Venice Biennale is all style and little substance
Aaron Betsky did not endear himself to Irish architects four years ago when, on his first visit here (as an assessor for the AAI Awards), he suggested that they “borrow bits and pieces...
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Planning rules seek to end building on flood plains
New draft planning guidelines on flooding have been jointly published for public consultation by Minister for the Environment John Gormley and Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Dr Martin Mansergh....
Cork’s ‘North Mon’ to be refurbished
A former school building in Cork has been purchased by the city council at a cost of �1.25 million and is set to be transformed in to a cultural centre. The red brick...
New East Wall Community Centre by O’Donnell & Tuomey
The Sean O’Casey centre, which has been in operation for 23 years, has been rebuilt and extended as part of a 9 million plan part-funded by the Docklands Authority and the Government. The...
Architects told to seek work abroad
It is not just construction workers who have been ensnared by Ireland’s property downturn: the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has warned of a job famine facing hundreds of new graduates...
Irish graduate architects face job famine
The president of the RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) has warned Ireland’s young graduate architects that they face a job famine because of the property downturn. Sean O’Laoire told The...
Irish pavilion at the Venice architecture biennale
AJ columnist Patrick Lynch has sent these photos of the Irish Pavilion at the Venice architecture biennale, in which he is an exhibitor. He writes: ‘The Irish Pavilion 2008, curated by Professor Hugh...
Dublin to get new bridge over River Liffey
Dublin City Council has confirmed it is to build a new 15 million bridge over the River Liffey, just downstream of O’Connell Bridge. The council said the bridge, funded by the Government’s Transport...
Leinster House is falling down – secret report warns of danger to TDs and staff
Substantial risks to politicians and other civil servants who work in the crumbling Leinster House complex have been outlined in a confidential report delivered to the Ceann Comhairle. Despite the clearly outlined risks,...