The National Gallery revisited
James Howley pays a visit to the National Gallery as it prepares to reopen following a major refurbishment programme Read More
Architecture
History today
From the Spring 2017 edition: Kevin V Mulligan reminds us of the cultural aspirations associated with the architectural competition for the National Museum of Ireland in the 1880s Read More
Reimagining architecture
From the Spring 2017 edition: Redevelopment of the former Bank of Ireland building on Baggot Street is currently underway. The complex, designed by Ronnie Tallon of Scott Tallon Walker Architects was constructed in two phases during the 1960s and 1970s. Read More
TCD looks eastward
From the Autumn 2016 edition: Can the pragmatic 21st-century East range at Trinity College Dublin match the 18th-century splendour of the West Front? James Howley appraises recent developments on the campus Read More
Waterford’s Museum of Treasures
From the IAR archive: Peter Pearson visits Waterford’s Medieval Museum which completes the trilogy of cultural venues celebrating the historic city’s material culture. Read More
The measure of man
From the Spring 2016 edition: Raymund Ryan assesses the career of Níall McLaughlin, the Irish architect whose research engages with the values of humanism Read More
Slievebawnogue
From the IAR Archive: A bridge to live in? Louise Cotter visits the project in County Dublin that attracted awards from the RIAI and the AAI Downes Medal for architects Clancy Moore Read More
Leagues ahead
From the IAR Archive: In his assessment of Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners’ award-winning Student Centre at UCD Seán ó Laoire charts the evolution of Ireland’s largest campus since its foundation Read More
Ahead of the Curve: Dublin Airport and the Duval Plan
From the IAR Archive: Frederick O’Dwyer follows the evidence to unearth the design sources for Dublin Airport’s original terminal at Collinstown Read More
Ensemble Playing
Bridging past and present in projects like Blackrock Further Education Institute, McCullough Mulvin have made a virtue of creating a dialogue between old and new, writes Hugh Campell Read More