Author: Denise Maguire, Editor
Metropolitan Workshop’s Dublin office has won planning permission for a 20-home scheme in the city’s southern suburb. The Annesley Gardens project, for Seabren Developments, sits in a former light industrial backland with the site surrounded on all sides by protected period housing. The project comprises two house types: …
Technological University Dublin has announced the commencement of its Level 8 BSc (Hons) in BIM (Digital Construction), designed and delivered by the same team who created TU Dublin’s award-winning MSc in aBIMM suite (ICE Awards Third Level Course of the Year 2019). This programme is designed to meet …
The Niccolò Cusano University is one of Italy’s most prestigious learning institutions. Its Telematics eCampus has helped bring higher education into the 21st century, providing online classes and contact with a personal tutor every day to its students. The bricks-and-mortar campus itself is a historic site, situated in …
Josepha Madigan, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, recently welcomed the launch of the public consultation phase of a new National Policy on Architecture. The proposed new policy will support long–term planning strategies and will assist in addressing key issues including societal well-being, climate change and urban …
It is not too often that architects have the opportunity to design two landmark buildings that are simultaneously under construction on sites that are only 100 meters apart. Yet this is the case for Wilson Architecture, who have designed two major buildings, which over the course of 2019 …
CA’ASI is organising an architectural competition to highlight the vitality and originality of young European architecture. The best projects in this international competition, which is open to young architects from across Europe, will be exhibited at CA’ASI as part of the 17th International Architecture Biennale in Venice (May …
Circle Voluntary Housing Association (VHA) has agreed a landmark €51 million investment package which will provide social and affordable housing for families across the country. The approved housing body recently announced its plans to deliver 250 homes over the course of the next 12 months through an innovative …
St Columba’s Boys National School in Cork provides a modern and progressive learning environment. The school has been completed with Knauf AMF HERADESIGN ceilings. Design and acoustic performance were key criteria, which is why HERADESIGN was the first choice and installed in all the classrooms as floating rafts …
A Co Limerick company is the first from Ireland to win an award at the UK Built Environment Awards. Architectural Conservation Professionals (ACP) based in Grageen House, Cappanuke, Cappamore received their prize at a black-tie dinner in the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. A highly commended award was presented …
O’DONNELL & TUOMEY WINS LEEDS UNIVERSITY CONTEST O’Donnell & Tuomey has been selected to design a new student hub at the University of Leeds after a RIBA-run competition. The practice beat a strong line-up of finalists including Cullinan Studio, Reiach & Hall, Evans Vettori and Nicholas Hare Architects. …
