Victoria Thornton

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Victoria Thornton OBE HonFRIBA is the founder of the Open House architecture concept^[1] which has sought to improve public engagement in architecture and urban design. In 1992, she founded the architecture education charity Open-City and the initiatives Open House London and, later, Open House Worldwide.^[2] The Open House initiative highlights the value of design in creating liveable cities and the role everyone plays in them through dialogue with key stakeholders^[jargon] and the wider public. From 2018-22, she has been president of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London; is the founder of Thornton Education Trust; trustee and chair, Architecture and Planning Committee Bath Preservation Trust; and director of Architecture for Kids.