As architecture has evolved to include advanced building envelopes, innovative structural systems, and hybrid programs, new boundaries have been drawn. Sustainable practices and passive strategies have led architects to re-imagine building skins and the relationship between interior and exterior. While different typologies are designed with varied levels of permeability, libraries demand rigorous attention to performative facades and protected programs. This holds especially true when libraries are placed within radically changing landscapes.
Dublin: The Latest Architecture and News
Maritime Design: Rare Coastal Libraries Around the World
Urban Agency Designs Iconic Harbor Tower for Dublin
Architecture firm Urban Agency has designed a landmark tower called Dock Mill to rise along Dublin's waterfront in Ireland. At 14 floors, the project was designed to set a precedent for future projects on a national and global scale. At the same time, the team's vision was made to be reverent of the mill’s past and grow out of this history. Dock Mill draws inspiration from both nature and the surrounding docklands.
A Greenhouse City on Mars and a Dockside Tower in Dublin: 8 Unbuilt Projects Submitted by our Readers
Architecture is defined by its context. This holds especially true when buildings are located in harsh climates and must respond to natural conditions. This week’s curated selection of the Best Unbuilt Architecture focuses on designs located at the intersection of nature and the built environment. Drawn from all over the world, they represent proposals submitted by our readers.
The article features a range of building types and locations, including many coastal proposals, from a regeneration plan on the South Coast of England and a proposal to link the famous Turku archipelago, to a dockside timber tower in Dublin. Also included are more extreme ideas, from an overlook on the Algarve coast to a vertical city with greenhouses located along a cliff on Mars.
Portobello House / Scullion Architects
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Architects: Scullion Architects
- Area: 125 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Loscher Moran Engineers, Donovan Low Energy
Whispering House Social Hub / Coady Architects
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Architects: Coady Architects
- Area: 410 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Bunzl CDS, Kilkenny Aluminium, Pergo Flooring, Sheelin Group, VMZINC
Dundrum House / Peter Legge Associates
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Architects: Peter Legge Associates
- Area: 276 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, K Rend, Porcelanosa Grupo, Trunk, Vola
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Professionals: CORA Consulting Engineers, Michael Duffy & Sons Construction Ltd.
Glass Ribbon / Scullion Architects
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Architects: Scullion Architects
- Area: 315 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Aru Joinery Windows, Trimble
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Professionals: Dowd Energy & Engineering Ltd, Loscher Moran Engineers
Avenue Road House / Clancy Moore Architects
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Architects: Clancy Moore Architects
- Area: 231 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Feneco Windows, McNally Joinery
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Professionals: Luke Goldsmith Fire engineering, Paul Cuddy Associates
Columbus Metropolitan Library Dublin Branch / NBBJ
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Architects: NBBJ
- Area: 42000 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Andreu World, Atlas Concorde, Designtex, Cooledge Lighting, DuPont, +21
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Professionals: Turner, EMH&T, Dynamix Engineering, Pioneer Cladding & Glazing Systems
House on Burrow Beach / Plus Architecture
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Architects: Plus Architecture Ireland
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Sky-Frame, Cillian Johnston, Concrete Concepts, DK Windows, +2
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Professionals: CORA Consulting Engineers
D2 Townhouse / Jake Moulson Architects
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Architects: Jake Moulson Architects
- Area: 750 m²
- Year: 2017
Tri House / Urban Agency
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Architects: Urban Agency
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Reynaers Aluminium, VELUX Group, Adobe, +2
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Professionals: Brunner Engineering
Piano Nobile / Plus Architecture
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Architects: Plus Architecture Ireland
- Area: 185 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Louis Poulsen, Reynaers Aluminium, ADT Façade Solutions, Arena Kitchens
Confucius Institute at UCD Belfield Campus / Robin Lee Architecture
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Architects: Robin Lee Architecture
- Area: 2059 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Franken-Schotter, Junckers, Stone Systems, United Anodisers
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Professionals: AECOM
Morehampton Mews / ODOS architects
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Architects: ODOS architects
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: JJ Campbell & Associates, JV Ledwith, Pure Fitout, Kelly + O'Callaghan
A House in a Garden / David Leech Architects
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Architects: David Leech Architects
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Investwood, Brendan Kavanagh, Coppa gutta, Fitzpatrick & Henry Joinery, Maria Canavan, +1
ecoLogicStudio's Bio-Digital Curtain Fights Climate Change by Filtering Air and Creating Bioplastic
London-based architectural and urban design firm ecoLogicStudio has unveiled a large-scale “urban curtain” designed to fight climate change. “Photo.Synth.Etica” was developed in collaboration with Climate-KIC, the most prominent climate innovation initiative from the European Union, to “accelerate solutions to global climate change.”
Photo.Synth.Etica, currently on display at the Printworks Building in Ireland’s Dublin Castle, captures and stores one kilogram of CO2 per day, the equivalent to that of 20 large trees.
An Architectural Guide to Dublin: 30 Things to See and Do in Ireland’s Capital
Dublin is one of the world’s most beloved cities. The Irish capital welcomes over 5.6 million tourists every year from around the world, seeking out the city’s red brick rows, cobblestone streets, and lush green parklands.
Dublin has good reason for being on any architect’s travel list. Modest Georgian tenements, sensitively altered by local architects, stand alongside major civil and public works by some of the world’s most renowned international firms, while warm art nouveau and art deco cafes sit alongside the sleek, modern headquarters of the world’s largest tech firms.