Ciarán Mackel, BSc, Dip. Arch, Dip. Project Management, MSc Design, RIBA MRIAI, was born in 1955 and is best known as one of foremost Belfast-based architects and urban designers of his generation. Practice Principal in ARD Ciaran Mackel Architects. He is a member of the Architectural Association of Ireland and has been involved in architectural education at the Queen's University of Belfast.