Dr Jo Morrison represented the Association of the Collaborative Design at the esteemed Healthy City Design Congress 2024 in Liverpool, UK.
Jo spoke about the Engagement Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work, that was co-authored by the ACD and Sustrans and published this year.
She described the Overlay and how it provides the mechanism for engagement to run from the early stage of a project leading up to planning applications, facilitate community participation in the design and progress updates during the build processes and continue with involvement and communication in the management and stewardship of buildings and spaces.
The response to the talk was extremely positive and massively encouraging - pointing to the real possibility of transformation in how meaningful engagement is practiced in building projects of all scales and types.
Engagement Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/resources-landing-page/engagement-overlay-to-riba-plan-of-work