Conservation Committee

Headline Purpose

Chaired by Brian Quinn, the committee’s purpose is to promote the conservation of the built heritage in Northern Ireland by enhancing the conservation knowledge and skills of architects and others.

How will this purpose be achieved

Engage with the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities, other Government bodies and Local Councils.
Prepare RSUA’s response to relevant consultations
Develop RSUA position papers on policies impacting Northern Ireland’s built heritage
Provide a collective expert view on conservation matters when called upon
Co-ordinate RSUA’s input to European Heritage Open Days
Engage and co-ordinate with other bodies in Northern Ireland and beyond who seek to promote the conservation of our built heritage
Propose opportunities for learning, particularly for architects and university students. For example, topics and expert speakers for training events, resources for architects and building tours.
Review the RSUA’s Conservation Courses and the route for further recognition of conservation expertise

Public benefit

The better conservation of our built heritage will deliver economic, social and cultural benefits to the public and enhance the sustainability of our built environment.

Committee membership and contact details

Conservation Committee Chair, Brian Quinn brian.quinn@eani.org.uk

Name	Organisation	Email Address
Ben Aston	Hamilton Architects	ben.aston@hamiltonarchitects.co.uk
Jonathan Baird	Construction Procurement Delivery	jonathan.baird@finance-ni.gov.uk
Conall Doherty*	Design ID	Conall.doherty@designid.co.uk
Stephen Douglas	Hall Black Douglas	stephendouglas@hallblackdouglas.co.uk
Nicola Golden	Department for Communities
Robert Lister	Alastair Coey Architects	robert.lister@alastaircoeyarchitects.com
Mark McCullough	McCullough Totten Architects	mark@mcculloughtotten.com
Paul Mongan	Gregory Architects	paulmongan@gregoryarchitects.com
Jim Mulholland	TODD Architects	jim.mulholland@toddarch.co.uk
Marcus Patton	Hearth NI	marcus@hearthni.org.uk
Roger Perrott	C60 Design	roger.perrott@c60design.co.uk
Brian Quinn	Education Authority	brian.quinn@eani.org.uk
Susan Rafferty	Rafferty Architects	susan@raffertyarchitects.net
Colin Shaw	Taggarts	colin.shaw@taggarts.uk
Geoff Sloan		gfs_52@hotmail.co.uk
Dawson Stelfox	Consarc Design	dawson.stelfox@consarc-design.co.uk
Hana Stolcova	Whittaker & Watt Architects	hstolcova@wwarch.co.uk

*not a qualified architect, but is an architectural professional

Meeting frequency/pre-arranged dates

This committee will meet quarterly, from 1pm until 2pm on the following dates:

1pm on Wednesday 20 February 2025
1pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025
1pm on Wednesday 3 September 2025
1pm on Wednesday 26 November 2025

Other meetings will be scheduled as required between the standing meetings and working groups will be formed to take forward specific actions.

Involvement

RSUA members who are interested in joining this committee should contact Jude Faloon on jude@rsua.org.uk

Find out More

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Engagement

If you or your organisation wishes to engage with the RSUA Conservation Committee, please contact Jude Faloon on jude@rsua.org.uk