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08 September 2011
Meridian First Light, NZ entry in Solar Decathlon 2011

Meridian First Light, NZ entry in Solar Decathlon 2011

The Meridian First Light is Victoria University of Wellington’s entry into the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. It is the first entry from the Southern hemisphere to compete in the Solar...

08 September 2011
New Montreal Concert Hall opens

New Montreal Concert Hall opens

Diamond and Schmitt Architects with Aedifica Architects, and a team of acousticians and consultants have re-interpreted the rectangular ‘shoe-box’ theatre configuration with an intimate three-balcony, 1900-seat auditorium designed principally for symphonic use. The...

07 September 2011
Dublin’s Dutch Billys – the conference

Dublin’s Dutch Billys – the conference

Dublin Civic Trust has announced a major one-day conference on the gabled street architecture and other buildings of seventeenth and early eighteenth century Dublin on October 12th. The distinguished surroundings of the House...

01 September 2011
RIAI Conference ‘Riding out the Storm – Survival, Renewal and Recovery’

RIAI Conference ‘Riding out the Storm – Survival, Renewal and Recovery’

The RIAI has announced its annual conference programme entitled ‘Riding out the Storm – Survival, Renewal and Recovery’ – focused on how architects can adapt to the current crisis, and how the profession...

22 August 2011
Green-Door Leitrim – A Festival of Rural Architecture & Design

Green-Door Leitrim – A Festival of Rural Architecture & Design

This event aims to showcase some of the amazing architecture and creativity that Leitrim has tucked away in its beautiful landscape. The Green-Door weekend is an opportunity for people from anywhere to come...

18 August 2011
Home extensions in, new builds decline

Home extensions in, new builds decline

More people are opting to extend their home than to build a new one, according to the latest CSO figures for 2011. Self-build expert Damien McKay says planning application statistics for the first...

17 August 2011
Architects from six leading Irish practices embark on US tour

Architects from six leading Irish practices embark on US tour

Architects from six leading contemporary Irish practices will showcase their work and discuss issues concerning architecture at leading U.S. architectural schools and institutions this Autumn as part of Irish Architecture Now – Ireland’s...

14 August 2011
1901 – Salvation Army Citadel, Rupert St., Winnipeg

1901 – Salvation Army Citadel, Rupert St., Winnipeg

Architect: J. Wilson Gray Containing a large hall seating 900, a smaller hall for 250 people, a band room, offices, and officer’s quarters, it was designed not to be as intimidating as the...

10 August 2011
Daniel Libeskind appointed as Honorary Patron of PLACE

Daniel Libeskind appointed as Honorary Patron of PLACE

PLACE was established in 2004 by the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA), Belfast City Council, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and a dedicated and passionate team of built environment professionals and enthusiasts....