Esther Simpson Building Leeds University Business School and School of Law News, West Yorkshire Architecture Contest
Esther Simpson Building University of Leeds
10 November 2021
DLA Completes Next Flagship Development Phase At Leeds Business School
Design: DLA Architecture
Location: Lyddon Terrace, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England, UK

DLA Architecture has completed and handed over the much-anticipated Esther Simpson Building as the flagship new learning centre for Leeds University Business School and School of Law.
Esther Simpson Building at Leeds University Business School and School of Law News
The new building forms phase three of a multi-million-pound investment by the University to deliver technology-rich, collaborative, and inclusive new learning spaces to better equip students for working in a global environment.
DLA, which has been retained on the University of Leeds Architectural Services Framework for more than 15 years, designed a state-of-the-art new building on Lyddon Terrace as a gateway site to the campus. Consideration has been given to respect both the character of the conservation area, listed terraces, and the retained mature trees, with a design quality to integrate the building with the landscape.
DLA visited several European campus locations with the University to draw inspiration from world class facilities and incorporate design features of international repute. Accommodation includes specialist trading rooms, behaviour labs, c...