The River Tyne and Gateshead from Newcastle Quayside
Copyright: Moira Conway 2008
RIBA North East is the smallest administrative region in the United Kingdom, with a population of just over 2.6 million people. The region incorporates the cities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne and large metropolitan conurbations including Gateshead, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. The region stretches from Darlington in the south to the Scottish borders and includes the market town of Berwick upon Tweed.
The local Regional Development Agency is One North East and works closely with the two neighbouring RDA's to deliver new policy initiatives on the Government's Northern Way agenda.
RIBA North East is housed in the The School of the Built Environment at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne. We share premises at Northumbria University with other built environment professionals, including: