Planning Landscape Architecture Community Environment Limited

A Charity registered in Northern Ireland, with its Registered Office at 40 Fountain Street, Belfast BT1 5EE

Company Number: NI607231 / Registered Charity Number: XT30723

PLACE is an architecture centre based in Fountain Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Our mission is to positively influence the creating and sustaining of excellent places and buildings, making Northern Ireland an environment of exceptional quality for all.

PLACE was established in 2004 by the Royal Society of Ulster Architects and Belfast City Council, with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland under its Architecture and Built Environment Policy. PLACE is an acronym for Planning, Landscape, Architecture, Community and Environment. We are a member of the Architecture Centre Network.

We run a public programme of exhibitions, debates and discussions, architecture tours, site visits and design workshops on various local and international built environment topics relevant to Northern Ireland. Some exhibitions are produced in-house or commissioned by PLACE, while others are travelling exhibitions produced by external curators and organisations. Most events and exhibitions are open to the general public.

We also run architecture and urban design education and community projects in areas across Northern Ireland and we produce publications on built environment topics relevant to Northern Ireland.

We are governed by a voluntary Management Board. We have a full-time staff of three, as well as associate and freelance staff, and a dedicated team of interns and volunteers.