Writer and Dezeen columnist Phineas Harper has become director of charity Open City, which runs Open House London.
In his new role Harper, who joined Open City after working as deputy director of the Architecture Foundation for five years, wants to encourage people to be more involved in decisions that impact their cities.
"I believe a good city is one in which all its citizens have a voice in how it is made," he told Dezeen.
"Open City has for years been a pioneer of diversity in the built environment, creating educational programmes which expand who is able to study architecture and create the city we live in. All organisations who want to help create better cities must now have diversity at the heart of their agenda and practice." "I hope to help Open City lead debate about London's future"
In London, where Open City is based and the Open House London event opens over 800 buildings to the public each year, Harper wants to organisation to lead discussions about the city's future.
"I hope to help Open City lead debate about London's future, making the propositional case for a truly equitable, adventurous and open city," he told Dezeen.

"Buffeted by the climate crisis and political change, I believe the UK faces an uncertain future intrinsically connected to the key question of its openness. Simultaneously, it is without doubt that cities and towns, rather than nation-states, will be the centres of ambitious social and economi...