Open House Dublin, Ireland’s largest festival of architecture, is set to take place this year on the weekend of the 8 -11 October. This year’s event will differ from previous years with a strong focus on online and digital events. Highlights from the programme include a unique series of specially commissioned film shorts celebrating and […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has called on the government to support retrofitting and infrastructure development and include a commitment to accessible supports for SMEs in the July Jobs Stimulus. The Programme for Government contains ambitious targets on retrofitting to upgrade at least 500,000 homes to a B2 by 2030. In […]
Cork City Council and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the winning architectural design of the competition to redevelop Bishop Lucey Park in Cork. The winning entry is by Belfast firm Hall McKnight Architects. The open one-stage architectural design competition was launched in January 2020 and submissions were received from […]
The RIAI is supporting a national recovery plan for the small business sector and RIAI CEO Kathryn Meghen is on the Steering Group. The small business sector has and will continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Small businesses provide the majority of employment in Ireland and are critical to our social fabric. […]
The Irish Architecture Foundation has to launched the annual ‘Architects in Schools’ exhibition. The Architects in Schools initiative is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. This year the exhibition moves online as part of Project 20×20 – A Year […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that construction is included in the first phase of easing restrictions, marking 18 May as the official ‘Back to Work’ day. He outlined the five phases which will see an ongoing reduction of restrictions should the current progress being made continue. “On the 18 of May, Ireland begins to re-open […]
Wood Awards Ireland 2020 (WAI) is open to registered architects, engineers, designers, woodworkers and other practitioners throughout Ireland who incorporate wood as the inherent medium in submitted projects. Supported by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), WAI 2020 is also open to Irish practitioners based overseas. WAI is part funded by the […]
The RIAI and the Simon Communities are once again joining forces to launch the annual RIAI Simon Open Door campaign. This year, however, they’re taking the initiative online due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Now in its 16th year, the campaign sees registered architects all around Ireland offer their expertise to members of the public […]
According to an article on Building Design (www.bdonline.co.uk), UK architects’ confidence in future workloads has plunged by a record amount since the start of the coronavirus crisis began. The RIBA’s Future Trends survey for March dropped by an unprecedented 33 points to -11. This is the steepest fall in confidence since the sentiment survey was […]
The RIAI has announced that Pranash Ramanundh MRIAI is joining the RIAI as its new Practice Director from 20 April. Pranash is taking over the role from Practice Director Joe Miller FRIAI who will retire later this summer. There will be a period of overlap to ensure continuity of service. Ahead of joining the RIAI […]
