Sign up to our newsletter

Sign up to our newsletter for all the latest new and updates.

Become a member

Membership of Type allows unlimited access to our online library. Join to support new research and writing on the design of the built environment.

You can read more about membership here.

Become a member

Already a member? Login to your account to avail of unlimited downloads.

Type is a platform for design in the built environment. We aim to share knowledge, increase accessibility, and support a culture of critique.

Articles

A space for public opinion and debate, engaging with a broad range of contributors in architecture, landscape, urban design, planning, and beyond.

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.

Read
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.

Read
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.

Read
the write-up

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.

Read
Modernism is Almost All Right
See all articles

Library

The Type online library is a digital repository of publications featuring unique research and fresh insights on the design of the built environment.

All journals and books are free to download for Type members; please login or use the download button for access.

Non-members can purchase items from the library on a one-off basis or become a member of Type to avail of the full benefits of membership.

2ha: the journal of suburban design #05

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 4.00 

2ha #05 considers the relationship between language and suburban space. Three essays respond to the fractured process of translation that has come to define the territory of suburbia.

language, suburbia, placenames, etymology, Gaeilge, Gaelic, Irish, logainmeacha, Báile Átha Cliath, Corcaigh, Molesworth Street, Fairview, Bailte Fearainn an Oileáin Bhig, landscape, territory, an tír gan ainm
Read more

Architecture Ireland 318

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #318 focuses on the theme of 'Belfast'.

9ft in common - Belfast’s hidden spaces of connection, Creed, commerce, and culture - A brief overview of Belfast’s architectural history, Nobody’s project, The need for a climate of change, Reflections from a small Belfast studio, RIAI Architecture Awards 2021, Remembering Dennis Gilbert, Ordinary buildings, well executed - An Interview with Richard Doorly MRIAI on his first five years in practise, Creating and reshaping workspaces for the next phase of COVID-19, Detail - Shandon House Dublin 7, and/or land -On the intersection between art and architecture, TGD Park M 2010 - Time for a rethink, Thinking on Paper, Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities, Roadmapping a Viable Community-led Housing Sector for Ireland, As Found, Living Infrastructure, RIAI Women in Architecture 2021, Momentum, I am my own gift, Misfit, To be useful is to be beautiful, Bruder Klaus Chapel by Peter Zumthor - A narrative to building, Construction time again, Elmwood Presbyterian Church
Read more

Empirical: 2019-2020

Editor: Kirk McCormack.
Journal
€ 11.00 

Empirical is an annual architectural research journal by TU Dublin architectural technology students exploring environmental design, digitalisation, materials, and building performance.

carbon reduction research, building materials research, building accessibility research, building envelope research, building refurbishment research, design for disassembly research, building pathology research, building environment research, window and fenestration research, BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology programme, DSA, Digital Calculation, Life Cycle Analysis, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Prototype Testing, Calibrated and Guarded Hot Box Testing, Diferential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Multi-scale heat fow analysis, User Experience Role Play, Case Study, Field Observation, Structured Interview, Digital Simulation (Psi Term 2D and 3D), BS/ EN Test Method, Cost Optimality Calculation, Laboratory Testing, Scripting / Coding, Structured Literature Review, Daylighting Simulation Sofware, TU Dublin, Architectural Technology
Read more

A Guide to Modern Architecture in Dublin

Editor: Tomás O'Beirne.
Book
€ 9.00 

Featuring projects from 1953 to 1977, this book lays out 109 examples of modern architecture in Dublin, varying in occupation and scale, from small housing schemes and churches, to masterplan university development and city office blocks.

Ordnance Survey, Brendan Byrne, Aras Mhic Dhiarmada, Michael Scott, Scott Tallon Walker Architects, Housing at St. Brigids Park, Cornelscourt, Dermot Smyth, School at Emmet Road, Inchicore, Robinson Keefe Devane, Housing at St. Patrick's Park, Stepaside, St Raphael’s College of Physical Education, Blackrock, Pearse Mac Kenna, Kevin Fox, St Gabriel’s Church, Clontarf, Peppard and Duffy, CPC Factory, Brown and Polson Factory, Bord Failte Building, Robin Walker, Church of Our Lady, Mother of Divine Grace, Raheny, Lyons Factory, Kidney Burke-Kennedy and Doyle, Dublin Corporation Flats, Cuffe Street, Aungier Street, Niall Montgomery, Liberty Hall, ITGWU, Headquarters, Desmond Rea O’Kelly and Associates, Embassy of the United States of America, USA, John McL. Johansen, Hume House, Ballsbridge, Lardner and Partners, Four Apartments at Simmonscourt Castle, Tyndall Hogan and Associates, St. Stephens Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Boyle & Delaney, Bank of Ireland National, Suffolk Street, National Bank of Ireland, Head Office, Dun Laoghaire Industrate Estate, Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church, Dublin Airport, Office Building, First National City Bank, Stephenson Gibney and Associates, Abbey Theatre, Company Office Headquarters Building, Mount Carmel Hospital, Rathgar, 8 Bungalows, Hill of Howth, Michael F. Phillips, Trinity College Library, Ahrends Burton and Koralek, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, UCD, 56 one-room apartments at Mespil Estate, Tyndall Hogan and Associates, Lansdowne House, Stillorgan Shopping Centre, John Costello and Associates, Church at Gonzaga College, St Patrick’s training centre, Drumcondra, Duke House, Peter Legge and Partners, Phibsboro Shopping Centre, David Keane and Partners, Tayto Factory, Coolock, David W. Cronin, Church of the Holy Spirit, Ballyroan, R. F. MacDonnell, Our Lady of Victories church, Ballymun, Patrick Moloney, Central Remedial Clinic, Clontarf, Office Building at No. 2 Burlington Road, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, UCD, Michael Delvin Memorial Church, Vincent Gallagher and Associates, Wesley College, Dublin, Arts and Commerce Building, UCD, Andrzej Wejchert, Northside Shopping Centre, Head Office, Electricity Supply Board, ESB, Irish Base Metals office, Patrick Rooney and Associates, Marianist College, Loughlinstown, Patrick V. Moloney, James O’Beirne, Guy Moloney and Associates, Office Building at No 8. Burlington Road, Tyndall Hogan Hurley, Phoenix House and 6 South Leinster Street, John Costello and Associates, Restaurant Building, University College Dublin, Towercourt, Sandymount, Cathal O’Neill, City of Dublin Vocational School, The Church of the Holy Spirit, Greenhills, Peppard and Duffy, Office Building, Leinster Street, Kidney Burke-Kennedy and Doyle, Institute of Advanced Studies, St Brigid’s National School, Castleknock, Egan Wholesale, Nazareth House, Malahide Road, Stephen Court, Dublin, St Andrew’s College, Ahrends Burton and Koralek, Administration Building, New Terminal Building, Dublin Airport, Leo M. Carroll, Alexandra College, Ryan and Hogan, International Airport Hotel, Grattan House, Carrick House, Burlington Road, Bank of Ireland Head Office, Oldbrook House, Pembroke Road, Patrick Rooney and Associates, The Paddocks housing development, Dalkey, Commended design, RIAI Triennial Housing Awards, Raymond F. MacDonnell, Elm House, Mespil Road, Bank of Ireland Computer Centre, T. P. Bennett and Son, University Library, James Joyce Library, Sir Basil Spence, Glover and Ferguson, Irish Farm Centre, Becton Dickinson & Co LTD Medical Instruments and Head Office, Commended Design RIAI Triennial Medal, Peter Legge & Partners, Bank of Ireland Building, St. Michael’s Parish Church, Dun Laoghaire, Pearse Mac Kenna, Sean Rothery, Molyneux House, Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Office Block, Shelbourne Road, Canada House, Earlsfort Terrace, Earlsfort House, Costello, Murray and Beaumont, Norfin House, Our Lady of Dolorus, Glasnevin, Vincent Gallagher and Associates, Lisney Building, Stephens Green, RTE Centre, Donnybrook, Lombard and Ulster House, The Deerpark Hotel, Howth, Ryan & Hogan, Joint Headquarters; Irish Shipping LTD and Coras Trachtala, Management Training Centre, Dundrum, Office Building, Kildare Street, Trinity Hall Development, Patrick Rooney and Associates, St. Broc’s Welfare Home, Clonskeagh, Merrion Court, Ailesbury Road, Holland, Savage and Partners, Dartmouth House, Grand Parade, Ship Street - Office Building, New Medical School, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Frank Foley, Head Office, Educational Building Society, Greenhills College, Walkinstown, Delaney MacVeigh and Pike, Housing at Stepaside, Norwich Union, corner development, Dawson Street, Scoil Lorcain, Monkstown, Pearse MacKenna, Michael Brock, Church of St. Oliver Plunkett, Francis Xavier National School, Setanta Centre, Clanwilliam Court, Austin C. Murray, Claremont Court, Diamond Redfern Anderson, Housing at Darndale Carryard House, Glasnevin Filling Station, Niall Montgomery and Partners, Dun Laoghaire Centre, Costello Murray and Beaumont, Housing at Glasnevin, Irish Life Centre,
Read more

Architectural Survey 1957

Editor: Luan P. Cuffe.
Journal
€ 4.75 

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

Directory of Architects, Classified Buyers’ Guide, Index to advertisers, Commerce, Health, Industry, Education, Religion, Housing, Public Service
Read more

DSA 2020

Editors: Stephen Allen, Mark Chester, Romy Marren, Lasairíona Power.
Book
€ 0.00 

An annual yearbook featuring student work from the Dublin School of Architecture, TU Dublin.

No Poverty, The Democratic Space, Antithesis to Suburbia, Zero Hunger, Good Health+Wellbeing, Quality Education, Marion Mahony Griffin: Tracing an Irish Line through her Animism, Clean Water + Sanitation, Affordable + Clean, Environmental comfort and energy efficieny in TU Dublin, Decent Work + Economic Growth, Outreach and sustainability - drivers of a new timber technology degree programme, Industry, innovation + infrastructure, reduced inequalities, Professional practice work placement, Sustainable cities + communities, Thesis from climate active architecture, Speculative Realism and the pursuit of a Subjectless, Post-Anthropocene Architecture, Responsible Consumption + Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Peace, Justices + Strong Institutions, Jeremy Till: Climate Action, Architectural Education + the Future of the Profession, Worldskills International Competition 2019, Partnerships for the Goal, Transform-EDU Project, Sustainability Education Context, Covid-19, ASA, Architectural Students Association, Research, Healthcare Facility, Primary Care Centre, FARM, Welcomed Intruders, Informality, Dorset Street, community centre, Semester two, projects, exemplars, BArch, MArch, Masterplan, Pembroke, accommodation, housing, The Bactrian Estate, Matlandsby, Malahide, office, gym, building energy analysis, construction skills, door, office desk, table, CNC machined lounge chair, Timber PassivHaus, timber, concrete, architectural technology, urban school, primary school, The value of Roughness, Unfolding Eden, Labyrinthine Village, Depth through layering, limits of necessity, designing in the dark with night vision goggles, research, Window degradation, Environment, solar panels, Clay materials, thermal mass, detailing, freehand, sectional model, mews house, revit, observe, record, communicate, unlocking the urban fabric, bio-beacon, aquaponics, Milford mill river, research facility, townscape, treescape,
Read more

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.

Read more

Empirical: 2019-2020

Editor: Kirk McCormack.
Journal
€ 11.00 

Empirical is an annual architectural research journal by TU Dublin architectural technology students exploring environmental design, digitalisation, materials, and building performance.

Read more

RIAI Bulletin 56

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.

Read more

Architectural Survey 1961

Editor: Patrick M. Delany.
Journal
€ 4.75 

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

Read more

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.

Read more

Architecture Ireland 302

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.

Read more

living in town ... conserving the future

Book
€ 7.95 

A pamphlet documenting the papers presented at the National Housing Conference held at Leopardstown, Co. Dublin, in October 1974.

Read more

The Antique Pavement

Author: Derry O'Connell.
Book
€ 4.75 

An illustrated guide to Dublin's street furniture.

Read more

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.

Read more

House and Home

Editor: Colum O'Riordan.
Book
€ 10.00 

House and Home features over forty original architectural drawings, as well as publications, models and photographs, for residential projects in Ireland. Reflecting the chronological spread of the Irish Architectural Archive’s holdings, the works range from the mid 18th century to the late 20th.

Read more

Office Location and Regional Development: Proceedings of a Conference

Authors: Dr. D. F. Moore, Michael B. Lawless, Michael J. Bannon, John Goddard, Bertil Thorngren, Jan Toby, George Yannopoulos.
Book
€ 7.95 

This publication documents a two-day conference from 1973 discussing office location and regional development. Topics include reviewing the existing pattern of office location, considering future policies, and referencing international practice.

Read more

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.

Read more
Go to library

Support

All journals and books are free to download for members and patrons. Discover more about how you can support Type.

Find out more

Type involves a collective of writers, researchers, and editors with expertise in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and planning.

We’re interested in working with individuals and organisations to gather, format, and disseminate knowledge on the built environment.

Have a potential project in mind? We are always open to new ideas and the possibility for collaboration. Please use the form provided to get in touch.

Thank-you for taking the time to make contact with us.
We will be in touch with you shortly.
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Supported by

Updates

Website by Good as Gold.