Stephen McCusker

Stephen McCusker

Board Member, People Committee

Stephen is an experienced ARB prescribed examiner, Part 3 examiner and teacher of Architecture & Design Thinking.
He is Professional Skills lead at the Manchester School of Architecture and continues to practice as an Architect-Director at MCAU ( following a Place Capital group merger with his community-based co-operative Loop Systems)
Stephen has worked and studied in a number of European locations on a broad range of project types but primarily works with community/public assets and develops responses to existing buildings and responsible material selection.

Declaration of Interests

Paid employment
Director – Loop Systems Limited/MCAU (Place Capital Group)
Part 3 Examiner – University of West England
Senior Lecturer (part time) – Manchester School of Architecture

Memberships
RIAS
RIBA
FHEA
RIBA NW committee member (co-chair practice & education)
Elected Treasurer of the Committee at the Association of Professional Studies Advisers in Architecture

Business connections
Part 3 external examiner Leeds Beckett

Political or campaign activity
Active campaigner and facilitator for community led development and asset transfers