HONAN CHAPEL Peter Murphy, Director at FMP Architects, talks about the challenges of restoring Honan Chapel at University College Cork Congratulations on winning the ‘Adaptation and Re-use’ award at the 2022 RIAI Awards for your work on Honan Chapel. Can you tell me about the project? Thank you. Honan Chapel, which was built in 1915, […]
MOVING FORWARD Taking its design inspiration from the shape of the surrounding Belfast hills, Feilden Clegg Bradley’s new 75,000m2 addition to Ulster University is set to transform higher education in the city The 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in April of 2023 poses some challenging questions for Northern Ireland. While the region has […]
DAVID CHIPPERFIELD WINS PRITZKER Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize Described as subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant, Sir Chipperfield’s built works, spanning over four decades, are expansive in typology and geography and include over 100 works ranging […]
TREETOP WALK NAMED OVERALL WINNER AT WOOD AWARDS At a ceremony on the 23rd of March in Farmleigh House, Treetop Walk at Avondale was named the outright winner of Wood Awards Ireland 2022. Built by EAK Ireland Treetop Walks from home grown timber, the canopy walk in Co Wicklow beat off 14 shortlisted projects in […]
PROJECT FITZWILLIAM TRIUMPHS AT IRISH CONCRETE SOCIETY AWARDS Excellence in concrete design and construction was celebrated at this year’s event This was the 40th annual awards evening which took place in the 50th anniversary year of the Society. Adjudicated by a distinguished, independent jury of industry professionals, the Awards recognise excellence in both design and […]
TEA HOUSE PAVILION Designed by GRAU architects, Tea House Pavilion in the Czech Republic is based on the traditional Japanese architecture of tea houses Located on the bank of Češký Těšín dam, Tea House Pavilion invites people to experience nature, focusing the visitor’s attention on the water reservoir and the views, sounds and movements of […]
MAKING A MAKERSPACE Leo Scarff has designed a Makerspace Furniture System for SG Education in Sligo Available for purchase at SG Education, a supplier of office and art supplies for schools and colleges, the Makerspace Furniture range aims to solve all the storage and display requirements of creative workshops in schools, colleges, workshop spaces and […]
COLIVING – OUR FUTURE Leah Ziliak, Coliving Consultant and Community Experience Specialist at SALTO, looks to the future of coliving in 2023 and beyond One of the fastest growing real estate classes out there, coliving, is gaining serious traction in all corners of the world. In 2020, the year of social isolation, many people wondered […]
COOPERS CROSS CELEBRATES TOPPING OUT AT LANDMARK MIXED-USE CAMPUS, BRINGING ESG CREDENTIALED BUILDINGS CLOSER TO COMPLETION The six-acre campus comprises 471 residential units and intelligent, sustainable Grade A office. The development, scheduled for completion later this year, marks the beginning of a new chapter for Dublin’s historic North Docks. Kennedy Wilson and Cain International. announce […]
NEW THINKING IN HOUSING New research from the RIAI has identified a new “Low Rise Medium Density Housing” model capable of more than doubling own door dwellings per hectare The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has written to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien proposing that a new Low-Rise Medium-Density Housing model should be […]
