James Dawson Stelfox MBE

MBE

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is a Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 architect

Architect

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 and chairman of Consarc Design Group. In May 2008, he was elected President

President of the RSUA

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 of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects

Royal Society of Ulster Architects

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Education and career

He attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution

Royal Belfast Academical Institution

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 and then read architecture

Architecture

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 at Queen’s University, Belfast, before working as an architect with Consarc. Among the many projects on which he has worked are Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)

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; Belfast's Christ Church; the Odyssey Arena

Odyssey (Belfast)

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; and the Ormeau Gas Works. Several of these projects have been premiated by the RIBA

Royal Institute of British Architects

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 and the Belfast Civic Trust

Civic Trust

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Mountaineering

In 1993, he became the first person from Ireland

Ireland

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 to climb Mount Everest

Mount Everest

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. He is past President and current Board Member of Mountaineering Ireland.