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Yorkshire

Over 80 events are taking place in Yorkshire, including film screenings, talks, walks, tours, building-visits, exhibitions, excavations, excursions, children's activities, and the ever-popular RIBA Architect in the House. See the listings for more details of these and other events as they are confirmed.

In Yorkshire we're looking at Urban Picnics - Urban Picnics are free, and everyone is invited to take time out, stop, sit and enjoy the best, quirkiest or least loved modern architecture, and rediscover places in our towns and cities that are often passed by.

The backdrop to a quick lunchtime or evening picnic might be the UK’s smallest window in Hull or Leeds’ controversial Merrion Centre.

Some of the country’s top chefs and food writers, including Simon Gueller (The Box Tree, Ilkley), Antonio Carluccio, Giorgio Locatelli and The Times food-writer, Lindsey Bareham, have contributed their favourite picnic recipes.

From eco-friendly office-spaces, to the newest commercial developments, Architecture Week opens up spaces that are often restricted, or under construction. On the 30th floor of Leeds’ tallest building, inside the newly opened Bridgewater Place, Civic Architect John Thorp, will describe the influence of this development on the surrounding area and what we might expect to see next. In Wakefield, visit the construction site of The Art House’s new home, designed to provide exemplary access for disabled visitors; and in Doncaster, architects will guide visitors around the town’s newest architectural highlights, including Keepmoat Stadium.

All Yorkshire Events

Highlight events

Eco-office tour

A tour of the new locally sourced and manufactured, green-oak framed office and art gallery at Ecclesall Woods...

BBC/RIBA Radio Debate 'Leeds and Bradford, A Tale of Two Cities - Which Way Now?'

5 panellists will discuss different approaches to city planning and regeneration in Leeds and Bradford. The commercially led approach versus the masterplanned approach. Members of the public are welcome to join the audience for the debate.

The Art House - Hard Hat Tour

The Art House is a new building for the visual arts, which aims to provide exemplary access for disabled people. This presentation will draw together three key people: the client, the architect and the builder to discuss their vision for and input into this exciting new building.

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