TwiTrip to Leeds – the verdict

Benji Lanyado's Twitter-led trip in search of the soul of Leeds took him from baroque music in a Grade II-listed building to a punk gig in an old working men's club

The beating art of Newcastle

Ouseburn's once derelict factories and warehouses are buzzing again with artists' studios, music venues and cinemas

Grand designs at Bauhaus B&B

The influential German design school now offers tourists the chance to stay in its former student quarters. Hans Kundnani checks in

Vive la différence

Matthew Tempest on four examples of contemporary architecture in the French capital that break the mould - all do-able in a day trip

10 great spring design days out

Stephen Bayley, the Observer's architecture correspondent and co-founder of the Design Museum, presents his pick of UK architecture and design destinations