Contact 

By email: info@forumbelfast.org

or to co–director Mark Hackett  mark@forumbelfast.org

Co–Directors

• Mark Hackett
• Declan Hill
• Karen Keavney
• Ciaran Mackel
• Ken Sterrett     chairperson

Bios

Mark Hackett is an architect, formerly partner in Hackett Hall McKnight. In 2007 they won the competition to design the MAC arts centre shortly to be completed and opening in the Cathedral Quarter. In 2008 they won UK Young Architect of the Year. Mark left the partnership in June 2010 and worked part–time there in 2011 until becoming a full time director in Forum. He is external examiner in University of Dundee and has taught in architecture courses extensively since 1999. He is a board member of PLACE and ADAPT NI.

Declan Hill is also an architect and full time director in Forum since May 2011, formerly associate in charge of housing in Todd Architects where he had worked since 1998 having won a number of national awards for housing. Previously Declan worked for six years in Hamburg, Dresden and Berlin where he completed a number of large housing and office projects. Declan is a founder and board member of the Black Box in Belfast, and sits on the boards of Belfast Exposed gallery and Flax Arts studios.

Dr Karen Keaveney is a lecturer in planning at Queens University Belfast, she specialises in spatial literacy, regeneration and rural restructuring.

Ciaran Mackel is senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Ulster Belfast. Ciaran is an architect and runs his practice ARD in Belfast.

Dr Ken Sterrett is a senior planning lecturer in SPACE Queens University Belfast, he has worked as a senior planner, was advisor to the Belfast Action Teams. Ken was a member of the Wales Spatial Plan Board and is currently a expert advisor to the Ministerial Advisory Group on Architecture and Built Environment for Northern Ireland. He is also active in community based regeneration groups. Ken is the current chairperson of Forum