7th Annual RIAI Simon Open Door
The RIAI & the Simon Communities of Ireland have again joined forces for the annual fundraising initiative “Simon Open Door” –
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Adverts for architects’ register ‘misleading’
An advertising campaign promoting a new register of architects has been deemed misleading after the broadcasting watchdog found it implied that “unqualified” architects could not be trusted.
Alto Vetro wins RIAI’s Housing Medal
The Alto Vetro building, at Dublin’s Grand Canal Quay, by Shay Cleary Architects has been awarded the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Housing Medal,
Architects are rolling up their sleeves
The Central Statistics Office and FàS estimate that overall employment in the construction sector has halved since peak employment during the boom.
Architects call on Government to use €331m remaining Budget for 2010 to build schools
Architects have described the new figures that show the Department of Education has yet to spend almost half of its Budget for this year which was earmarked for capital projects as “˜shocking’
Architects may complain to Brussels over design contest
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) is considering a formal complaint to the European Commission over rules set by the ESB for an architectural competition to redevelop its headquarters on Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Street.
Architects rate Sligo as best council for planning
Eighty per cent of architects believe that planning decisions made by local authorities do not support good quality design, according to a survey commissioned by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI).
Architects’ new president sets agenda
The new president of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), Seán Ó Laoire, has said one of his priorities will be to “demonstrate that good architecture and urban design is a fundamental ingredient of a healthy and sustainable society”.
Architectural Graduate Training Scheme 2012
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland and the Department of Education and Skills (DES) are inviting applications for the Architectural Graduate Training Scheme.
Audit discovers hundreds of illegal architects
More than 300 people are illegally trading as architects in Ireland, according to a review of the profession. The revelation of malpractice by hundreds of unregistered architects came after the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) conducted an internal audit of the profession.
