The next RSUA Study Trip will take place from Friday 16 June to Sunday 18 June 2023.
Due to the popularity and depth of learnings gained from our recent biennial study trips, we have decided to organise a trip every year. We will take it in turns between a UK and Ireland destination and a continental European destination.
This year we plan to explore what Belfast can learn from Cork in relation to attracting people to live, study and work and how tourism and investment can be boosted through architecture and urban design.
The trip is being curated by RSUA member and former resident of Cork, Conor McKenna, with the support of the RSUA staff team. We are well advanced in our preparations for a trip which aims to be stimulating, thought provoking and friendship forming; a trip which has the potential to change how we think and act when we get back. View the core activities below but other talks/tours are currently being lined up.
Just like our trips to Madrid, Hamburg and Copenhagen, we are inviting a wide range of people who play a key role in shaping the built environment in Northern Ireland – clients, policy makers, and construction professionals.
The trip is also about exploring the connection between the second and third largest cities on this island. The plan is to use the train journey as a part of the trip – for talks and for conversation.
Dates: Friday 16 June 2023 to Sunday 18 June 2023
Transport: Train from Belfast to Cork. (Leaving early Friday morning and returning early evening Sunday)
Accommodation: The Metropole Hotel and the Brú Hostel (low budget option)
Locked in Meetings/Places/Projects in Cork: Tony Duggan (City Architect), Cork Light Rail project (Jacobs), Award winning architecture – Glucksman Gallery
Wider themes being explored: Climate change, city centre living, coastal cities, sustainable transport, heritage-led regeneration
Core invitees: Architects, engineers, Translink, DfI, DfC, Belfast City Council, Maritime Trust, Harbour Commissioners, Housing Associations, NIHE
Cost: The cost of the trip includes train, accommodation, talks/tours, a drinks reception on the opening night and the evening meal on Saturday.
The options are:
Sponsors: The drinks reception has been kindly sponsored by Jacobs and a sponsor for the Saturday dinner is currently being finalised.
To secure your place please confirm your order with Julia Leaker on julia@rsua.org.uk asap. Full payment will be required by the end of May.
