Author: Denise Maguire, Editor
Along with brands Gyproc, Isover and Weber, Saint-Gobain has announced the schedule for its 2020 Build Better Roadshows which will commence in Sligo on March 12, 2020. Following the success of the 2019 Build Better Roadshow, which attracted 667 construction professionals, Saint-Gobain has announced that the 2020 Build …
The Irish Architecture Foundation has announced Dominic Stevens and Michael Goan as newly appointed Directors to the Board of the IAF. Michael is a registered architect and a director of GOKU. A graduate of DIT, he has also received an MSc in Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies from …
Neolith®, a market-leading brand of Sintered Stone, starts the decade with the launch of Calacatta Luxe, a new surface available worldwide for all interior and exterior applications. Building on Neolith’s popular Calacatta slabs, which are inspired by world famous Italian Carrara Marble, Calacatta Luxe takes the pattern to …
Construction has started on the new Clare County Library in Ennis, Co Clare, in south-west Ireland. Designed by Keith Williams Architects, the new 2,300m2 project for client Clare County Council has been conceived as a new cultural hub for the town and the region. It will abut the …
The Arts Council and Arts & Disability Ireland have announced the 2020 Arts and Disability Connect funding scheme for artists with disabilities. Architecture is one of the eligible art forms and the deadline for this scheme is Monday 24 February at 4pm. Specifically targeted at individual artists with …
Ciaran O’Connor FRIAI is the new RIAI President for 2020 to 2021. He has taken over from David Browne who served from 2018-2019. In 2012, the Irish Government appointed Ciaran O’Connor as the new State Architect and Principal Architect in the Office of Public Works. Ciaran worked in …
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 …
