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Drafting Identity: My job is not my hobby

In this article, Ciara O’Connell closes our mini-series ‘Drafting Identity’ which focuses on the experience of women in Architectural Education from both personal and professional perspectives, supporting the FIAE movement. Ciara explores the pressures a career in architecture places on life outside of work, and the significant material impacts that places on women, in particular.

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Present Tense

Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture - Book Review

Kevin Donovan reviews Irénée Scalbert's book 'Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture', published by Park Books in 2026.

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Open Space

The kids are alright

Gary Hamilton reviews a lecture by REIR Studio, part of the 'Conversation Club' lecture series presented by the Office of Public Works in partnership with the National Library of Ireland. The lecture was held on Wednesday May 13th in the Joly Theatre of the National Library of Ireland.

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Modernism is Almost All Right Issue #3: Ethel Bailey Furman: A Career in Architecture

Ethel Bailey Furman's commitment to providing fellow African Americans with buildings that expressed Christian faith, economic achievement, and equal political rights in the face of Jim Crow segregation was itself modern, even if it only occasionally generated forms that were obviously so. Equally and obviously modern, argues Kathleen James-Chakraborty, was that an African American woman was designing buildings in and around the former capital of the Confederacy, and in a state which adopted a policy of Massive Resistance to school integration.

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The Sprawling Newspaper

Editors: Michelle Delea, Sarah Mulrooney, Niamh Hurley, Anastasiya Karabanava, Darren O’Connor, Grace Kiernan.
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The Sprawling Newspaper emerged during the production of The Sprawling Octopus of an Elevated Highway, a documentary film which centres around a public campaign against the B.K.S. traffic plan for Cork in 1968.

BKS Traffic Plan, City Seventy Planning Group, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork city, Architecture, Activism, Public Engagement, Documentary, Culture Night, English Market, Peace Park, Barrack Street, Good Shepherd Campus, St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Bantry Library, Mary Leland, Harry Wallace, John Heffernan, Des Heffernan, John Santry, Neil Hegarty, Gerard O’Callaghan, Gerard McCarthy
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RIAI Bulletin 1

Editor: Kevin Fox.
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.

The Irish Architects Society, European Economic Society, International Union of Architects, Institute of Architectural & Associated Technology, Board of Architectural Education, Building Industry Committee, Gold Medal Award, RIAI council, HEA Report, Society of Designers, Law Court, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, schools, conservation, building regulation, VAT, public works, committees, AGM, minutes, meeting minutes, Review of the constitution, organisation and finances, sponsorship, committee structure, value added tax, HEA report, EEC, International reciprocity, UIA, Performance of a building contract, the review of an foras forbartha, IAAT, professional indemnity, community schools, council of design, port of dublin, liaison committee, issues raised recently which affect the contract document, mews development, other matters, safety in building construction, padraig murray
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Department of Architecture and Town Planning, DIT Bolton Street, 1992-1994

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

Yearbook, thesis, student work, staff work, project, idea, Bolton street, design technology, freehand drawing, graphics, geometrical drawing, descriptive geometry, analysis, perception, model, drawing, study, precedent, Study Sheets, Vernacular Architecture, Keith McMullin, Aidan Nolan‍, Form Study, Rory Brady, Judith Ryan, ‍Graphics, Eoin Kingston, Edel Collins, ‍Still Life, Ultan Donagher‍, Spatial Study, Edel Collins, ‍House Project, ‍Cubic Study, Rosemary Costello, Deirdre McManus, John Smyth, Measured Drawing, Liam McLoughlin, Alan Furlong, Aidan Nolan, Ultan Donagher, Sharon O’Brien, Sinead Bourke‍, Medical Accommodation, Michael Ring, T.G. Flynn, Fergal Fitzpatrick, Ruth Herman, Rory Brady, ‍Brick Pavilion, Michael Ring, Fergal Fitzpatrick, Eoin Kingston, ‍Timber Pavilion, Conor Moriarty, Susan Dawson, Oisin Clancy, Rory Brady, Sinead Bourke, Michael Ring, Fergal Fitzpatrick, Eoin Kingston, ‍Lifeguards’ Tower, Eamon Gogarty, ‍Futuristic Leisure Centre, ‍Kindergarten‍, Study Sheets: Bordeaux, Berlin, Chicago, Louis Kahn, Adolf Loos, ‍Water Testing Station, Thomas Sexton, Patrick Harrington, Darragh Murphy, ‍Yacht Repair Facility, Michael Ring, Rosemary Bradley, Sinead Hughes, ‍Vertical Composition, Jennifer Lynch, Sinead Hughes, Sinead Cullen, Ann Canning, ‍Urban Projects at Smithfield, Amiens Street Station, Grand Canal Dock, Parnell Street, Christchurch, Patrick Street, Seamus Hanrahan, Sue Stringer, Gerard Harvey, Sharon O’Brien, Rossa Prendergast, ‍Artists’ Gallery Annascau, Thomas Sexton, Darragh Murphy‍, Artists’ Retreat Inistioge, Veronica Blake, Gerard Harvey, ‍Interact 1993 Student Accommodation, Aoife O’Donnell, Donal Hickey, Keith Graham, ‍Interact 1994 School of Music, Rossa Prendergast, Eleanor Masterson, Fergal Fitzpatrick, David Dwyer, Sterrin O’Shea, Eleanor Donnelly, Jennifer Clarke, Gerard Harvey, Sinead Hughes, Sheep Farmer’s House, Alan de Lacy, ‍Yacht Club, Donal Hickey, Martin Colreavy‍, Chapel and Cemetery, R. Quinn, Gary Mongey, ‍Galway Courthouse, Eithne Moran, David Creighton, Gary McGinty‍, RIAI Headquarters, Temple Bar, Hugh Kelly ‍Kilkenny Railway Station, Keith Graham, B.A Dowdall, Martin Colreavy ‍RIAI Travelling Scholarship – Rural Resource Centre, Raphoe‍, RIAI Travelling Scholarship – Research and Development Centre, Limerick, Patrick Harrington, Donal Hickey, Marcus Reid, Peter McGovern‍, Thesis: National Opera HouseDavid Mansfield 1993‍Thesis: Chester Beatty Library, Stephen Roe 1993‍, Thesis: Oceanarium and Research Centre, Joanna Maher 1993‍, Thesis: International Advertising Agency, Jacques D’Arcy 1994‍, Thesis: Dublin Stock Exchange, Alan Begley 1994‍, The work of staff, Lego Architecture, J. Neil Downes‍, Sculpture and House, Eamonn O’ Doherty‍, Cliffs of Moher Competition, Niall McCullough, Valerie Mulvin‍, Athlone Library, Neil Sholdice, ‍Graphics, Ditte Kummer-O’Connor‍, Mews House, Cathal Crimmins
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Celebrating Pugin

Editor: Colum O'Riordan. Author: Roderick O'Donnell.
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Celebrating Pugin features a selection of drawings by 19th-century architect A. W. N. Pugin, displayed as part of an exhibition in the Irish Architectural Archive marking the bicentenary of his birth. The book also includes an essay by Roderick O'Donnell providing an overview on the role of Pugin in Ireland.

Pugin, Gothic Revival, Victorian, ecclesiastical, cathedral, library, Church of St Sebald, Nuremberg, Church of St Lawrence, drawing, architecture, portfolio
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Ireland in the Year 2000: Towards a National Strategy

An Foras Forbartha
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€ 7.95 

This publication documents a 1983 colloquium concerned with the need for an Irish national strategic plan to provide the physical, economic, and social infrastructure required by the end of the 20th century.

Contents Rapporteur’s Report R. Mulvihill, M. Conroy An Foras Forbartha Previous Plans: Targets versus Performance G. Walker Head, Planning Division, An Foras Forbartha Ireland: A Global Perspective Leonard Wrigley University College Cork Planning & Process Ivor Kenny University College Dublin On Formulating National Goals G. Daly Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology Motivation: An Historian’s Point of View J. Lee University College Cork Key Sectors for Economic Growth John Bourke Allied Irish Investment Bank Limited Issues of Administration T. O Cearbhaill Former Secretary, Department of Labour The Fiscal Framework Kieran. A. Kennedy Economic and Social Research Institute Planning & Social Structure James Wickham Trinity College Dublin Elements of a National Plan: Physical Components M. Gough Irish Planning Institute Authors: R. Mulvihill, M. Conroy, G. Walker, Leonard Wrigley, Ivor Kenny, G. Daly, J. Lee, John Bourke, T. O Cearbhaill, Kieran. A. Kennedy, James Wickham, M. Gough Keywords: Report, integrated design programme, economics, development, socio-cultural, organisation, statistics, market, concept, resources, crisis, structure, The Catholic Church, Economic Advantage, Potential, Sector, EEC, chemical industry, growth simulators, public authorities, framework, politics, policy, inequality, gender inequality, division of labour
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2ha: the journal of suburban design #14

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
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2ha #14 considers the ways in which public art is made and consumed within the suburbs. Four essays describe divergent approaches to project commissioning and implementation, highlighting the varied contexts and conditions that determine a work's lasting impact.

art, suburbia, public art, monuments, cultural regeneration, memory, sculpture, impromptu art, Ballymun, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Tallaght, Corish Roundabout, Wexford, Celtic Tiger, class, an object to interest
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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.

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Architecture Ireland 308

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #308 focuses on the theme of ‘tenure and type’.

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The Antique Pavement

Book
€ 4.75 

An illustrated guide to Dublin's street furniture.

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Architectural Survey 1955

Editor: Luan P. Cuffe.
Journal
€ 4.75 

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

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RIAI Bulletin 4

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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Architectural Survey 1958

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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New Dimensions in Regional Planning: A Case Study of Ireland

Author: Jeremiah Newman.
Book
€ 7.95 

This book was the first in a series on development planning by An Foras Forbartha, and followed the first conference on regional planning ever to be held in Ireland, in May 1965.

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Celebrating Pugin

Editor: Colum O'Riordan. Author: Roderick O'Donnell.
Book
€ 10.00 

Celebrating Pugin features a selection of drawings by 19th-century architect A. W. N. Pugin, displayed as part of an exhibition in the Irish Architectural Archive marking the bicentenary of his birth. The book also includes an essay by Roderick O'Donnell providing an overview on the role of Pugin in Ireland.

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Free Market News

Editors: Jeffrey Bolhuis, Jo Anne Butler, Miriam Delaney, Tara Kennedy, Laurence Lord, Orla Murphy.
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Free Market News is a study of market towns in Ireland, featuring a collection of essays from a broad range of experts on the past, present, and future of these small-scale settlements. The book was published as part of Free Market, the Irish Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia 2018.

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The Relative Importance of Elements of Low Rise Housing Environments

Author: Ray Mulvihill.
Book
€ 7.95 

This working paper documents research undertaken to discover residents’ views on their housing environments to identify those elements associated with overall satisfaction and to make such information available to designers and policy makers.

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The Bicycle: A study of efficiency, usage, and safety

Author: Dr. D. F. Moore.
Book
€ 7.95 

Financed by Irish Raleigh Ltd., this report is a general study of the efficiency, usage, and safety of the bicycle as a mode transport. As well as bicycle safety, this study considers housing estate layout in suburban areas and how it can minimise the adverse impact of motorised traffic on urban neighbourhoods.

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Mapped: a study of planned Irish villages

Editor: Miriam Delaney.
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Mapped is the outcome of a Dublin School of Architecture research project interested in the origins and morphology of Irish villages. The book is intended as a guide to planned villages; those distinctly formed by the actions of landlords, religious groups, and entrepreneurs.

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