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Leeds Architecture Tours
post updated 2 April 2026
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Leeds Architecture – Introduction
The city is located in Yorkshire, in the north of England, on the River Aire. The city is famous for architecture such as the Town Hall building, the City Markets, Carnegie Pavilion at Headingley Cricket Club, Bridgewater Place tower and the Corn Exchange building.
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Leeds Architecture Walking Tours
Architecture Guides in West Yorkshire – City Building Walks in northern England, United Kingdom:
Famous architects with buildings in the city include EMBT and Jeremy Dixon.Edward Jones. Other key architects with work in the city include Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Heatherwick Studio, John McAslan & Partners, Aedas, Benoy and the Jerde Partnership.
Leeds Town Hall building:
photograph © Adrian Welch
Leeds Walking Tours
Leeds Architecture Tours can be suited to your group’s areas of architectural interest, for example a group wishing to view contemporary office buildings or historic houses can usually be accommodated by our guides.
Building in the city centre:
picture © Adrian Welch
Please advise us of specific interests and we can assist in your itinerary preparation ahead of the walking tour.
Granary Wharf building
photo : Hufton + Crow
Leeds Architectural Walking Tours
Contact Isabelle Lomholt to arrange your architecture tour on mobile or email isabelle(at)e-architect.com
Payments must be made in full prior to the architectural tour.
Leeds Buildings : architectural news + key building projects
photo : Hufton + Crow
Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre, at St James’s University Hospital
Design: Heatherwick Studio
images courtesy of architects
Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre Building
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Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, Northern England, UK.
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West Yorkshire Architectural Designs
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Leeds Architecture News – major new West Yorkshire property designs
Some recent architectural projects that can be visited on your tour of the city:
Leeds Beckett University Creative Arts Building, Woodhouse Lane
Architects: Hawkins\Brown
image courtesy of architects
Leeds Beckett University Creative Arts Building
Citu Home
Architects: White Arkitekter
image courtesy of architects
Citu Home Leeds
Emerald Headingley Stadium
Design: DLA Architects; Structural engineering design: TRP Consulting
image courtesy of architects
Emerald Headingley Stadium Building
Globe Point Leeds
Building architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS); Interior Designer: Ekho Studio
photo : Tom Bird
Globe Point Leeds Temple District Property
Interior designers Ekho Studio have completed a 300 sqm ground-floor amenity space that sets the tone at newly completed Globe Point, the first of CEG Group’s schemes within the regenerated Temple district in Holbeck.
The 37,800 sq ft, seven-storey office development—designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios—has achieved both BREEAM Excellent and WiredScore Platinum ratings. It also marks the first new-build office property to be delivered in Leeds this year.
Westbank Leeds, South Bank regeneration area
Design: DLA Architecture
image courtesy of architects practice
Westbank Leeds South Bank Commercial Property
Proposals were presented yesterday to Leeds City Council’s Plans Panel for a significant £150 million mixed-use scheme on a prime site within the South Bank regeneration area of Leeds city centre.
On behalf of joint venture partners Stamford Property Holdings and Shelborn Asset Management—which acquired the site adjacent to Bridgewater Place last year—DLA Architecture presented updated designs for the four-acre site. The site is currently occupied by a three-storey call centre building and includes 117 car parking spaces.
Whitelock Street Leeds Student Residences, North Leeds
Design: Howarth Litchfield Architects, Durham
image courtesy of architects practice
Whitelock Street Leeds Student Residences
As regeneration begins on a disused site on Whitelock Street, just north of Leeds city centre, Alumno is planning a wide-ranging programme of artist commissions for its new development. The initiative aims to enrich the scheme while supporting the city’s growing student population and creative community.
Pin Yard, Siddall Street, Holbeck Urban Village area
photo courtesy of Grainger plc
Pin Yard Leeds Apartments, Holbeck Urban Village
The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger plc, is expanding its build-to-rent portfolio in Leeds with an impressive new development, Pin Yard. Designed exclusively for the modern-day renter, this stylish residential scheme reflects the growing demand for high-quality, professionally managed rental homes in the city.
Wellington Place buildings
image © Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects
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