Ask An Architect, organised by the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) and the Jill Todd Trust, will run until the end of September 2024.
If you’re in the process of thinking about a building project, regardless of its scale, Ask An Architect can offer you invaluable support and guidance, all the while helping a good cause.
All of the money raised through Ask An Architect is donated to the Friends of the Cancer Centre.
Whether you’re looking to revamp your existing space, add an extension or home office, or design a new home from scratch, Ask An Architect connects you with a chartered architect who can help you bring your ideas to life.
The 2024 initiative launched in April, and has now just passed the halfway point with the fundraiser closing on Monday 30th September 2024.
How does Ask An Architect work?
STEP 1: Book online
Choose the architect you’d like to meet with, and make a minimum donation of £50 to book your slot.
STEP 2: Your architect will be in touch
When you book your appointment via the ask an architect initiative, your chosen architect will contact you in advance to help you make the most of your consultation. This way, you can ensure that you cover all the relevant topics and get the most useful advice from the expert.
STEP 3: Meet your architect
Enjoy an hour-long consultation with your architect. This consultation is completely free of any obligations or restrictions and you can discuss any aspect of your building project, regardless of whether it’s real or imagined, large or small, and at any stage from conception to completion.
Which architects are participating in Ask the Architect 2024?
There are 33 architectural practices taking part from every corner of Northern Ireland.
Their expertise spans all types of domestic work, business premises, community projects, conservation architecture, interior design, extensions or one-off houses.
The participant list includes established award-winners, sustainable design champions, restoration experts, and fresh innovative design teams, all with their own approach and philosophy.
100 per cent donations
In addition to architects giving their time free of charge, the Ask An Architect initiative is supported by two sponsors, NIE Networks and Progressive Building Society, who cover the cost of running the initiative.
Their sponsorship ensures that 100 per cent of donations goes directly towards supporting local cancer research and clinical trials through the work of the Friends of the Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital.
Now entering its ninth year the initiative has already raised over £90,000, with last year seeing £16,000 added to the total.
Back in May, the teams who ran the Belfast Marathon for the initiative raised a record amount for Friends of the Cancer Centre.
In memory
Well-known local architect Barrie Todd, who initiated Ask An Architect, sadly passed away in June.
Barrie devised the Ask An Architect initiative, through the Jill Todd Trust, with his wife Trish as an effective means of raising funds to support cancer research in Northern Ireland.
Barrie established the Jill Todd Trust to commemorate his daughter Jill whose life was taken by cancer. Jill was 23 when she passed away.
