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Win €10,000: calling for ideas to rebuild the community

‘Hometown Architect’ is an initiative encouraging community groups and local architects across Ireland to team up and submit projects to improve their local town or village

Sophisticated Ranelagh residence is epitome of contemporary living

No 2 Cullenswood Place in Dublin 6 is now on the market for €1.6 million through Sherry FitzGerald

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

Crimson tide: Set your interiors alight with the most daring colour

In art and design, the colour red need only be used in small doses to pack a powerful punch

Interiors: Bring some 1920s Downton Abbey glamour into your home

A statement sofa in a luxurious fabric is the key to recreating that Art Deco daring and elegance in an interior

A Bauhaus beauty in the Dublin foothills

The modernist showpiece built for two sculptors lies in a tranquil wooded location a mere 15 minutes drive from St Stephen’s Green, and is on the market for €1.95 million

Hugh Wallace interview: ‘As a nation we’ve been disrespectful of our architectural heritage and what we must have is a balanced approach to conservation’

Hugh Wallace of RTÉ’s Great House Revival series explains how more people are willing to revamp old and historic buildings, breathing new life into our built heritage and the hearts of our towns

Interiors: Making a statement – the furniture that will last a lifetime and beyond

Think of your furniture as an investment for both now and the future, so buy once and buy well

Percy Place project recognised for excellence in urban design

The Silver Medal for Housing, awarded by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland, chose 55 Percy Place as a best-in-class exemplar of high-density, mixed-use development on a challenging urban, brownfield site

Ideal home show returns to RDS

The country’s largest residential design exhibition showcases the latest building, gardening and decor trends, ideas and expert advice

Interiors: A view of seaside sophistication from the Westons’ well-heeled Florida community

Award-winning American interior design photographer Jessica Glynn was invited by the late W Galen Weston and his wife Hilary to capture life at the Windsor Community in Florida. The result was the stunning coffee table book Beachside

Designed to succeed: the women behind Ireland’s most stylish interiors

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday, we talked to six award-winning Irish interior designers and interior architects about their own style and the women who have inspired them

Trees from above: meet the man breathing new life into garden design

Landscape architect Thijs Dolders is a firm believer that roof gardens add immeasurably to the liveability of cities

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

Spend on the stand-outs to maximise your selling price

There are plenty of simple but effective ways to make your home look more appealing to prospective buyers ahead of a potential sale

Ask the designer: How can I redecorate my home in a sustainable manner?

Good health and wellbeing start at home and can be greatly improved by designing a healthy home,

Ask the Designer: What can I do to prepare my house for sale?

It may be a seller’s market at the moment, but presenting a property at its best is more about being prudent than personal

Some natural festive decorating on a grand scale

Ann Marie Durkin and her husband began restoring Coolamber in Lismacaffrey, Co Westmeath five years ago. Now she’s revamping its entire look in time for the festive season

Interiors: RDS design fair a delight for crafty shoppers

Designers, craftspeople and artisan food makers will be out in force at the RDS at Gifted, Ireland’s biggest craft fair, offering a great opportunity to get all your Christmas shopping done in one place

French architects lead charge to upcycle rather than demolish

Instead of taking the wrecking-ball to buildings that have gone out of commission, award-winning duo Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal challenge us to find clever new uses for them