New documentary celebrates career of maverick engineer

Born in the capital but raised in Dundalk, Co Louth, Peter Rice was awarded the Gold Medal for architecture by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1992

Hanging out: Peter Rice with fellow architect Hugh Dutton

The life and work of Peter Rice, the Irish engineer who worked on some of the world’s most iconic buildings, will be celebrated in the new film An Engineer Imagines, which premieres on Friday as part of this year’s Doc Fest event at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) in Dublin.

Born in the capital but raised in Dundalk, Co Louth, Rice was awarded the Gold Medal for architecture by the Royal Institute of ...