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Irish Architecture News

09 March 2012
University’s vision for central Belfast

University’s vision for central Belfast

The University of Ulster has unveiled its vision of a vibrant 21st century campus in the heart of Belfast, built around the existing campus in York Street. The design by FeildenCleggBradley Studios is...

06 March 2012
Simon Open Door 2012 launched

Simon Open Door 2012 launched

The Simon Communities of Ireland has announced that the RIAI Simon Open Door initiative is taking place this year on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May 2012. The RIAI & the Simon Communities...

02 March 2012
Celebrating Pugin at the Irish Architectural Archive

Celebrating Pugin at the Irish Architectural Archive

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was called many things in his own life and after but Cardinal Newman’s simple summation – ‘a man of Genius’ – is perhaps at once the most succinct and...

26 February 2012
40 shades of green buildings

40 shades of green buildings

The St. Patrick’s Festival is currently looking for buildings to participate in this year’s ‘Greening the City initiative’. First launched in 2011, businesses, landmark buildings, entertainment venues and cultural institutions are asked to...

26 February 2012
Revised design for Liberty Hall gets permission

Revised design for Liberty Hall gets permission

Dublin city planners have granted permission to Siptu for the demolition of Liberty Hall and its replacement by a taller and bulkier building. At a height of 93.6 metres, the new tower would...

24 February 2012
Design rejected for Children’s Hospital

Design rejected for Children’s Hospital

An Bord Pleanála has rejected the proposal for a new National Children’s Hospital on a site at the existing Mater Hospital on Dublin’s northside. The proposal, which “would have a profound negative impact...

09 February 2012
Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church future secured

Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church future secured

Alex Attwood, Environment Minister, has pledged £400,000 to secure this iconic Belfast building, situated at Carlisle Circus, North Belfast. It was designed in a Gothic Revival style, and completed by Architect W.H Lynn...

07 February 2012
Applications open for Desmond Guinness Scholarship 2012

Applications open for Desmond Guinness Scholarship 2012

The Desmond Guinness Scholarship is awarded annually by the Irish Georgian Society to an applicant or applicants, either resident in Ireland or registered for a degree in Ireland, engaged in research on the...

01 February 2012
RIAI finds “over half of architects optimistic”

RIAI finds “over half of architects optimistic”

A survey by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has found that just over 15 percent of architecture practices believe they will see an increase in work this year while...