
Courtesy of ODOS Architects
Architects: ODOS Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Photographs: Courtesy of ODOS Architects

Courtesy of ODOS Architects
Architects: ODOS Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Photographs: Courtesy of ODOS Architects

Courtesy of ODOS architects
Architects: ODOS architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Engineers: Cora
Internal Floor Area: 190 sqm (per dwelling unit)
Project Design: 2006
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of ODOS architects

Courtesy of CODA
In typography, the ‘Counter’ is the space contained by letters (this is where monkish Irish Illuminators famously had space to play). For the monks, the space between the letters was as meaningful as the letters themselves. In ‘Counterspace’, the winning proposal by CODA for the Europan 2011 competition in Dublin, the linear forms of the traditional rows are transformed and interwoven to create a range of counterspaces: from enclosed collective space for safe children’s play, to urban plaza for adults’ lattés. Just like on the 19th century street of industrial terraced Dublin, the life of the community happens in the space between the rows of housing, in the counterspace. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »
Architect: Ailtireacht
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project Architect: Fiona Hughes, Allister Coyne
Building Contractor: Oaklawn
Structural Engineer: Casey O Rourke Associates (CORA)
Project Area: 125 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: Paul Tierney
Architect: Ailtireacht
Location: Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland
Project Architect: Allister Coyne
Building Contractor: Buto Developments
Structural Engineer: Casey O Rourke Associates (CORA)
Project Area: 140 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Corsico Images
Architect: Ailtireacht
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Building Contractor: CRC Developments
Structural Engineer: Casey O Rourke Associates (CORA)
Project Architects: Andrew Brady, Allister Coyne
Project Year: 2006
Project Area: 90 sqm
Photographs: Paul Tierney, Paul Quinn, Kevin Kelly
Architect: A2 Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project Team: Peter Carroll, Caomhán Murphy, Miriam Dunn, Julia Gonzales, Tom O’Brien, David Maher (Engineer)
Project Area: 35 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: Courtesy of A2 Architects
Landscape: PLANT Architect
Location: Dublin, Ohio, USA
Project Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Lisa Moffitt, Olivia Mapue, Elise Shelley, Jane Hutton, Heather Asquith
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Stephen Evans
Architect: Architecture Republic
Location: Drumcondra, Dublin 9, Ireland
Client: John Graham, artist
Project Area: 25 sqm
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Paul Tierney
Architects: Box Urban
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Structural engineering: Lohan and Donnelly
Quantity surveyors: Flynn McNally MCKale Partnership
Planning consultants: Reid associates
Project area: 3,670 sqf
Photographs: Paul Tierney
Architects: Architecture Republic
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project area: 42 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Paul Tierney Photography
Two Danish Studios have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition to design Dublin’s new National Concert Hall. The two finalists were narrowed down from a shortlist of renowned architects from 2008. The two studios, 3XN and Henning Larsen Architects, delivered spectacular designs, which, unfortunately, will not be realized due to the cancellation of competition under Ireland’s fragile economic situation.
Read on for more information after the break read more »

© Courtesy of Boyd Cody Architects
Architects: Boyd Cody Architects
Location: Palmerston, Dublin, Ireland
Project area: 25 sqm
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Paul Tierney / Boyd Cody Architects

© Courtesy of Boyd Cody Architects
Architects: Boyd Cody Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project area: 99 sqm
Project year: 2006
Photographs: Paul Tierney / Boyd Cody Architects
The 40 metre Spencer Dock Bridge with its fluid lines and undulating concrete surface takes trams, traffic and pedestrians across the Royal Canal. Amanda Levete Architects design for the span bridge peels down the edges of the deck to reveal a space for pedestrians to pause and take in views of the dock and Linear Park which is currently under construction.
Follow the break for more photographs of the Spencer Dock Bridge.
Architects: Amanda Levete Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
AL_A Team: Amanda Levete, Alan Dempsey – Project Architect, Peter Feldman, Jordy Fu, Alvin Huang, Theo Sarantoglou
Structural Engineers: Arup
Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Client: Dublin Docklands Development Authority, Railway Procurement Agency
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Gidon Fuehrer

Courtesy of Burke Culligan Deegan
Burke Culligan Deegan’s design for the Aoibhneas Children’s Centre won the international competition administered by by the RIAI (Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland). The new children’s centre is an addition to the existing women’s refuge in Dublin, Ireland. The philosophy of the design was to aid growth and recovery in an uplifting environment for women and children who were temporary residents in the refuge.
Read on for information and images after the break. read more »
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, designed as a result of a collaboration between global architects Populous and Dublin‐based architects, Scott Tallon Walker was officially opened Friday by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, TD. Aviva Stadium, previously called the Lansdowne Road Stadium, hosted its first game of international rugby in 1878. The 50,000 seat stadium will be used for international rugby and soccer fixtures and as a concert and events venue.
Complete press release after the break. read more »
Amanda Levete Architects today released first images of the completed Spencer Dock Bridge in Dublin. The 40 metre span bridge with its fluid lines and undulating concrete surface will take trams, traffic and pedestrians across the Royal Canal. The edges of the deck peel down to reveal a space for pedestrians to pause and take in views of the dock and Linear Park which is currently under construction.
The underside of the bridge merges with the piers in a single movement with joint lines in the concrete designed to accentuate the geometry of the form. The finish of the concrete provides high visibility against the dark water of the canal and at night the structure will be vibrantly lit from below giving the bridge a significant presence. Full press release and more images after the break. read more »
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