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Liverpool School of Architecture

The opening of the new Liverpool School of Architecture building on November 5th marks a new era for the School that has been educating architects for more than 130 years.

New Architecture building

Welcome to the Liverpool School of Architecture

Professor Fei Chen, the Head of the Liverpool School of Architecture (LSA), warmly welcomes all staff and students back to campus. She looks forward to working with everyone to build a successful year of growth, collaboration and enjoyment. The Liverpool School of Architecture (LSA) was established in 1894, and was the first UK university to award a RIBA validated degree in the subject. We are proud of our long and distinguished tradition as one of the UK's premier centres for architectural research and education. LSA is currently placed in the top 150 institutions in the world (QS World University Subject Rankings 2026) for Architecture.

Current Lectures, Events & Exhibitions

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1st October - 18th December

The Liverpool School of Architecture: A Retrospective

We’re delighted to invite you to the Liverpool School of Architecture: A Retrospective exhibition at the School of Architecture, Bedford Street, University of Liverpool. The exhibition runs from 1st October – 18th December 2026. Visit anytime during normal opening hours, or by arrangement.

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3rd November

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Taibat Lawanson

6.30pm-8pm (BST), Budden Lecture Theatre, Liverpool School of Architecture

This lecture engages with the concepts of everyday urbanism, ecological capitalism and living heritage; unpacking how urban development visions and climate resilience narratives can become a clear threat to lived realities, place identity and urban sustainability

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4th November

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Ilze Wolff

6.30pm-8pm (BST), Budden Lecture Theatre, Liverpool School of Architecture

We are delighted to welcome you to an inspiring evening with Professor Ilze Wolff. This lecture will build on and echo the work of Mario Gooden, who professes that 'liberation is a spatial practice’ as much as it is a social practice.

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4th November

Book Launch: Rented Worlds Discussion with Alistair Cartwright

1pm Reilly Room, Liverpool School of Architecture

Rented Worlds rescues a once central form of domestic life from obscurity, returning private rented housing to the heart of the story of what it meant to live a life both ordinary and marginalised in the twentieth-century city.

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