The University of Dundee Geddes Institute for Urban|Rural Research held a Symposium with partners on 14 November 2014 on ‘Professions, Place-Making, and the Public: What Next?’ to explore the changing nature of the professional in place-making.

This report summarises the key themes explored during the event which developed and built upon three earlier symposia. Summary reports are available for these events at: Masterplanning in current conditions; The Practice of Community Charrettes Design in the UK and; Creating sustainable communities – better approaches to masterplanning practice.

This report is organised in four sections: the first sets out the background to the event; the second summarises the key issues and questions raised by the speakers; the third explores the collected views of participants working together in groups; and the fourth reflects on these and draws conclusions.

A series of videos of the symposium is available on YouTube.