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Institutional development · Facilities and campus development · United Kingdom

University of Liverpool opens new architecture school building with alumnus Anton Lesser

The University of Liverpool is marking the official opening of a new building for its Liverpool School of Architecture on 5 November 2026, with actor and alumnus Anton Lesser leading the ceremony.

Photo: LiverpoolJane / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Why it matters: The Liverpool School of Architecture is the unit receiving the new building, which is being formally opened on 5 November 2026.

The University of Liverpool said it is celebrating a new building for its Liverpool School of Architecture (LSA) on 5 November 2026.

According to the university, the building's official opening ceremony is being led by Anton Lesser, a Game of Thrones actor who studied architecture there.

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Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The Liverpool School of Architecture now has a new building, which is being formally opened at a ceremony led by alumnus Anton Lesser on 5 November 2026.

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