Suffolk Design Collective - Launch Event

Suffolk Design Collective – Launch Event & East Suffolk Design Code Workshop

📍 University of Suffolk

📅 Thursday 5 March 2026

🕧 12:30 – 4:00pm

About the event

Join us for the launch of the Suffolk Design Collective, a new cross-sector network bringing together the public and private sectors to raise the quality of placemaking across Suffolk and beyond.

This half-day event is open to Suffolk Design Collective members and also welcomes those who are curious to see what the Collective is about. Whether you are already involved or simply interested in how design quality is being approached in Suffolk, this is an opportunity to join the conversation from the outset.

The afternoon will also include a hands-on engagement workshop for the emerging East Suffolk Design Code, giving attendees a direct opportunity to shape how future design guidance is framed, tested, and applied.

This is not a presentation-only event. It’s a working session, a conversation, and the starting point for an ongoing collaborative network.

What to expect

• Official launch of the Suffolk Design Collective
• Why it exists, what it aims to change, and how members and partners can shape its future.
• An external perspective on collaboration and design leadership
• Setting the context for why cross-sector working matters in improving the quality of places.
• East Suffolk Design Code engagement workshop. Led by East Suffolk Council and project consultants David Lock Associates and Feria Urbanism

How the public and private sectors can work together more constructively

Open discussion and networking with others working across Suffolk and the wider region.

Who should attend

• Developers and land promoters
• Architects, urban designers and landscape architects
• Planning, transport and highways professionals
• Consultants and built environment specialists
• Anyone interested in improving the quality of places in Suffolk

Practical details

• In-person event
• No lunch provided – an on-site café will be available
• Places are limited – booking essential

Data Protection & Privacy Notice

By registering for this event, you consent to the use of your personal data for the purposes of administering and delivering the event.

Your details will be used by East Suffolk Council and its appointed project consultants (David Lock Associates and Feria Urbanism) to:

• manage event registration and attendance

• communicate practical event information

• inform the Design Code engagement and evidence-gathering process

Personal data will not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes and will be retained only for as long as necessary to support the event and associated engagement activity.

You may withdraw your consent or request access to or deletion of your data at any time by contacting ZGVzaWduY29kZSB8IGVhc3RzdWZmb2xrICEgZ292ICEgdWs=.

Further information on how East Suffolk Council handles personal data can be found in the Council’s Privacy Notice.

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