These are the best buildings in Leeds according to the city's Architecture Awards shortlist

Leeds has big ambitions to become the best city in the UK - and one of the most important ingredients of its rise will be the top quality of its architecture and landscape.

On February 28 at Leeds Town Hall, the Leeds Architecture Awards will showcase the new developments which are reshaping our city and making a major contribution to its future development and prosperity. This year, some 58 schemes were nominated across five different categories:

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PICS: Third Party
Logik Centre, 5-7 Lifton Place, Leeds LS2placeholder image
Logik Centre, 5-7 Lifton Place, Leeds LS2
St Michaels College (now CQ The Court), St Johns Road, Woodhouse LS3placeholder image
St Michaels College (now CQ The Court), St Johns Road, Woodhouse LS3
Institute for Transport Studies, 34 - 40 University Road, Leeds LS2placeholder image
Institute for Transport Studies, 34 - 40 University Road, Leeds LS2
Bramley Hub, Hough Lane, Leeds LS13placeholder image
Bramley Hub, Hough Lane, Leeds LS13
Merrion House, 110 Merrion Centre, Leeds LS2placeholder image
Merrion House, 110 Merrion Centre, Leeds LS2
Eagle Tavern, North Street, Leeds LS7placeholder image
Eagle Tavern, North Street, Leeds LS7
Former York Road Library, York Road, Leeds LS9placeholder image
Former York Road Library, York Road, Leeds LS9
Edward Boyle Library, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2placeholder image
Edward Boyle Library, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2
The Lost & Found (former Leeds Club), 3 Albion Place, Leeds LS1placeholder image
The Lost & Found (former Leeds Club), 3 Albion Place, Leeds LS1
Fine Arts Building, University Road, Leeds LS2placeholder image
Fine Arts Building, University Road, Leeds LS2
Kirkstall Forge, Abbeydale Way, Leeds LS5placeholder image
Kirkstall Forge, Abbeydale Way, Leeds LS5
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