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  • BLOG
20/12/2023

My room, my primordial space

Joint winner of the RIAI / Architecture Ireland Student Writing Prize 2023.   The collective unconscious is a concept coined by psychiatrist Carl Jung. It is the aspect of the unconscious mind that manifests inherited, universal themes that run through all human life. Jung claimed that…
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  • BLOG
20/12/2023

A process of memory making

Joint winner of the RIAI / Architecture Ireland Student Writing Prize 2023.   The silver birches seem to grow from stone, seven churches filtered by this colonnade of trunks. A hillock left behind by the glacier is our vantage point. Meadow, dock, river, reed, flood, flooded field, and…
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  • BLOG
20/12/2023

Bruach na hAille

Joint winner of the RIAI / Architecture Ireland Student Writing Prize 2023.   How better to think about a place than to be immersed in it? On Saturday, 17 September 2022, I walked from the back door of my family house in Fearran to the cliff edge on my father’s farm, twice. First, I…
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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
20/12/2023

RIAI Murray Collection

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  • PRACTICE DIRECTORY
20/12/2023

Martin Architects

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  • NEWS
19/12/2023

Submit your project for house + design 2024

We are delighted to announce a project call-out for house + design 2024 – the RIAI’s unique consumer publication featuring architect-designed homes and professional advice to support those planning to…
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  • PRACTICE DIRECTORY
14/12/2023

ArcDox

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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
13/12/2023

Eco Flat Roofing Systems

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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
13/12/2023

Surface Treatments for Architectural Aluminium

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  • BLOG
11/12/2023

Kilwaughter Minerals launches two new products

Award-winning UK supplier of external wall insulation (EWI) solutions, K Systems, renowned brand of leading quarry and minerals processor Kilwaughter Minerals, has launched two innovative new systems to the industry in a matter of weeks. The most recent innovation, a new KIWA BDA-certified…
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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
05/12/2023

Historic Windows and their Conservation

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  • BLOG
05/12/2023

EMAS certification for Messe Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, 28 November 2023 Messe Frankfurt has passed the audit for the internationally recognised environmental management system in accordance with the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). With the EMAS validation, which also meets the requirements of environmental management…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
04/12/2023

Rupert Maddock - Gandon Medal, 2023

On 30 November 2023, the RIAI awarded the Gandon Medal of Lifetime Achievement in Architecture to Rupert Maddock of Waterford City and County Council. The RIAI Gandon Medal is awarded by the RIAI every two years to an Irish Architect for their contribution to architecture and the built…
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  • NEWS
30/11/2023

Changes to RIAI CPD Policy for the 2023-2024 CPD Cycle

The current RIAI Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Policy was introduced in 2007 following the enactment of the 2005 EU Directive on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications which required Member States to bring into force the requirements of the Directive by 20 October…
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  • NEWS
30/11/2023

Rupert Maddock of Waterford City and County Council Awarded Gandon Medal for Lifetime Achievement 2023

The RIAI has today awarded the Gandon Medal of Lifetime Achievement in Architecture to Rupert Maddock of Waterford City and County Council. The Gandon Medal is the highest personal award given to an Architect in Ireland.
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  • NEWS
30/11/2023

Public Consultation: draft Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets

The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority has launched a public consultation on draft Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets. The draft guidelines, information on how they were developed and how to give feedback are available at…
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  • PRACTICE DIRECTORY
30/11/2023

Number 10 Design

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  • RETIRED FELLOWS AND MEMBERS
29/11/2023

85029

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  • NEWS
20/11/2023

RIAI Presents Honorary Awards to Architects Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch and Engineer Edith Blennerhasset

RIAI Honorary Awards were presented on 15 November in Dublin to Engineer Edith Blennerhasset and Architects Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch of Berlin-based studio Sauerbruch Hutton. On the occasion of their fellowships, Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch gave a lecture on their…
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  • NEWS
15/11/2023

RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge Update

 The RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge is a voluntary initiative, which sets out targets to be achieved by 2025 and 2030 for new building projects, depending on the design timeline. The targets are based on the areas of operational energy, embodied carbon, water use, health and wellbeing.   The…
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  • NEWS
08/11/2023

Seán Mahon FRIAI Elected as RIAI President 2024-2025

Seán Mahon is the RIAI President for 2024-2025.  Seán Mahon served previously as RIAI First Vice-President and chaired the workgroup that developed the RIAI Strategy 2023-2027. Sean has worked across many areas of the RIAI over the last 30 years including education, practice and…
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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
06/11/2023

Timber Flooring: Sustainability and Suitability

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  • ARCHITECTURE IRELAND DIGITAL EDITION
01/11/2023

Issue 332

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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
26/10/2023

Helping buildings to breathe: the design and selection of Performance Louvres.

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  • NEWS
25/10/2023

New RIAI Film: Old Town New Place

Old Town New Place is produced by the RIAI with support from the National Policy on Architecture.
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  • NEWS
25/10/2023

Civic leaders come together to sign Greater Galway Charter

People interested in future development of the region urged to consider supporting a vision for the future On Tuesday 24 October, 2023, The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland came together with the Mayor of the City of Galway, the Galway Chamber, University of Galway and Atlantic…
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  • BLOG
22/10/2023

Minister Ossian Smyth visits Kilsaran

Ossian Smyth, Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications embarked on a visit to Kilsaran's facility in Brownstown, Co. Kildare recently. The purpose of the visit was to emphasise the significant potential of utilising recycled aggregates in construction…
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  • RETIRED FELLOWS AND MEMBERS
18/10/2023

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  • NEWS
16/10/2023

13 projects in Ireland nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2024

The nominations for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award – feature 13 projects in Ireland.  The projects are part of a first list of 362 works, completed between April 2021 and May 2023, located in 38 different European countries, competing…
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  • NEWS
12/10/2023

RIAI celebrates the Rising Stars of Architecture - Winners of the RIAI Future Award and RIAI Student Awards 2023 Announced

On the first day of the RIAI Conference 2023, 11 October, we were delighted to end the day with the presentation of both the RIAI Future Award 2023 and the RIAI Student Awards 2023. The RIAI Future Award is an award for emerging architects who have been RIAI registered for ten years or less…
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  • NEWS
12/10/2023

RIAI unveils Climate Challenge guidance while exploring Retrofit at Scale at the RIAI Conference

We are delighted to launch today, 12 October 2023, at the RIAI Conference 2023, a complementary suite of guidance for the RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge. These guides are intended to help support Architects and their Clients to sign up and work towards the targets of the Climate Challenge.
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  • FLOWPAPER PUBLICATIONS
10/10/2023

RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge - A Non-Domestic Client’s Guide

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  • FLOWPAPER PUBLICATIONS
10/10/2023

RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge - A Domestic Client’s Guide

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  • FLOWPAPER PUBLICATIONS
10/10/2023

RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge - An Architect’s Guide

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  • NEWS
09/10/2023

RIAI Calls for Collaboration and Sustainable Solutions to Combat Built Environment Challenges at the 2023 Conference

Ireland’s largest architectural and built environment conference – the RIAI Conference – will focus on the challenges the country is facing at a time of unprecedented complexity. The RIAI believes it is time for a seismic approach on how we set the ambition and structures for Ireland’s…
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  • RETIRED FELLOWS AND MEMBERS
14/09/2023

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  • BLOG
08/09/2023

SEAI Grant Briefing for Architects

With home extensions, retrofits and renovations making up a significant proportion of many architects work, it is critical that they fully understand the various grant-aid supports available to their clients from SEAI. Primarily, homeowners are looking for energy savings and greater indoor…
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  • ARCHITECTURE IRELAND DIGITAL EDITION
01/09/2023

Issue 331

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  • NEWS
31/08/2023

RIAI Welcomes Focus on Place-Making, Innovation and Low-Rise Medium-Density Development in the Draft Sustainable and Compact Settlements Guidelines for Planning Authorities (SCSG)

Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Kieran O'Donnell, TD, Minister of State for Local Government and Planning have published the Draft Sustainable and Compact Settlements Guidelines for Planning Authorities for consultation. The Draft Guidelines set…
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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
25/08/2023

Delivering Dwellings to the RIAI Climate Challenge 2030

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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
25/08/2023

Specifying paint

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Wren Urban Nest Hotel

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Urban Grains: Dublin’s Grafton Street Area

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

UCD Village

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

The Forge

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Strokestown Park House and National Famine Museum

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Stable Buildings at Walled Garden, Gortmore, Dundrum

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

St Mary’s Convent, Wantage

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

One Wilton Park, LinkedIn Headquarters

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

New Science Lab for Coláiste na bPiarsach

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Mount Prospect Avenue

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Hennebique Studios

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Glentora

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Fidelis Station Building

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Derrylahan Cottage

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Cherrywood Canopy and Biophilic Sunken Garden

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Charred House

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Ceannt Station Galway Drivers and Station Staff Building

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim

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  • RIAI AWARDS EXHIBITION
24/08/2023

Ballyhackamore Extension

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  • CPD NETWORK PROVIDERS
23/08/2023

Fundamentals of architectural lighting design

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  • NEWS
22/08/2023

RIAI Expresses Concerns over Lack of Vision for Dublin City

The RIAI has expressed concern over the lack of an overall vison for the City and citizens of Dublin. As Ireland’s population continues to grow, the capital city has growing demands and complex needs to create a vibrant, safe, sustainable and inclusive city in which people can live, work,…
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  • NEWS
21/08/2023

RIAI calls on Government to invest in delivering quality, affordable housing in livable towns and cities in Budget 2024

The RIAI is calling on the Government to use Budget 2024 as an opportunity to deliver quality and affordable homes in town and cities which are liveable for all. The Institute is also seeking Government commitment and resourcing to deliver on Ireland’s National Policy on Architecture,…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

Beyond the Trees: Avondale House & Forest Park

It is evident that Universal Design was integrated into ‘Beyond the Trees at Avondale House and Forest Park’ from the outset of the project. The result is an inclusive, thoughtfully considered and well-detailed scheme, which has been responsive to user consultation. Beyond the Trees…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

Silver Bark House

Nestled amidst a captivating landscape, Silver Bark House serves as an exemplar of sustainability innovation. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, it encapsulates the essence of sustainability, innovation and timeless design. The use of natural materials for its exterior seamlessly…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

Military Architecture and Brick Manufacture

The establishment of a traditional Brick Manufacture is not only of significance for McKee Barracks and military architecture but also for traditional brick architecture across Dublin and urban Ireland. While initially responding to the specific monumental red brick buildings of the…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

Writer’s Room

A minimal brief – “a space for a novelist to write in solitude” – and a practical decision – “the project would be constructed off site and craned into position” – triggered a cascade of coherent decisions that gave shape to a highly intriguing object. Contextual and autonomous, precisely…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

ESB Headquarters

With an almost classical ambition, the architects decided that this project was first about constructing the street using the simplest architectural elements at their disposal: rhythm, proportions, materials, openings and chimneys. The calm and strangely familiar faç …
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

Ardee Ambulance Base

The project is set in a parkland and is positioned to maximise views to existing mature trees. The building reveals itself around a curved access road which circles the first of these impressive trees. Clad in Iroko Teak, and sitting on a raised platform, this simple rectangular pavilion…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
11/08/2023

Béal na Bláth Centenary

Béal na Bláth is a cultural landmark that has been carefully reinterpreted, while respecting and informing the historical significance of the location. The existing landscape has been rearranged to reflect that which was there at the time of the event. Research findings on the historical…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

Clones Renewal Scheme

What shone here in Clones was respect for the cultural phenomenon that is the rural Irish town. The success of the project is coupled with active coalface delivery of its continued living evolution through examination, decision making, design development and constructed proposition.…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

O’Devaney Gardens

O’Devaney Gardens is a great exemplar of a low-rise, medium-density housing model that creates a quality pocket neighbourhood. The combination of own-door homes and walk-up units are successfully arranged to create a compact and vibrant community. The saw-tooth form with in-between,…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

Ladyswell Square

Ladyswell Square is a well-mannered clever arrangement of houses that demonstrates a refined quality of architecture, using a minimum palette of materials. This is an exemplar of how low-rise, medium-density housing can be provided within the limitations of exiting development plan…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

Dominick Hall

A monumental confident addition to Dublin's north-inner city and to Dublin City Council's social housing portfolio, Dominick Hall is at once familiar and new. As a predominantly 6-storey brick building which forms a street edge, the scheme recalls the rhythm of historic Dominick Street. The…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

Charleville

A one-bed, badly-functioning urban cottage near the Royal Canal in the north-inner city of Dublin has been transformed into a two-bed A-rated family home. Working on a tight budget, and on an even tighter site, certain architectural moves, small and significant alike, have made this…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

An Tuí

This extension and renovation of an existing cottage in the depth of the Kildare countryside respects the vernacular, while re-interpreting the spatial hierarchies and functions to reflect modern living. The building has been extended with a timber box – juxtaposed to and separated by a…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

Printing House Square

This latest addition to Trinity College creates its newest student square wrapped on three sides by student apartments and a myriad of functions which promote student well-being. The form is like a mountain top on the Dublin skyline. Sunken courtyards provide light and tranquillity to the…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

Quadrangle Building, King’s College London

On a live university campus, the architects for the Quadrangle Building had to deal with the demanding conditions of physical and historical architectural weight. They resolved the combined design conundrums – of 4,000 square metres of reclaimed space, the technical requirements and the…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
08/08/2023

International Rugby Experience

It was an admirable decision to place the International Rugby Experience at the heart of Limerick to facilitate urban regeneration. Its contribution as a cultural and public building breathes new life into the city. Occupying a prominent corner, it has a strong civic presence and a quality…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
07/08/2023

Beyond the Trees: Avondale House & Forest Park

‘Beyond the Trees: Avondale House and Forest Park’ is the successful integration of new and historic buildings, responding thoughtfully to the historic woodland context. The route through the site culminates in a unique elevated walkway and viewing tower, providing proximity to the beauty…
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  • ARCHITECTURE AND AWARDS ARCHIVE GALLERIES
07/08/2023

The Lower House

The Lower House at Grangegorman project is one of rescue and re-use, as against repair and restoration. Dating from 1812, the former psychiatric hospital is conserved and part-reconstructed to house a multi-functional student centre for TU Dublin. This project is distinctive for its…
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  • CONFERENCES
31/07/2023

RIAI Conference 2023

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  • NEWS
20/07/2023

Design4Zero – Moving to a Design for Performance Based Approach for Ireland’s Built Environment

The RIAI and the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) have joined forces on a joint programme of research, support tools, guidance and up-skilling of professionals to address the much-needed decarbonisation of our built environment. Design4Zero is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority…
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  • RETIRED FELLOWS AND MEMBERS
18/07/2023

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  • BLOG
13/07/2023

Realising the true long-term performance of an inverted flat roof

It can be immediately obvious when the physical design characteristics of a newly constructed building fail to reflect an original architect's vision. However, other properties, such as a shortfall in thermal performance, may not be so apparent, yet arguably are even more important. This…
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  • NEWS
06/07/2023

Congratulations to Shane de Blacam FRIAI for Receiving the 2023 Royal Academy Architecture Prize

The Royal Academy of Arts has announced that Dublin-based architect Shane de Blacam has been awarded the 2023 Royal Academy Architecture Prize, honouring his inspiring contribution to architecture. To mark the fifth year of the annual prize, which is supported by the Dorfman Foundation, the…
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  • ARCHITECTURE IRELAND DIGITAL EDITION
01/07/2023

Issue 330

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  • NEWS
26/06/2023

International Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Designed with Irish Influence

Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s first museum of modern and contemporary art, inaugurated its new museum building designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. WIT Graduate of Architecture, Ronan Dunphy was part of the design team. The project is located on the Bosphorus waterfront with a beautiful…
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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: National Policy on Architecture

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: RIAI Supported Research

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: BIM

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: Design for Manufacture and Assembly

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: Universal Design

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: Construction

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: Building Conservation

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
26/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: Procurement

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  • NEWS
23/06/2023

Irish Architecture Championed as RIAI Announce 19 Winners at 2023 RIAI Architecture Awards

The RIAI has announced the winners of the 2023 RIAI Awards. The RIAI works to inspire excellence in Architecture to deliver a sustainable and resilient future and the awards recognise the contribution Registered Architects make to the built environment. The RIAI announced 19 winners across…
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  • BLOG
22/06/2023

Glidevale Protect provides a clear route to compliance

Glidevale Protect is launching a new campaign to highlight the importance of technical transparency that ensures the accuracy and clarity of all product information. Glidevale Protect, a leading manufacturers of construction and roofing membranes, as well as airtightness products, has…
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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
22/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: Urban Design

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  • DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
22/06/2023

RIAI Research and Policy: National Policy Review

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