Dream buildings, drawn in bed
Liam McCormick (1916-1996) was close to being Ireland’s Alvar Aalto. Like the great Finnish architect,
“Bikes-for-Billboards” scheme exposes major planning flaws
It sounded like a fairytale, yet what was initially hailed as “free bikes”
Rooms with views and wind-fighting walls
Holiday homeowners want their retreats to have a different spirit to their normal homes and that comes out in the brief to architects.
Bord Gáis Networks – National Distribution Control Building Competition
The RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) is administering a competition on behalf of the competition promoters,
Grangegorman: all in by 2010
The development of the 73-acre Grangegorman site that will provide a new home for the Dublin Institute of Technology represents the single largest educational project in the history of the state.
Planning for a ‘visionary urban development’
Led by the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) under the chairmanship of former Dublin city manager,
Metro West Liffey Bridge Design Competition
The RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) is administering a competition on behalf of the competition promoters,
Docklands deal went against area master plan
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) signed an agreement with property developer Liam Carroll allowing him to build taller buildings on the north quays in Dublin than was provided for in the master plan for the area.
Property developer laments lack of planning
Much property development in Ireland has been badly thought-out, with poor quality building and few facilities,
The tearing of the Green
Plans for the Metro North line entail excavating a large section of St Stephen’s Green at huge cost.
