4 X 4 Series (2026 Edition) – Week 1

The Leeds Society of Architects, in conjunction with Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Civic Trust and RIBA, are excited to announce the return of the popular 4 X 4 talk series following an extremely successful and positive re-launch, due to be held across four Thursday evenings in February 2026.

Each evening will be chaired by four expert hosts, who will lead Q&A sessions with each and everyone of this year's sixteen brilliant speakers. For this year's series attendees will hear about the relationship the Built Environment, Architecture & Development has on People & Place, in the City of Leeds and further afield.

Chair: Andrew Edwards, former BBC Radio Leeds presenter

Speakers:

• David Feeney (Outgoing Chief Planning Officer for Leeds City Council due to retirement from the council) talking about reflections on his time with LCC.
• Graham Edward & Tim Reid (Edward Architects & Urban Wilderness) talking about the community-led Holbeck Viaduct Project in Leeds.
• Joanna Resnick (Slung Low) talking about Slung Low’s work in Leeds.
• Vicky Casey & David Rudlin (BDP and Rudlin & Co) talking about their work with Leeds City Council.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all the chairs and speakers already confirmed for the 2026 series (in alphabetical order):

Chairs:

• Andrew Edwards
• Martin Hamilton
• Peg Alexander
• Prue Chiles

Speakers (in alphabetical order by Company):

• James Arkle & Graham Boyce (ArkleBoyce Architects)
• Guy Smith (Bauman Lyons)
• Vicky Casey & David Rudlin (BDP & Rudlin & Co)
• Gareth Jackson (Brewster Bye)
• Graham Edward & Tim Reid (Edward Architects)
• Grace Choi (Grace Choi Architecture)
• James Hartley (Latch Charity)
• David Feeney (Leeds City Council)
• Clifford Stead (Leeds Civic Trust)
• Karen Stafeckis (McLaren Group)
• P+HS Architects
• Christian Male, Simpson Haugh
• Joanna Resnick (Slung Low)
• Rob Bumby (Stack Architects)
• Dr May Newisar (University of Leeds)

The event is in person and free, everyone is welcome to attend, we’d love to see as many in attendance as possible, please reserve a spot so we can keep track of the number of attendees. Each evening will run for approximately 2 hours, with an opportunity to discuss the themes heard during the evening and network afterwards.

The venue for all four evenings is: Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University, Portland Way, Leeds, LS1 3PB.

Please arrive promptly at 5:40pm, as the first speaker is due to begin at 6:15pm. The talks will draw to a close between 8pm/8:15pm, with networking to run until 9:45pm / 10pm.

Please be aware, the ticket reserved on this page is for Week 1: Thursday 5th February. To attend the other evenings within the series, please follow the Eventbrite links below.

Event program:

• Week 1: Thursday 5th February

• Week 2: Thursday 12th February (Eventbrite Ticket Link)

• Week 3: Thursday 19th February (Eventbrite Ticket Link)

• Week 4: Thursday 26th February (Eventbrite Ticket Link)

Please note due to changes at the venue we unfortunately won't be able to stream each evening, as we did with 2024's edition of the series last year. Therefore the only way to enjoy the event is to attend in person!

To avoid disappointment, we encourage everyone to secure their tickets ASAP, as tickets sold out ahead of each evening in 2025.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Luke

LSA President

*Please note in reserving a free ticket you agree to be contacted by the evening's partners, sponsors and added to the LSA Mailing List.

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Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University, Portland Way, Leeds, United Kingdom

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