The Lives of Spaces represented Ireland at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice from September to November 2008. The exhibition was commissioned by the Irish Architecture Foundation and co-curated by IAF Director Nathalie Weadick and Hugh Campbell, Professor of Architecture at UCD. The Lives of Spaces can currently be seen in Ormeau Baths Gallery in Belfast as part of i ...

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Aoibhneas and the RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) are delighted to launch the architectural competition for the design of a children's centre on the existing site of Aoibhneas Women and Children's Refuge in Coolock, Dublin. Aoibhneas aims to provide a specialised, child-centred service, housed in an innovative building using cutting edge design to meet the many needs of ...

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A survey exhibition of key works by Irish artist Anne Tallentire, created over the last ten years, opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 17 February 2010. This, and other things, 1999-2010 brings together two of Tallentire’s earlier works as well as four of her most recent pieces, created in response to the environment at IMMA. Nowhere else, The Readers, Document ...

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In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti. In response, the global PechaKucha family is coming together with Architecture for Humanity to lend a hand in rebuilding Haiti. On Feb. 20, the 277 cities that host PechaKucha events worldwide will converge to present one continuous 24-hour edition of PechaKucha Night. Kicking off at SuperDeluxe in Tokyo, wh ...

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The Irish Architecture Foundation has kicked off its new education programme with A Space for Learning, a design competition to challenge current thinking on school design, where architects collaborate with the end-users of educational spaces - the students. A Space for Learning features more than 1,500 students in 90 schools, currently working with 120 architects around the country to desi ...

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Artist and architect Blaithin Quinn will hold a workshop based on her current project Recycled Space on Saturday 6 March in Dublin. The workshop will be of interest to artist, architects, other creative practitioners as well as members of the public who have an interest in architecture. Recycled Space - Concept A surplus of vacant retail, office and residential space has become available ...

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The British Council has appointed muf architecture/art Llp as Artistic Directors of the British Pavilion for the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale 2010. muf architecture/art Llp is a collaborative practice with a UK and international track record of process driven work with physical and propositional outcomes. The British Council invited proposals that focused on collaboration, spatial expe ...

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The Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, Poland has announced an international architectural competition for the design of the building that will house the newly-founded museum. The museum is intended to become a new identity landmark of the city of Gdansk and the competition jury will select the design concept which best relates to the nature, status and location of the site within the h ...

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