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For hundreds of years, Trinity College Dublin has appeared to many Dubliners as an imposing, high-walled institution they dared not enter. “I’ve spoken to people who’ve lived and worked in the capital their whole lives,” says Prof Veronica Campbell, Trinity’s bursar. “Often, their first time in Trinity may …
Sika offers highly effective fire protection systems to satisfy increasing safety requirements. They give people more time to exit a building in the event of a fire. At the same time, they minimalize the damage and reduce refurbishment costs. Urbanization, sustainability, prosperity and demographic development pose increasingly high …
Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed a €202 million bridge for his hometown of Genoa, after the old bridge collapsed in a storm. In a statement Piano said it was a “great honour” to design the motorway bridge, which he did for free out of a sense of …
Stone & Skills take inspiration from Vivaldi for unique installation at Masters of LXRY Last week, Stone & Skills, the Dutch materials specialists presented a special installation at this year’s Masters of LXRY, held at the Rai Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 6-10 December 2018. The showcase, produced in association …
Revolutionary €35m floating data centre is being planned for Limerick Docks, in a move which could create 124 jobs. Limerick has beaten a number of locations across Europe to the investment, with Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan hailing it as “yet another element of the city’s rejuvenation”. With …
The Digital Hub, Ireland’s largest and most established cluster of technology, digital media and internet companies, has announced the appointment of Scott Tallon Walker Architects and KSN Project Management to support the development of The Digital Hub. Following an EU-wide tendering process, Scott Tallon Walker Architects has been …
CURATING ARCHITECTURE RESIDENCY The IAF is a cultural agency with a national and international remit. We are excited by the unconventional, experimental, contextually rich and culturally engaged. We often operate in the spaces between architectural culture, design and spatial practice. We communicate to the public through exhibitions, …
Plans are afoot for a major rejuvenation project in Balbriggan to give it a long-overdue economic and social facelift. The north Co Dublin town – which already boasts a sizeable beach – is regularly bypassed on the tourist trail for more attractive towns on the east coast of …
Foster + Partners has submitted plans for a 305m-tall visitor attraction shaped like a giant tulip next to the Gherkin in the City of London The 2,889m² project is being backed by billionaire banker Jacob J Safra, owner of the neighbouring 30 St Mary Axe tower, and work …
With rising sea levels and incessant consumption of plastic, the state of the earth’s oceans is rapidly deteriorating. Instead of discarding or burning this plastic, architects Erik Goksøyr and Emily-Claire Goksøyr questioned whether any architectural potential exists in this neglected material. By conducting an extensive material study, the …
