One of the highlights in the European architecture calendar takes place this Friday 7 May in Aberdeen. "Inside:Outside" is this title of this year's convention of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. National and international architects will address an audience of around 500 at the Music Hall.

The speakers include Professors Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, designers of the incredible, eye-popping Kunsthaus Graz museum for art and electronics in Austria; London-based architects Tony Fretton and Alex de Rijke; and Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT architects, Barcelona, designers with RMJM, of the new Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh.

Also featured are Dublin-based architects Róisín Heneghan and Shih-fu Peng, winners of the international competition to design the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.

Running alongside the event will be a series of sketch design competitions for architects, architecture students and schoolchildren. Supported by Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen City Centre Partnership through the City Growth Fund the competitions aim to encourage public debate and positive change and will focus on key sites in and around Aberdeen City Centre. The winners will be presented on Friday at 2.30.