The Belfast Buildings Trust (BBT), founded in 1996 as the Belfast Buildings Preservation Trust, is a cross-community Building Preservation Trust with charitable status that exists to deliver both physical and social regeneration through the reuse of landmark buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Each building rescued by the trust seeks to regenerate the community it serves in a variety of ways, from traditional skills promotion to job creation and engendering a sense of civic pride. The BBT's work demonstrates what can be achieved through vision, determination and community energy. It is committed to restoring to Belfast those buildings that make it special, and which are landmarks in the heart of the city's communities.
Mr Paul Millar, current chairman of the trust, is a chartered architect with experience in regeneration and restoration work. The founding chair, Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle CBE DL, with a background in public affairs, also has experience of regeneration projects and sits on the board of a number of other regeneration charities, including The Prince's Regeneration Trust.
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