Georgian reimagined
New from the Spring 2022 edition. James Howley is impressed by Grafton Architects and O’Mahony Pike’s rebuild of the ESB headquarters and believes it is a building of international importance Read More
Architecture & Design
De Lacy’s Citadel
New from the Spring 2021 edition. Roger Stalley traces the fractured history of Carlingford Castle in Co Louth, accessible to the public again following a ‘bold and unashamedly contemporary’ intervention by Howley Hayes Architects
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Stylish re-use
New from the Winter 2020 edition. The new Roe & Co Distillery demonstrates that large industrial buildings can be reimagined successfully with a combination of bold vision and good design, writes James Howley Read More
Kilkenny art
New from the Autumn 2020 edition. The Butler Gallery, with its impressive collection of mainly 20th-century Irish art, has found a new home in the restored and extended Evans Asylum, writes James Howley Read More
Dublin’s MoLI
New from the Spring 2020 edition. Newman House is undoubtedly the right locus for this major initiative, where there is an affinity between form and content, writes Niall McCullough about Dublin’s new museum of literature Read More
A model court house
New from the Winter 2019 edition. The new criminal court house in Cork unequivocally affirms the traditional role of court buildings to make an exemplary public statement, writes Judith Hill Read More
Sinéad Brennan
New from the Autumn 2019 edition. Going to art college to study glass design was the first of many non-conventional steps Sinéad Brennan has taken to carve out a new kind of career path. Read More
21st-century resource
New from the Summer 2019 edition. The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick is now one of the most digitally advanced libraries in the world, writes Judith Hill Read More
Modern Georgian
New from the Spring 2019 edition. The modernity of the Goethe Institute in Merrion Square exemplifies sensitive renovation of Georgian buildings, writes James Howley Read More
Grafton Architects on the move
New from the Winter 2018 edition.
Ellen Rowley tracks the critical development of Grafton Architects from their beginnings on Dublin’s Grafton Street to their journey to Venice Read More