Phin Harper to take Open City helm

New Open City director Phin Harper

Architecture Foundation deputy director named as new chief of Open House charity

Architecture Foundation deputy director Phin Harper is set to take the helm of Open City at the beginning of April.

Critic and curator Harper will replace Rory Olcayto, who has led the charity – which founded the Open House weekend phenomenon – for the past four years.

Olcayto, who is a former Building Design writer, is taking up a new writer-and-critic role at Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects.

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