North West Early Career Architects Forum: Launch Event

Manchester School of Architecture and RIBA North West are setting up an Early Career Architects Forum, to offer networking, professional development and mentoring opportunities for early career architects across the North West.

The purpose of the programme is to create a community for early career architects, giving you the chance to connect, network and share experiences and expertise. As a group, we'll form a programme of sessions focussed on professional development, with the opportunity to bring in guest speakers and organise CPD.

The forum is aimed at those within 5 years of graduating, as well as current Part 3 students.

Join us for this launch event to find out more, give your input in to the programme, share your thoughts and ideas for speakers, session topics and events, and make connections and socialise with other early career architects.

We'll be joined by Becky Smith, Chair of the successful RIBA North East Young Architects Practitioners Forum, who will share what they've been up to in the North East and offer advice and ideas for setting up the network. Find out more about the YAPF here.

The event is free and open to all.

Agenda

5.30pm Arrival and refreshments served

6pm Welcome & introductions: Rachel Newton (Manchester School of Architecture) & Laura Rushton (RIBA)

6.15pm Talk and Q&A with Becky Smith (Chair of RIBA North East YAPF and Architect at X-Site Architecture)

6.45pm Break for pizza and drinks

7.15pm Input and discussion - forming the ECAN programme followed by further networking

8pm Ends

If you have any special access needs or questions about attending this event, please contact [email protected].

Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be served. Special dietary requirements will be catered for - please indicate any special dietary requirements on the booking form.

Thank you to BDP for hosting us at their offices.

About the speaker

Becky Smith is the Chair of the RIBA YAPF and Architect at xsite architecture. She became involved with the YAPF having previously been President of Northumbria Architecture Society (NAS) in 2016/17. She was part of the first cohort to graduate from the Architect Degree Apprenticeship at Northumbria University, qualifying as an Architect in 2022. She has worked at practices in Newcastle over the last 7 years with her main professional focus being in the historic and conservation sector.

She is passionate about both attracting and retaining graduate talent to the North-East and believes expanding the opportunities available to connect with other professionals at various stages of their careers through from being a student to emerging professional is one way to help achieve this.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

BDP, 11 Ducie Street, Manchester, United Kingdom