Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure


Ministerial Advisory Group

In September 2007 DCAL established the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for architecture and the built environment in Northern Ireland. MAG’s primary role is to advise the Minister responsible for DCAL on the implementation and development of the A+BE policy. The following Chair and 8 members were appointed.

Chair              Professor Barrie Todd MBE

Members       Arthur Acheson
                       Professor Hisham Elkadi
                       Andrew Gault
                       Emily Hadden
                       Ian McKnight
                       Marcus Patton OBE
                       Professor Tom Woolley
                       Alan Strong

Collectively they bring to MAG a range of expertise in architecture, architectural conservation, landscape architecture, procurement, sustainable development and town planning.

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