Galway’s best buildings open doors for architectural festival
Galway’s best examples of engaging architectural design will be open to the public when the inaugural Open House Galway architectural festival takes place from October 16-18.
Here we go round the chimney pot
There was a time, in the not too distant past, when a child’s playground was an altogether different place.
Irish architects maintain their winning touch
Irish architects may be on their knees, with up to half of the profession made redundant or working three-day weeks due to the collapse of the construction industry here,
A tour of Eileen Gray’s hideaway
This year might be called The Year of Eileen Gray. In February,
O’Donnell + Tuomey to design new Students’ Centre at the London School of Economics
O’Donnell + Tuomey has won an international design competition for a new £21.5 million Students’
Life for the boom’s dead spaces
Even during the boom, it was difficult to see some of the things we were building and imagine them as a success.
Irish architects win recognition abroad
With Irish architects losing their jobs week after week, it’s heartening to find that some of their best work is winning international recognition.
Next Stop Design
Next Stop Design is a bus stop design contest in cooperation with the Utah Transit Authority and funded by the U.S.
Sustainability vital for Ireland’s architects
Ireland’s architects must embrace the sustainability agenda and keep the environmental impact of their buildings at the front of their minds.
Energy plan to set ‘clear and unambiguous’ targets
The Government’s National Energy Efficiency Plan, laying down “clear and unambiguous targets” for all sectors of the economy is to be published shortly,
