How Do We Use Our City?

This fab new exhibition at Somerset House looks at the ways we use our city and our 'use' of it be could be more efficient and fun.

London has been reinventing itself since Roman times. But what are the forces that shape our city today, and how can we take a more active role in that shape. The pressures of climate change and increasing population mean that more than ever before we must look at efficient and creative ways of using public space.

Design for London works with organisations across the city to make it more beautiful, legible and accessible, and London Open City offers every Londoner the opportunity to contribute to this project. The exhibition shows the 'tug-of-war' nature of London life that is only exaggerated by the city's fast pace: order versus chaos, interaction versus privacy, heritage versus change.

The exhibition runs at Somerset House from Thursday March 6th to Sunday April 27th. The entrance to exhibition will be via the Seaman's Hall and will be open daily from 10am to 6pm, with the last entrance at 5.30pm.
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How to get there

The closest mainline stations to Somerset House are Charing Cross, Waterloo and Blackfriars, for the tube use Charing Cross, Embankment, Temple and Covent Garden. If you are on the bus the 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 47, 53, 77a, 91, 168, 171, 172, 176, 185, 188, 341 and RV1 all serve the area.