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Show the system, not just the render

By presenting architecture only through slick final images, we undersell the true complexity and value of the profession, argues Dr Rebecca Jane McConnell.

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One Good Idea

Leaving the door open

Stephen Mulhall reviews the Architectural Association of Ireland's Critic's lecture 'The Architecture of Softness,' delivered by Phineas Harper on April 16th, 2026.

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the write-up

The Quiet Disappearance of the Gaze

Walking through the streets of Dublin and London, Luke Dillon reflects on the evolution of blind windows as an architectural motif and their ambiguous performance as both practical requirement and deliberate compositional tool.

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Working Hard / Hardly Working

Modernism is Almost All Right Issue #2: ‘Escaping Plato’s Cave': How Photography Killed (and May Yet Recover) Working-Class Modernism

While acknowledging photography's role in shaping narratives of the “failure” of social housing, Sarah Churchill suggests that lens-based media can also dismantle the myths that may yet threaten working-class housing security in the future.

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Modernism is Almost All Right
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The Antique Pavement

Author: Derry O'Connell.
Book
€ 4.75 

An illustrated guide to Dublin's street furniture.

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RIAI Bulletin 8

Editor: Peter Ferguson.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

Ordinary General Meeting, OGM of the RIAI, President’s Report, Honorary Secretary’s Report, Revision of By-Laws, Maintenance of Historic Buildings, Housing Conference, Housing Competition, The Architect and the Environment, RIAI Visiting Boards, National Prices Commission Study, Architects in Nepal, Seminar on Architecture and Urban Planning, UIA Seminar at Kazimierz, International Public Health Seminar, Local Government, Planning & Development Act, Hospital Building Programme, CBAE, EEC, New Office Block, National Prices Commission, Lecture by Mr Massoth, Cattle Market site, Commonwealth Association of Architects, Architectural Education, Reciprocity and Interrecognition, Professional Practice, Professional Organisation, CAA Finance and Organisation, EEC Matters, Council Matters, Local Government Bill 1973, Hospital Building Programme, Prices Variation Clause Claims, library, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, committee, AGM, minutes, meeting minutes, exhibition, competition, symposium, materials, conference, course, lecture, planners, membership, RIAI, CAA, members, Election, report, EEC, housing, public relations, Reinstatement, Resignation, Transfer of Class, Seminar on Architecture and Urban Planning, UIA Seminar at Kazimierz (Poland), International Public Health Seminar, Short Courses at the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, York, Local Government (Planning Development) Bill 1973, Local Government Re-Organisation, RIAI Conference 1974, Hospital Building Programme, Prices Variation Clause-Claims, Revision of Time Chart for Principals, National Prices Commission Study, Library, Architects Required in Nepal, Summer work required by Technician Students, International Conference on Registration, Nomination of the International Jury, Travelling Scholarships, Combined Prize, Visiting Board to Technician Course, College of Technology, Bolton St., Dublin, Joint RIAI/RIBA Visiting Board to UCD, RIAI Visiting Boards, The Architect and the Environment, Architectural Education, Reciprocity and Interrecognition, Professional Practice, Professional Organisation, CAA Finance and Organisation Honorary Treasurer’s Report, Presentation of Certificates, Revision of By-Laws, President’s Report, Committees and Representatives, Technician Representative on Council, RIAI Conference and Dinner/Dance, Maintenance of Historic Buildings, Housing Conference, Housing Competition, Final Examination, Local Government (Planning & Development) Act 1963, Local Government Re-organisation, Hospital Building Programme, CBAE, EEC, New Office Block, 8 Merrion Square, National Prices Commission, Lecture by Mr. Massoth, Cattle Market Site, The Influence of the Institute, Public Relations, President’s Inaugural Address
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Architecture Ireland 307

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #307 focuses on the theme of ‘gender’.

Practising in plain sight: Celebrating the first women architects, Gender in spatial planning: From feminist urbanism to fair-shared city, Making our place: Introducing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender geographies, RIAI Women in Architecture 2019: An Interview with Sheila O’Donnell, Materialtiy and masculinity: ‘Ordinary’ men and interior design, A portrait of domesticity, Climate Change | Housing | Placemaking - RIAI Conference 2019, Architecture + Building Expo, Tabharfaimíd féin an samhradh linn - Remembering Sarah Cogan (1968-2019), Looking and reflecting: Recalling Mies van der Rohe on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, Woodlawn House, Dublin, Carson & Crushell Architects, A pair of us in it, Teaching, type and topography: An Interview with Simply Architecture, The Meditation Act 2017, Hospital visit/revisit, a e i o u: watercolours by Tom de Paor, Marion Mahony Griffin: Discuss, The relationship between a person and an architecture, Taoiseach’s Residence and State Guest House (competition), Simply Architecture, Manisha Shodhan Basu, Tom de Paor, Eileen Grey, Eleanor Butler, Florence Fulton Hobson, Máirín Hope, Kathleen Carroll, Anne (Nancy) Strahan, Mary Doyle, Maura Shaffrey, Deirdre O’Connor, Arthur Gibson
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The Dublin Region: Advisory Plan and Final Report (Part I)

Author: Myles Wright.
Book
€ 7.95 

The first of the two volumes, The Dublin Region: Advisory Plan and Final Report (Part I) examines the social, economic and physical resources of county Dublin and its environs with a view to guide the use of land and public and private building works for the following thirty years.‍

Metropolitan Dublin, Man-made Aspects of the Region, Compact Grouping of Population, Small Towns, Dublin’s Port and Airport, The City of Dublin, the Region in Summary, Need for Forecasts, Basics of Forecasts, Population Growth and Distribution, Future Distribution, Conditions Governing Growth, Advantages of Metropolitan Dublin, The Choices to be Made, Favourable Location Needed, Growth near Dublin, Sharp Boundary between City and Countryside, Rural Employments, Small Size of Towns, Encouragement of Growth, Study of Rural Centres, Access to Trunk Roads, Regional Road Proposals, Choice of Centres for Development, An Uaimh (Navan) and Arklow, Local District Centres, Scale of Growth Recommended, Major Growth Probable, Estimates of Social Need, Spreading the Lord, The Central Problem, The Great Change, Determination to Use Cars, Three Aims, New Towns, Near Together, 150000 dwelling, density of development, Three Requirements of New Development, 20,000 acres needed, Growth of Motor Traffic, Impossibility of Speedy and Large Road Improvements in Dublin, Traffic Congestion a Dublin Problem, Spreading the Load, choice of sites, disadvantage of the coasts, northern coast, southern coast, advantages of the western area, growth westwards, proposed sites, linear towns and green spaces, gradual dispersal of traffic load, traffic routes and access roads, advantages of a grid pattern, new major routes, proposed road framework for metropolitan Dublin, Relationship of Road Framework and the Western Towns, Road Proposals for the City, Greater Expenditure on roads, Division of Expenditure between central and outer roads, peak-hour, travel by rail likely to Decline, travel by Car, Bus travel to the centre, express buses on cross-journeys, public transport in other districts, town centres, layout and transport needs, sites for factories, offices, industrial estates, residential layout, pedestrian crossings, trade, cargo handling, shipping
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RIAI Bulletin 9

Editor: Peter Ferguson.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

Ordinary General Meeting, OGM of the RIAI, President’s Report, Honorary Secretary’s Report, Revision of By-Laws, Presentation of Certificates, Adoption of New Entry Forms, Expulsion of a Member, Time Charge for Principals, EEC Matters, RIAI Conference, International Housing Competition, International Conference, Office of Cork City Architect, Professional Indemnity, Annual Conference of the Institute, People the Profession and the State, RIAI Gold Medal and Medal for Housing, Joint Visit to UCI, Committee of Women Architects, European Architectural Heritage Year 1975, Use of the Computer in Building Design, Exhibition of Furniture, Price Variation Clause, Arbitration Course, Investigation of Fees, Visiting Boards, Hospital Consultants, Accreditation Board, Accommodation, Committees, RIAI Gold Medal, Medal for Housing, Meeting of Salaried Members, Vacant posts, Berlin Architects and Engineers Association, UIA Congress 1981 and Seminar 1975, National Prices Commission Study, The form of contract, Retention of Imperial Units, Books on Art, Technical Staff, Travelling Scholarships, Appeal from the Library, Short Courses at University of York, Institute Building, Public Works Exhibition, Pollution, Computers and the Architect, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, committee, AGM, minutes, meeting minutes, exhibition, competition, symposium, materials, conference, course, lecture, planners, membership, RIAI, CAA, members, Election, report, EEC, housing, public relations, UIA Assembly and Congress, UIA Seminar at Kazimierz (Poland), Use of the Computer in Building Design, Short Courses at the University of York, Institute of Building, Exhibition of Furniture, International Conference on Housing, Public Works Exhibition, Pollution, International Housing Competition - Brussels, Computers and the Architect, Cork City Architect, Meeting of Salaried Members, Posts Vacant, Joint Visit to UCI, Committee of Women Architects, Berlin Architects and Engineers Association, UIA Congress 1981 and Seminar 1975, National Prices and Commission Study, The Form of Contract, Retention of Imperial Units, Books on Art, Technical Staff, Travelling Scholarships, Appeal from the Library, European Architectural Heritage Year 1975, Committees, Foras Forbartha Committee, RIAI Gold Medal and Medal for Housing, Matters Arising, Honorary Treasurer’s Report, Presentation of Certificates, Adoption of New Entry Forms, President’s Report, Local Government (Planning and Development) Bill 1973, Time Charge for Principals, Price Variation Clause, Arbitration Course, Investigation of Fees, Visiting Boards, EEC Matters, RIAI Conference, International Housing Competition, Brussels, International Conference on Registration, Hospital Consultants, Accreditation Board, Office of Cork City Architect, Professional Indemnity
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RIAI Bulletin 23

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

Comment, RIAI Reports, Diary, Time and Place, Housing Conference, Practice notes, travelling scholarship, RIAI Conference, Committees, Metrication, Tender Procedure, 8 Merrion Square, New DOE Outline Specification for Housing, News Information Service for the Construction Industry, House Building Cost Index, Northern Report, Ronnie Tallon, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, committee, competition, conference, course, lecture, planners, membership, RIAI, members,
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RIAI Bulletin 45

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

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RIAI Bulletin 25

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

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Architectural Survey 1963

Editor: Patrick M. Delany.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Architectural Survey was an annual review of contemporary architecture in Ireland, which ran from 1953-1972.

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Architecture Ireland 300

Editor: Sandra O’Connell.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #300 focuses on the theme of ‘FREESPACE, La Biennale di Venezia'.

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Architecture Ireland 272

Editor: Sandra O'Connell
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #272 focuses on the theme of 'the year in architecture'.

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RIAI Bulletin 9

Editor: Peter Ferguson.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

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The Hidden Architecture of Things

Editors: Gary A. Boyd, Gregory Keeffe.
Book
€ 0.00 

This book investigates the global architecture of commodities. It does so by examining the spaces of production and transportation of seven specific items, chosen for their ubiquity within everyday life. In doing so, we not only realise how a washing machine can relate to a banana, but also how, as architects, we might begin to design alternatives.

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UTOPIA 7

Editor: Miriam Delaney.
Book
€ 0.00 

UTOPIA 7 is a published a study of utopian settlements in Ireland by students in the Dublin School of Architecture.

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Department of Architecture and Town Planning, DIT Bolton Street, 1992-1994

Editors: Edmund O’Shea, Noel Jonathan, James Horan.
Book
€ 0.00 

The first publication by the Department of Architecture and Town Planning at DIT Bolton Street celebrates the work of both staff and students during the academic years 1992/93 and 1993/94.

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Post Industrial

Editor: Miriam Delaney.
Book
€ 0.00 

Post Industrial features a series of essays discussing the physical and material world of Irish industrial settlements; how these villages as worked a social spaces, while at the same time highlighting future conservation priorities.

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The Antique Pavement

Author: Derry O'Connell.
Book
€ 4.75 

An illustrated guide to Dublin's street furniture.

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20 Irish Buildings You Should Know

Editors: Róisín Bean, Tim Connell, Brian Gargan, Paul Kelly, Adam McLoughlin, Jack Prendergast.
Book
€ 0.00 

Twenty twentieth-century Irish buildings that students of architecture should know, as chosen by TU Dublin fourth-year architecture students.

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