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Open House Dublin 2023 festival programme now live

06.09.23

Explore Dublin city and county at the biggest Open House Dublin festival yet, 7-15 October.

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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.

What's On

Exhibitions, talks, tours, and workshops that challenge current thinking. Don't miss out on any of these great events.

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2023 Programme Curatorial Events Talk

New Now Next: Alexandra Hagen

28.09.23

Now in its 11th season, New Now Next is a not-to-be-missed season of live, in-person talks, disseminating new ideas and thinking relevant now and for the future of architecture and society.

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2023 Programme, Curatorial Events, Talk

New Now Next: Alexandra Hagen

28.09.23

Now in its 11th season, New Now Next is a not-to-be-missed season of live, in-person talks, disseminating new ideas and thinking relevant now and for the future of architecture and society.

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2023 Programme Festival

Open House Dublin 2023

07.10.23—15.10.23

Save the date for the biggest Open House Dublin festival yet, 7-15 October 2023.

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News

Announcements, news and features from the Irish Architecture Foundation.

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Announcement Awards

Housing Unlocked wins national award

15.09.23

The IAF and Housing Agency's partnership has been awarded Best Use of Creativity in the Community at the Business to Arts Awards 2023.

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IAF Director Emmett Scanlon elected to Comité International des Critiques d’Architecture

15.09.23

IAF Director Emmett Scanlon elected to Comité International des Critiques d’Architecture

Emmett is only the second Irish architecture writer to have been elected to this group, the other being Shane O’ Toole.

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2023 Programme Announcement Festival

Open House Dublin 2023 festival programme now live

06.09.23

Open House Dublin 2023 festival programme now live

Explore Dublin city and county at the biggest Open House Dublin festival yet, 7-15 October.

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2023 Programme Announcement Curatorial Events Talk

Announcing the New Now Next line-up for 2023

01.09.23

Announcing the New Now Next line-up for 2023

The IAF is delighted to confirm the line-up for our 2023 New Now Next talks series, featuring leading international speakers from architecture, art and design, and supported by Arup.

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2023 Programme Festival Opportunity

Volunteer for Open House Dublin this October

16.08.23

Volunteer for Open House Dublin this October

We are currently seeking volunteers to help us deliver the most ambitious Open House Dublin festival yet.

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2023 Programme Announcement Placemaking

IAF Bog Bothy project awarded Creative Climate Action funding

24.07.23

IAF Bog Bothy project awarded Creative Climate Action funding

This project will help nurture a new, sustainable relationship with Ireland’s ecologically and culturally important bog landscape.

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Interview Learning

Meet the Graduate Panel: Ali McMahon

07.07.23

Meet the Graduate Panel: Ali McMahon

Established in 2021, the IAF Graduate Panel offers a discursive and collaborative space to share ideas and an opportunity to link with the IAF’s core programme. We’d like to introduce you to our panelists over a series of interviews.

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Place-making

Our placemaking initiatives are ongoing across Ireland. We embrace great design to celebrate and shape the environments in which we live, work and play.

2023 Programme Online event Placemaking Reimagine Talk

Reimagine Cafés – Hometown Architect

The Reimagine Café is a community space for all...

Reimagine Cafés – Hometown Architect

2023 Programme Learning Placemaking Reimagine Talk

Reimagine Session: Trauma Informed Placemaking

This panel discussion considers the role and responsibilities of...

Reimagine Session: Trauma Informed Placemaking

2023 Programme Learning Placemaking Reimagine

New Life for Old Buildings Site Visit: Cloughjordan

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New Life for Old Buildings Site Visit: Cloughjordan

2023 Programme Community Placemaking Reimagine Tours

New Life for Old Buildings Site Visit Series: Dún Laoghaire

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New Life for Old Buildings Site Visit Series: Dún Laoghaire

2023 Programme Learning Placemaking Reimagine Seminar

Reimagine Session: New Life for Old Buildings

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Reimagine Session: New Life for Old Buildings

2023 Programme Community Competition Funding Open Call Opportunity Placemaking Reimagine

Hometown Architect open call for town centre regeneration projects

This IAF open call for new Reimagine placemaking projects...

Hometown Architect open call for town centre regeneration projects

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Learning

Lifelong learning has a deeply important role in keeping the conversation and thinking around architecture inclusive and innovative. We design exciting school and community programmes to inspire the next generation.

2023 Programme Learning Open Call Opportunity

LINA Open Call

Emerging architects and creatives, apply with your radical idea,...

LINA Open Call

2023 Programme Learning Placemaking Reimagine Talk

Reimagine Session: Trauma Informed Placemaking

This panel discussion considers the role and responsibilities of...

Reimagine Session: Trauma Informed Placemaking

2023 Programme Learning Online event

IAF Summer School with zwkr (online)

Join LINA Fellows zwkr online to consider how design...

IAF Summer School with zwkr (online)

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