# Exploring Architecture: National Poetry Library

Exploring Architecture: National Poetry Library at Royal Institute of British Architects, Thursday 5 November 2026, 14:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Royal Institute of British Architects, Portland Place 66-68, W1B 1AD London
- Go to page: https://www.riba.org/whats-on/exploring-architecture-national-poetry-library-november-2026/

![Exploring Architecture: National Poetry Library](https://noky.io/images/7e4420f30946eba1267b5711fbcbd24f65bdca1761f04da37530082a15107ea4-2000.webp)

A free event about how architecture can inspire poetry, held at the National Poetry Library on Level 5 of the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre. It is organised by RIBA Learning and centres on the Poetry Buildings group exhibition, where visual poets and artists explore the relationship between poetry and the built environment. The exhibition's collection spans from ancient eras to the concrete poetry movement of the 1950s and today's voices. After an introduction, participants join a short activity writing their own poetry inspired by the brutalist Southbank Centre surroundings, starting from scratch or using prompts from the places they are in.

## Dates

- Thursday 5 November 14:00 — Royal Institute of British Architects

Written by a model, sources: [riba.org](https://www.riba.org/whats-on/exploring-architecture-national-poetry-library-november-2026/)

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