The call for papers issued by the Cork Centre for Architectural Education (CCAE) for an interdisciplinary conference on the subject 'Ordnance: War, Architecture and Space' to be held in September 2010 has been extended to February 12th. CALL FOR PAPERS: This international interdisciplinary conference seeks to explore the often hidden relationship between militarism and the design and con ...

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Press Release 9 December 2009 Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council, is pleased to announce the appointment of the curators who will represent Ireland at the Architecture Biennale in Venice. The curators will work closely with the Irish Architecture Foundation, Commissioners for the 2010 Architecture Biennale, which will open in August 2010. Irelan ...

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The long-awaited Samuel Beckett Bridge has opened in the Dublin Docklands linking Guild Street north of the Quays with Sir John Rogerson's Quay on the south. Dr. Santiago Calatrava, one of the world's great architects and engineers, designed the Samuel Beckett Bridge. The Bridge steel superstructure arrived in Dublin in May 2009 having travelled from Rotterdam by barge following its fabrica ...

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What do you get if you cross a Christmas tree with a bicycle? A 'Tree-Cycle' sustainable Christmas tree made out of recycled bicycle parts. Sarah Wigglesworth Architects have created a Christmas tree for Bermondsey Square in London made up of 35 recycled bike wheels. The 35 wheels are on loan from UK charity Re-Cycle who are committed to providing cheap, sustainable transport in Africa. ...

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Selma Harrington, the nominee of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) has been elected President of the Architects Council of Europe (ACE). Based in Brussels, ACE is the representative body for half a million architects across Europe. Selma Harrington's election as President comes at one of the most challenging times facing Irish and European architects, with high unemploymen ...

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