Sleeping giant huddles into the landscape
This is a house of contradictions and counterbalances, and it causes the mind to wrestle with these right from the first view of it: it is a large abode,
Alien design concept in foreign aid building
We spent nearly €177 million on Irish overseas aid 10 years ago and now that has risen to around €914 million as we head for the UN target of spending 0.7 per cent of our GNP on overseas aid by 2012.
Call for Entries: RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2008
The RIAI invites its members to submit projects which were certified ‘practically complete’ during calendar year 2007.
Skyscrapers scaling new heights to beat council cut-off point
Dublin is set to become a skyscraper city, and the sky’s the limit on how tall buildings can go.
De Paor Architects creates development aid showroom in Dublin
Tom De Paor has remodelled a Dublin shop to serve as an information centre on Irish overseas development assistance.
New town centre for 21st century in west Dublin
An ambitious town centre on 20 acres is planned for the heart of Adamstown,
Application for new €1.2bn town centre
A planning application to develop Ireland’s newest town centre has been lodged with South Dublin County Council.
Publication on Kells Priory, Co. Kilkenny launched
This comprehensive publication “Kells Priory, Co. Kilkenny: Archaeological Excavations” is based on the excavation work of the late Tom Fanning,
Dublin’s skyscraper proposal to combat urban sprawl
Buildings more than twice the height of Liberty Hall are to be considered in strategic locations in Dublin city including Grangegorman,
Future proof homes and communities
A spate of energy requirements is affecting property owners as legislation in this area takes hold.
