RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2008
Best Accessible Project: ABK Architects for the New Civic Offices, Cork
Best Conservation / Restoration Project: Michael Collins Associates for the Chq building,
Byrne lashes out at top building
A building lambasted by actor Gabriel Byrne for its “hideousness” has won a major design award.
Mini Manhattan for Dublin? No thank you…
Dubliners don’t want to live in a mini Manhattan, it emerged this week.
Conference centre complete in months
Long-awaited national conference centre — which could be worth over €50m a year to Dublin’s economy —
Clarence revamp is hit with new delay
U2’s plans for a €150m Clarence Hotel revamp will be hit with another delay as An Bord Pleanala stalls over making a decision.
Why Wejchert’s still a winner after 44 years
When Andrzej Wejchert first arrived in Dublin, after winning the open competition to design UCD’s Belfield campus,
Docklands heights up from seven to 20 storeys
A new planning scheme and masterplan for the Dublin docklands, due to be unveiled next week,
OPW puts plans for Dublin skyscraper on hold
Plans to create Ireland’s tallest building, a 32-storey skyscraper by Heuston Station in Dublin,
A monumental makeover
If you are planning to visit Belfast this summer to view its rich architectural and cultural heritage,
Tough times for architects
With little action on residential sites and builders holding off on larger schemes,
