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Upcoming

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings

20.09.19—19.01.20

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings opens in VISUAL Carlow from 20 September 2019 to 19 January 2020.

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Welcome to the Irish Architecture Foundation.

We create some of Ireland’s most innovative events, projects, exhibitions and resources inspired by our built environment. Here you can find out more about who we are, what we have been up to, whats coming up and how you can join us! To make sure you don’t miss a thing, this website is also a central portal to other architecture happenings in Ireland and beyond.

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2019 Programme, Exhibition, Public realm, Venice Architecture Biennale

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings

20.09.19—19.01.20

VISUAL Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Graigue, Carlow

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings opens in VISUAL Carlow from 20 September 2019 to 19 January 2020.

2019 Programme, Exhibition, Public realm, Venice Architecture Biennale

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings

20.09.19—19.01.20 VISUAL Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Graigue, Carlow

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings opens in VISUAL Carlow from 20 September 2019 to 19 January 2020.

Fundamentals of Energy Renovation for Traditional Buildings

01.11.19—31.01.20

Richmond Barracks, Saint Michael's Estate, Inchicore, Dublin

Fundamentals of Energy Renovation for Traditional Buildings: CPD Lecture Series 2019-2020

Exhibition, Symposium

Keeping Ireland Modern – Birr at 40

07.11.19—31.01.20

Irish Architectural Archive, Merrion Square East, Dublin 2

Keeping Ireland Modern St Brendan’s Community School, Birr at 40 Exhibition & Symposium November 2019

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News

Keep up to date with all things architecture…

Announcement, Job Opportunity

Job Vacancy: Curator of Learning

18.12.19

Join the IAF team!

Announcement

National Policy on Architecture discussion document unveiled!

07.01.20

The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, today launched the first steps toward a new National Policy on Architecture.

2019 Programme, Reimagine

EXTENDED Open Call Reimagine….The Walks, Loughrea

29.11.19

The IAF would like to announce this competition has been extended, submissions now due Friday 13th December

Announcement, Job Opportunity

Job Vacancy: Communications Officer at Irish Architecture Foundation

18.11.19

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Competition, Open Call, Opportunity

Reimagine Letterkenny, Creating a Cultural Corridor

13.11.19

IAF is happy to announce an Open Call worth €25,000 & will see the winning team collaboratively engage with groups from Letterkenny in order to develop a public outcome and installation to draw greater attention and increased use along the pedestrian walkway in 2020

Thanks to the Volunteers over OHD2019

23.10.19

We couldn't do it without you.

Announcement

Heneghan Peng Architects win 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

16.10.19

Congratulations to Heneghan Peng Architects

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Projects

A selection of projects we have devised, developed and delivered.

2019 Programme, Exhibition, Learning

National Architects in Schools Initiative

The National Architects in Schools Initiative undertakes a 6th cycle

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Community, Learning, Public realm, Reimagine, Research

Reimagine…

A programme designed to better connect communities with their local neighbourhoods, environment and each other using creative and collaborative design...

2019 Programme, Exhibition, Launch, Research, Residency

Curating Architecture Residency – Marion Mahony Griffin

In 2019 we launch our inaugural curatorial residency through the Engaging with Architecture fund where our inaugural 'Curating Architecture' residents...

2019 Programme, Exhibition, Public realm, Venice Architecture Biennale

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings

Close Encounter: Meetings with Remarkable Buildings opened on 6 April- to 20 June 2019 in The Glucksman, Cork followed by...

Public realm, Tours

Open House Dublin

Open House Dublin is Ireland's largest architecture festival produced by the IAF each year ...

Learning

Architects in Schools Initiative

Providing Transition Year students with first-hand experience of the design process in architecture and the built environment....

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Learning

Lifelong learning has a deeply important role in keeping the conversation and thinking around architecture inclusive and innovative. To inspire the next generation, the IAF designs exciting school and community programmes with this in mind.

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