Irish architects outraged at ‘exclusionary’ competition rules

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland may complain to Brussels over turnover restriction in Dublin competition The professional body for Irish architects is considering making a complaint to the European Commission over a competition to redesign the headquarters of the country’s electricity board in the centre of Dublin. The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) says the competition, to redevelop the headquarters of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) on Fitzwilliam Street, risked excluding the majority of practices in Ireland.

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