sean Joyner 2020-09-16T16:13:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c971166c43f99153b7ddf8056836bea.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://open-city.createsend1.com/t/i-l-mldutx-jddtiullyk-h/" target="_blank">Open House</a>, the volunteer-led festival of London's urban landscape, has created a collection of card models of iconic London buildings. The collection is one of a number of new "virus-proof" initiatives celebrating London's architecture during the pandemic.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/596f0d42f6f1df4ebf95ac6433481056.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/596f0d42f6f1df4ebf95ac6433481056.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/435057af30144440a5891eee023adb87.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/435057af30144440a5891eee023adb87.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>There are a total of sixteen card models, which can be ordered online and made at home. Some of the structures included are St Paul's Cathedral, Kew Gardens Palm House, and the Hoover Building. Every model kit comes with two sets of printed and pre-creased sheets to assemble the building along with information about the structure and its architectural history.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b13180f4a7189725311548377d3ea7b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b13180f4a7189725311548377d3ea7b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9db27c4a769f123612cb136eb5548916.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9db27c4a769f123612cb136eb5548916.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>"For Open House 2020, we&rsquo;ve created a program of in-person events all across the city but we wanted to create something for families and individuals who can&rsquo;t visit the festival in person too," said Hafsa Adan, Assistant Curator of Open House 2020 in a statement. "For those who can&rsquo;t get out and about in London this weekend, we&rsquo;re bringing the skyline to them instead."<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/6798f38b334e1c814a83a6cf5f6b1356.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/6798f38b334e1c814a83a6cf5f6b1356.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a36a26d86ab9cb817adb6971c7bce359.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a36a26d86ab9cb817adb6971c7bce359.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The ...</p>