THE Winchester Lectures - a series of talks by six leading architects – are about to begin in Winchester.

To be held at the Winchester Discovery Centre, the lectures are organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects Hampshire Branch.

Each will feature an architect who will talk about their work, including Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, whose practice’s buildings encompass Waterloo International, the Eden Project and the new Boldrewood Campus at Southampton University.

Organisers say the lectures will interest anyone who enjoys looking at and thinking about building design and the built environment.

They will be held on Wednesdays, at 6pm for 6.30pm as follows: • June 5, Andy Law - Reiach and Hall Architects; • June 12, Professor Robert Adam – Winchester-based ADAM Architecture; • June 19, Patrick Theis/Soraya Khan - Theis + Khan; • June 26, Roger Stephenson - Roger Stephenson Studio; • July 3, Mary Duggan/Joe Morris - Duggan Morris Architects; • July 10, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw – part of the Winchester Festival. To be attended by Stephen Hodder, RIBA President Elect. This lecture will start promptly at 6pm; • July 17, Kevin Carmody/Andy Groarke - Carmody Groarke.

Tickets cost £4.50 per person, including refreshments apart from Sir Nicholas Grimshaw’s lecture, which costs £10.

The Winchester Lectures have been organised by RIBA Hampshire Branch for more than 20 years. The 2013 series is sponsored by Hays the recruitment consultancy; and by Pro Vision Planning & Design.