The Irish Times

Sitting pretty: the chairs design people pick for their own homes

From classic styles to vintage finds, these are the chairs people relax in time after time

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00

The New York Times’s glowing tribute to Kevin Roche, Irish starchitect

Pritzker winner gave ‘striking new identities’ to organisations around the world, paper says

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 13:05

Distinguished Irish architect Kevin Roche dies aged 96

Singular talent the driving force behind numerous landmark buildings worldwide

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 19:00

Tractor shed or landmark of Irish modernism?

St Brendan’s school in Birr has won a Getty Foundation preservation-study grant

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 05:00

Kevin Roche: ‘I’m basically a problem-solving construction guy’

His father built up Galtee cheese, and his first job was designing a piggery: now 95, the unassuming Irish ‘starchitect’ focuses on the small problems, such as where you hang your coat

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00

Historian’s home with cabinet of curiosities and collectibles

Pieces of me: Linda King, design historian

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 08:00

The architects’ pick of Open Houses

Five architects participating in this year’s Open House series select the buildings that they believe have had the biggest public impact

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 08:30

Architects of the past dared to dream of a future built for all

The beautiful ‘Tale of Tomorrow’ details the post-war hopes of a different generation

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 05:10

The man behind design giant Roche Bobois

The son of hipster parents, Nicholas Roche, creative director of furniture maker Roche Bobois, came to the family business late. Since then the company has become a leader in global design

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 06:00