Events

MAG Symposium

Supporting good design: Benefits of the design review process and strategic design advice

This is an opportunity to explore how collectively, we communicate and value what is important in the making of great places and how MAG’s Design Review service can optimise project development to deliver better outcomes. 

The event is aimed at organisations and people who are responsible for shaping our places and spaces including project initiators, project teams, design professionals, local council development plan and development control teams.

Guest speakers include:

• Julie Tanner BSc, DipTP MRTPI, Head of Planning and Design, Design West, Bristol.
• Sharon Smyth FCIPS LLM, Chief Executive, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Department of Finance.
• Ciarán Fox, Director of Royal Society of Ulster Architects.

There will be an opportunity to share in a collective conversation on our individual and collective roles in enabling good design, and to reflect on how MAG can best support this practice.

This free event will take place in RSUA award winning St. Comgall’s, Divis Street, Belfast on Thursday 3^rd October at 9.45am. Lunch will be provided at 1pm, followed by an opportunity to have a tour of the building, led by architects Hall Black Douglas.

Due to the nature of the venue, this event is limited to a maximum of 120 places, so we invite you to register as soon as possible. To reserve your place, and to get more information about the speakers and running order, please go to the Eventbrite page and click the “Register” button. (If you wish to avail of the tour of St. Comgall’s, please email after registering to let us know at magsecretariat@communities-ni.gov.uk.  Places on the tour are limited to 20.)

Please also advise MAG Secretariat if you have any dietary requirements when you make your booking.

Book here.