Newcastle Architecture : Buildings
Contemporary architectural developments on Tyneside. Northeast England properties designs, UK
post updated 25 January 2026
We choose key examples of Newcastle Architecture. We cover completed Tyneside buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Newcastle. The focus is on contemporary Newcastle buildings but information on traditional Tyneside buildings is also welcome.
Newcastle Building News
20 Mar 2018
Eskdale Terrace Housing, Jesmond
Design: FaulknerBrowns Architects
image from architecture practice
Eskdale Terrace Housing in Jesmond
Newcastle City Council has approved plans submitted by FaulknerBrowns Architects, on behalf of PegasusLife, for a scheme which represents a new approach to later living in the city. This will be the developer’s first scheme north of Manchester, and their first collaboration with FaulknerBrowns.
26 Jun 2012
Toffee Factory, Lower Steenberg’s Yard, Quayside, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
Design: xsite architecture
Toffee Factory – RIBA Award
The derelict toffee factory, with a forest of trees growing out of its ruined shell, has been reincarnated as a managed work space for the creative industries and is almost fully let. It has become a landmark in the regeneration of the Ouseburn Valley and a significant addition to Newcastle’s architectural legacy.
Get Carter Demolition
Gateshead car park : Brutalist sixties architecture
Tower proposal – former brewery site redevelopment, adj. St James Football Ground
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Ian Simpson Architects
187m high, 58-storey tower: residential; offices; student accommodation; retail
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Newcastle Architecture Photos
This is the largest city in the north east of England. The community was famous for its industrial heritage based around the River Tyne, with mile upon mile of docks on both sides of the river, especially the south side down to South Shields.
The football club is a major element in the city’s spirit and the St James stadium sits on the hill above the town centre, visible for miles.
Newcastle’s most prestigious street is Grey Street with its elegant neoclassical buildings rising up the hill, with the Theatre Royal towards the top. The street gently curves, giving it a pleasant feel.
All Newcastle Buildings covered on one page
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Major Newcastle Buildings
Newcastle College Music, Performing Arts and Media Centre
Design: RMJM Architects
Newcastle College
The MPAM centre, situated on the college’s Rye Hill Campus overlooking the river Tyne, was designed by Edinburgh-based architects RMJM who were selected from a shortlist of six for the project. RMJM are also providing structural and M&E engineering as well as landscape architecture services.
Newcastle building : RIBA Architecture Awards 2007 shortlist – Northeast Region
Sage Gateshead building for Gateshead Council
Design: Foster + Partners
Sage Gateshead
Dance City Newcastle
Design: Malcolm Fraser Architects
Dance City Newcastle
RIBA Architecture Awards 2007 shortlist – Northeast Region
Gateshead Millennium Bridge – ‘Winking Bridge’, Gateshead
Design: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Stirling Prize winner – iconic architecture
Baltic Mills, central Gateshead
Design: Ellis Williams Architects originally Gelder and Kitchen
Baltic Mills, central Gateshead
Art Gallery in converted building – Baltic Flour Mill – disused grain warehouse
life building
Design: Terry Farrell Architects
life building
Mixed Use Urban development
Byker Wall Housing, east of city centre
Date built: 1982
Design: Ralph Erskine Architect
Byker Wall
Seminal housing project : community architecture
Tyne Bridge
Newcastle bridge
Newcastle United Stadium Building
Newcastle stadium
More Tyneside architecture projects online soon.
Location: Newcastle, Tyneside, Northeast England, UK
Victorian architecture in the city centre:
building image © Adrian Welch
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Tyneside Buildings
Northeast English Buildings + Designs, alphabetical:
55 North Buildings
Newcastle apartments
Air Traffic Control Tower, Newcastle Airport
Design: 3Dreid
Newcastle Airport Building
City Campus East, Northumbria University
Date built: 2007
Design: Atkins
£136m
Copthorne Hotel Building, on the Tyne
Newcastle hotel
Eldon Shopping Centre Buildings, north of city centre
Newcastle shopping centre
Express Inn
Express Inn Newcastle
Former Bannatyne Casino conversion, East Quayside
Date: 2007-
Design: Ryder
Building for Argon Properties
Gateshead International Stadium Regional Hub
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Design: Faulknerbrowns
RIBA Awards 2007 shortlist – Northeast Region
‘Get Carter’ building, Gateshead
Design: Owen Luder architect
Gateshead car park : derelict sixties architecture, now demolished
Government Offices for the Northeast
Newcastle offices
Great North Museum
Dates built: 2009
Design: Farrells
Great North Museum
IKEA Housing : Gateshead – BoKlok Buildings proposal news
IKEA Housing
Newcastle College Sandyford Building
Design: Red Box Interiors
Newcastle College Sandyford Building
The £8.6m Sandyford Campus offers comprehensive training programmes for business students on undergraduate courses. The building is situated in Newcastle city-centre and contains dedicated IT suites and study areas for students.
Newcastle College Sixth Form College Building
Design: RMJM Architects
Newcastle College Sixth Form College
The 11,000 sqm building has been designed by RMJM’s Scotland Studio and includes advanced practical and learning facilities, incorporating the latest technologies to assist the college in increasing participation and driving up success. It will enhance the education of 16-19 year olds from across the region.
Newcastle Playhouse Redevelopment
Date: 2006
Design: The Arts Team RHWL
Northumbria University
Design: 3dreid
Northumbria University Building
This academic institution was originally founded in 1969. The university has nearly 5,000 bedrooms within its various residential schemes from en suite, top-of-the-range accommodation to traditional student housing.
Newcastle Architecture Competition : Scotswood Expo
Sleeperz hotel, Westgate Street
Design: Clash Architects
Sleeperz Hotel Newcastle
St Oswald’s Hospice
Design: Jane and David Darbyshire
Newcastle Hospice : RIBA Award National overall winner 1988
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Design: Red Box Interiors
One NorthEast
Tower proposal – former brewery site redevelopment
Design: Ian Simpson Architects
187m high – located adjacent to the St James Football Ground
58-storey tower building: residential; offices; student accommodation; retail
Tyneside Cinema
Design: Fletcher Priest Architects
Tyneside Cinema
More Newcastle Architecture online soon
Location: Newcastle, Tyneside, Northeast England, UK
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North-East England Buildings – Architectural Landmarks
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Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Photos for the Newcastle Architecture Designs page welcome