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The Big Interview

‘If the government started talking to us, we could save a lot of money for the state’ – Niall Byrne, NMB Architects

The specialised firm has more than 30 years’ experience designing industrial and commercial projects for pharmaceutical, medical device and high-tech clients

Everything you need to know about Rado’s new Les Couleurs Le Corbusier collaboration

The new limited-edition collection extends the 2019 collaboration to the True Square Thinline range with two-tone colourways

At the Museum of Literature, Ireland’s living literary heritage is preserved by design

The building is both a celebration of Joycean writings and a triadic ode to period architecture

Two days to vote for this year’s RIAI People’s Choice winner

There are several exciting contenders in several categories at this, the 34th Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland annual awards

Commercial Property

If your building has good bones, don’t swap it for a younger model

Demolition and rebuild should be the very last option with commercial buildings past their prime, as many can be cleverly upgraded or repurposed

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: The Irish architect and the audacious $500m Bel Air mansion with 42 bathrooms

The Los Angeles dream home known as The One was fast becoming a white elephant. It finally sold for €125m but it needs another $20m to finish it. However, the property designed by an Irishman is strangely beautiful

Tenders invited for sale and redevelopment of Helsinki’s historic Old Customs House

Winning proposal will serve as a basis for the Finnish capital’s new city plan

Commercial Property

Oakmount rolling back the years with meticulous restoration

The conservation-oriented developer transformed Rathmine’s Stella Cinema to its wondrous former glory, while this year it will unveil Clerys on O’Connell Street, the firm’s most ambitious project yet

Commercial Property

Scott Tallon Walker celebrates World Architecture Festival shortlistings

Two STW entries are contenders in the world’s largest architecture and development industry festival and live awards competition

Commercial Property

Dublin’s historic heart gets new meeting and events venue

The Dublin Royal Convention Centre forms part of a new complex in the Le Pole Square development, which once housed a church dating back to 1100

Architectural Design

Housing Unlocked exhibition aims to show original solutions to housing crisis

Irish Architecture Foundation and Housing Agency exhibition in the Science Gallery at TCD offers innovation in the form of repurposing vacant bank buildings, disused Garda stations and even parts of a Dublin city church to provide accommodation

Architectural Design

K Club goes South for ‘bold, buzzy and fun’ dining

The new casual restaurant and bar is named for its location and is sunny in decor and disposition

Architectural design

Artisan cottage between Ranelagh and Rathmines comes to market for €570,000

No 63 Gulistan Cottages is situated in a prime location, and enjoys bright and airy interiors designed by its architect owner

Architectural design

Hanover Quay project wins RIAI Public Choice award

Ireland’s favourite building 2022 skilfully and sensitively marries a historic fabric and contemporary aesthetic to maintain a sense of place and historical essence

Architectural design

Projects honouring built heritage in the running for Ireland’s favourite building

Five commercial properties, which include a waterfront office site in Dublin’s docklands and a revamped tax office in Liverpool, have been shortlisted for this year’s Public Choice Award

Architects At Home: Turning a dated Rathmines flat into a light-filled residence

She’s known for her work on high-end projects, so it’s not surprising that Courtney McDonnell’s own apartment is refined and elegant with clever design choices at every turn

Irish architects’ design choices: How a mid-terrace Georgian house was brought back to life, room by room

In the third instalment of our Architects at Home series, a Georgian terrace in Phibsborough, Dublin retains its original footprint, but is reconfigured for modern living

Irish architects’ design choices: How a low-budget renovation filled a home with clever storage and colour

In the second part of our series on Irish architects’ design choices, a young Irish couple reconfigure their London flat to create a practical and playful home that works for how they live

Closing the book on open-plan living

Two years of living and working at home have honed clients’ understanding of what kind of space they really need in their house

Hawkins\Brown opens Dublin office

The architectural practice is recruiting locally to work on a number of Irish projects