Designs for new ESB HQ kept secret
State-owned ESB insisted it cannot reveal shortlisted designs for the redevelopment of its controversially-sited headquarters.
Architects’ contribution must be recognised
The Government needs to take the crisis in architecture seriously if more liquidations are to be avoided Sean O’Laoire has been a friend of mine for many years.
‘Armageddon’ for architects as new projects grind to a halt
The collapse last Friday of such a prominent architectural practice as Murray O’Laoire shows how bleak the outlook is for many professionals in the construction sector –
Approval for development on Carlton site
Property developer Joe O’Reilly has secured planning approval for a major redevelopment of the Carlton Cinema site in central Dublin.
Murray O’Laoire Architects goes into liquidation
The Directors of Murray O’Laoire Architects Limited (MOLA) has announced that the company is going into liquidation.
Bellamont: Palladian villa in a perfect, private world
If perfection in this life is attainable, it currently awaits the discerning buyer with access to €7.5 million,
Glasnevin Cemetery €12 million Museum and Visitor Centre nears completion
The state of the art building is scheduled to be completed by April 2010 and will house an underground museum and over 1.5 million archived burial records compiled since the Cemetery opened 178 years ago in 1832.
Architectural group claims Liberty Hall is Dublin ‘icon’
Liberty Hall in Dublin should be preserved as a “heritage structure of national importance”,
O’Donnell + Tuomey to Present University of Buffalo Martell Lecture
Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, principles in the Irish architectural practice O’Donnell + Tuomey,
Time to mend our old farm buildings
When focusing on Ireland’s built rural heritage, there is often a tendency not to look beyond the farmhouse or thatched cottage,
