Idealised futures where the sky is always blue
An exhibition at the IAA inspires another look at architects’ models and drawings
Why are Irish world class architects not building in Ireland?
Grafton Architects have just won the 2020 Royal Gold Medal, but are ineligible to tender for many major projects at home
San Elmo fires the architectural imagination in Dalkey for €4.65m
Little overlooked except Killiney Bay at glass-box style property designed by architect Tom de Paor
Beautiful? Brutal? An Open House with a lot to say
Tom de Paor’s extension to a 1940s semi is one of Open House Dublin’s hottest tickets
City centre homes take centre stage for Open House festival
AirBnB’s office, a Dundrum cottage and a Blessington St Basin overlook are on show
Controversial Galway cinema on shortlist for architecture award
Pálás cinema is selected in two categories for World Architecture Festival Awards
The Irish take over the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale
Curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have tamed the egos of so many male ‘starchitects’
Galway arthouse cinema board ‘co-operating fully’ with watchdog
Charities Regulator inquiry at Picture Palace ‘not in itself finding of any wrongdoing’
First look: Galway’s new art-house cinema, a ‘beautiful tower of song’
€9.5m build went over time and budget after original contractor went into liquidation
One bed wonder: Skilled conversion in Ranelagh for €495,000
Tom de Paor design for D6 house transformed it into stunning one bed
Cornering the market. A sharp new build in Clontarf
It took a daring design linking garden and house to get planning permission
Galway’s controversial arthouse cinema open ‘by end of 2017’
Fianna Fáil councillor disappointed €9.5m project transferring to private operator
Heather Humphreys defends decision to further fund Galway arthouse cinema
Project founder Lelia Doolin says aim was to create “civic facility” for people of Galway
Pieces of Me: David O’Donoghue, fine art printer
An industrial dishwasher, a vintage car and a “soggy-bottom” chair
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 2000 – N3, by Tom de Paor
For Ireland’s first appearance at the Venice Biennale of Architecture the young designer built a pavilion from 40,000 peat briquettes. It was part stage set, part retreat
Pieces of me: Lucy Downes, fashion designer
This fashion designer salvaged a 1952 operating table and uses it for displaying favourite objects
Galway council threatens to withdraw from cinema project
Local authority delivers ultimatum on the long-delayed €8m arthouse development
Adopt an endangered Irish word and become a guardian of Gaeilge
Anglicising Irish words sapped them of meaning. Let’s reclaim our mother tongue so that it can cast its spell on us again
€735,000 grant awarded to complete Galway’s arthouse cinema project
Picture Palace ran into series of obstacles after first sod turned in 2009
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