RIBA North West Practice & Education Forum: Towards a new education

Are you a student, academic, or practicing architect in the North West?

This is your opportunity to be part of an important conversation about the future of the profession.

We will be exploring the proposed changes to architectural education, the Professional Practice Examination (PPE), and routes to registration.

Our speakers include:

• Representatives from ARB and RIBA Education
• Educators shaping the next generation of architects
• Employers sharing their perspectives
• Practitioners who have taken alternative routes into the profession

This interactive roundtable is designed to spark discussion and debate, giving you the chance to hear from a wide range of voices and to share your own. Together, we’ll consider how these changes will impact trainees, educators, and the profession as a whole.

Come along to exchange ideas, ask questions, and help shape the future pathway for architects.

If you would like to discuss your attendance and inclusion and/or access needs to attend the event comfortably, please get in touch at raluca.anghelina@riba.org / +442073078575.

The RIBA North West Practice & Education Group is Co-chaired by Stephen McCusker, Architect & Educator and Victoria Adegoke, Architect & Design Tutor at Manchester School of Architecture. To get involved or for further information contact riba.northwest@riba.org. To stay up to date with their upcoming events follow RIBA North West on Instagram or LinkedIn.

The RIBA NW Practice and Education Special Interest Group is committed to identifying and promoting strategic initiatives and themes arising in relation to Practice & Education, including relevant developments in learning, teaching, CPD and in practice. We do this through hosting inclusive and interactive discussion events, in which we welcome members across all areas of education and practice. We collaborate with RIBA branches in the region, as well as local Architects, industry leaders and other professional organisations to provide insight and knowledge as panel speakers, as well as financial support as event sponsors.

In 2024, we focused our events on Social Value, exploring how to manage and track these initiatives as professionals. We ended the year with a lively and impactful discussion on the various ways in which organisations can encourage a culture of Social Value and properly implement this work from the outset.

This year, 2025/2026, we will be exploring the theme of 'Change in the built environment'. The events will discuss how changes to legislation and regulations, new approaches to education, and how improvements in professional behaviours and standards affect us as all established and emerging professionals.

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