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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 5 Mar 2021
- Charity no. 104966
- Company no. 607231
- Date registered. 14/03/2016
Public benefits
To advance the education of the public in architecture and the built environment: The beneficiaries of this purpose are: the general public including young people and hard to reach groups across Northern Ireland who engage in the PLACE public programme of talks, walks, curriculum based projects, summer schools, workshops, consultation events,
oral history recordings and web archives which are programmed across the region and are designed to educate the public on architecture and built environment in their localities. The public benefits that flow from this purpose are: 1. that the public has increased awareness, understanding and appreciation of architecture and its related disciplines and 2. the production of high quality, meaningful community involvements that are used to help shape new sites, neighbourhoods and towns. This can be evidenced by: Direct feedback from participants of workshops, urban walks, design academies as well as the content of publications, short films and exhibitions produced as a result of education and consultation processes. It can also be evidenced by third party evaluation. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. To advance the art and science of architecture and related disciplines: The beneficiaries of this purpose are: practitioners and professionals in planning, urban design, architecture, landscape design, communities, artists, government and public authorities and agencies and other stakeholders and related disciplines. The public benefits that flow from this purpose are: a more knowledgeable and coherent inter-sectoral network who practice collaboratively, increased opportunities for skills development and sharing of expertise and a high standard of excellence and best practice. This can be evidenced by: feedback from participants of workshops and events, project evaluation which is collated and fed back to stakeholders and ultimately influencing change in policies at a local and regional level, invites to sharing our models of best practice at regional, national and international levels. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. To promote civil society and community development: The beneficiaries of this purpose are: 1. Communities across Northern Ireland including young people and hard to reach groups who participate in shaping future plans for buildings, sites, neighbourhoods and towns through PLACE projects. 2. Local authorities and central government departments. The public benefits that flow from this purpose are: increased skills and capacity at a community level. Increased participation in consultation processes relating to the built environment. Support for communities to become involved in developing their built environment. Another benefit is the connection made between communities and decision makers in local and central government. This can be evidenced by: feedback from community representatives who participate directly in consultation processes, evaluation from the wider community within the development area. Evidence is also shown through data collected for external evaluation. There is no harm flowing from this purpose
What your organisation does
PLACE advocates for the use of great spaces across Northern Ireland. PLACE is composed of a multi-disciplinary team combining expertise and extensive experience in architecture, town planning, visual art, curation, design, social science, education, research, community engagement and event management. We work with the public across Northern Ireland
through a varied programme of tailor made activities such as urban walks, talks, exhibitions, consultations and capacity building. Our office is an urban centre of excellence providing a hub of information and activity with prominent, ground-floor, city centre street frontage. We produce activities with maximum visibility and provide a high level of accessibility. Through our public programme of workshops, walks, talks and exhibitions, we take a lead in bringing high quality design to architecture and planning in Northern Ireland as well as recognising Northern Ireland’s historic and contemporary design achievements (link to events http://www.placeni.org/events.html). Through our research and industry-facing studies, we ensure excellence and accountability in the shaping of great places throughout the region (link to projects http://www.placeni.org/projects.html). PLACE’s learning strategy widens understanding of and participation with architecture, planning and design. Working with people of all ages and from all backgrounds, we open up the processes and professions that shape our places to all the community. We offer particular programmes for young people and hard to reach groups, to help them to understand their built environment and become active in shaping it. We involve communities in the reimagining of vacant space through culture and the arts and encourage lasting regeneration of some of NI’s most deprived areas.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Voluntary and community sector
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Heritage/historical
- Research/evaluation
- Youth development
Charitable purposes
The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:- (1) To advance the education of the public in architecture and the built environment by: (i) raising awareness, understanding and appreciation of architecture and its related disciplines and their importance to each person’s individual, social and community life; (ii) undertaking or encouraging others to undertake research and community consultations and making public the useful results of such research and consultations. (2) To advance the art and science of architecture and related disciplines by: (i) advocating for excellence and promoting best practice in architecture and the built environment; (ii)promoting inter-professional co-operation in planning, urban design, architecture, landscape design and other related disciplines; (iii)encouraging and fostering active engagement and collaboration between environment professionals, communities, artists, government and public authorities and agencies and other stakeholders; (iv)developing networks to exchange and advance knowledge and providing a platform for critical debate. (3) To promote civil society and community development by: (i)encouraging and fostering public participation wherever possible in consultation and decision-making processes relating to the built environment; (ii)supporting the concept of community through the built environment; (iii)providing assistance to community groups and organisations with regard to the development and improvement of their built environment.