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Emerging practices Space Saloon + The MAAK, zwkr, and Palace of Un/Learning headline this year’s IAF Summer School, part of the LINA programme.

These five rural towns have been awarded €10,000 each to tackle vacancy and dereliction and increase accessibility

The IAF is joining forces with 11 other European organisations that promote quality architecture through Open House festivals

Are you in the process of bringing a vacant property back into use? Join a new peer network to share learning and experience.

Tom Cookson, Francesca Cocchiara and Sergios Strigklogiannis have been selected for the IAF and dpr-barcelona LINA Writing Award 2023.

Submit your abstract for the All-Ireland Architecture Research Group's 2023 conference by 12 January.

Would you like to see architecture exhibitions, talks and workshops in a home of their own?

We are excited to announce that our two housing-themed exhibitions and public programme at the Science Gallery Dublin have been extended until 17 February 2023.

Two members of the IAF Graduate Panel have been awarded Engaging with Architecture funding for their project Unbuilt.ie

Will you become a Friend of the IAF or give IAF Friendship this Christmas?

The IAF Board has announced the appointment of Emmett Scanlon as the organisation’s new Director as of May 2023.

This IAF open call for new Reimagine placemaking projects invites community groups to apply in partnership with an architect who has a connection to their town or village.

Our new Audience Development Strategy will result in institutional transformation as well as informing our programme choices.

LINA invites emerging architects and other creatives to share original ideas, projects, or practices to help make the European Green Deal a reality.

Explore themes of data entanglement with ANNEX and friends at the IAF Summer School in Galway and online this July.

Eight promising ways to improve housing in Ireland selected for exhibition this autumn

The IAF is proud to join with 27 partners to support emerging architecture professionals through the LINA platform.

Self Organised Architecture's Reimagining Elderhood is an open call for architects to take part in a participatory design challenge.

Maarten Gielen, Jos Boys and Emmanuel Pratt to headline 10 years of New Now Next, supported by Arup

The Arts Council's new policy expresses an ambitious vision and plans for "Championing Architecture" as a creative practice in Ireland.

The Irish Architecture Foundation and The Housing Agency are calling on people to come together and enter their solutions to housing in Irish cities, towns and villages.

2021 Pritzker Prize-winning architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal discuss their work with 2020 Pritzker laureates Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara

The 2021 Stirling Prize celebrates Kingston University London's Town House, designed by Dublin-based Grafton Architects, as the best new building in the UK.

It's Open House Dublin 2021 this weekend (15-17 October) - the IAF's showcase festival of architecture in the capital city!

The IAF is marking World Architecture Day by announcing a new, year-long partnership with The Housing Agency

Architecture Kerry celebrates Kerry’s architectural heritage. This weekend festival features talks, guided tours and exhibitions to showcase the extraordinary built environment on offer in Kerry and is open to people of all ages.

Following on from the success of our inaugural Momentum exhibition at the Irish Architecture Foundation on 15 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, the Irish Architecture Foundation is delighted to launch the associated, complementary publication Momentum21.

The IAF was saddened to learn of the death of the renowned Irish architect, Niall McCullough.

The founding director of Forensic Architecture will be in conversation with Shumon Basar on 9 September 2021.

Calling all Architects & Architectural Graduates – Applications for 2021/22 are now open!

Irish Architecture Foundation welcomes visitors with work by award-winning Irish emerging architects

We were delighted to hear that our Reimagine project had been selected inclusion in this year's 100 Archive - thanks & congratulations to our brilliant design team at Unthink!

The IAF are pleased to announce four new projects selected to join the Reimagine programme.

'Open the door to heritage' was the call from the Heritage Council at this year's launch of National Heritage Week 2021.

Your essential guide to all architecture and design events taking place across Ireland.

Now in their 32nd year, the RIAI Awards are the premier architectural awards in Ireland.

Exploring the impact of minimal home sizes and housing policies on the lives of communities and artists.

Congratulations to all whose projects were among those selected by this year's jury for the AAI Awards.

Creative Places Tuam, led by Create, have announced a brand-new commission opportunity for collaborative and socially engaged artists and/or arts collective.

Dublin Civic Trust wins Europe's most prestigious award for built heritage conservation - the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2021

In collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture, Irish Architecture Foundation will host a live, virtual panel discussion entitled Together We Care About Public Spaces.

The second International Summer School will take place in June on the theme of Architecture and Media.

The EU initiative aims to bring the European Green Deal closer to citizens, in order to rethink sustainable living in Europe and around the world

The IAF invites expressions of interest from individuals to take part in our inaugural Emerging Architecture Writers programme.

Applications now open for schools to take part in the 2021/22 cycle of Architects in Schools programme

Ninth series of New Now Next talks to feature prestigious Pritzker Prize winners

IAF is saddened to learn of the passing of renowned Irish architect John Meagher, whose contribution to contemporary architecture is significant and invaluable to our culture.

Ambitious policy for rural development published by Government

Series of short films commissioned for Open House Dublin will be shown every Wednesday evening until June.

The exhibition will explore the impacts of "data infrastructure" on our everyday life.

Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, of France, have been selected as the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates.

The practice have been named by Architizer as one of the 10 Top Residential Architecture Firms in the World in 2021

The Irish Architecture Foundation has launched an open call for communities around Ireland to apply to their Reimagine placemaking programme.

Support for organisations working to deliver projects or activities that will combat excess consumption and reduce waste in Ireland.

How would you make the future more sustainable and inclusive? Get involved in the New European Bauhaus movement - join the conversation at one of our upcoming webinars and share your ideas!

Hear about some of the events, exhibitions and projects happening at the IAF this year...

Hosted conversation in Loughrea and public consultation in Letterkenny on evening of Friday 18 September

The Irish Architecture Foundation are delighted to host an exciting series of performances by ANU at our headquarters on Bachelor’s Walk, as part of this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival.

Open House Dublin is set to take place this year on the weekend of the 8 -11 October.

Project 20x20 will help form a new overview of our relationship with architecture and with the communities that architecture serves.

In line with the latest updates in relation to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Irish Architecture Foundation has postponed upcoming events in April and May until further notice.

Rathmullan-based architects Pasparakis Friel have been announced as the successful design team for Reimagine... Letterkenny.

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects were announced as the 2020 recipients of the prestigious Pritzker Prize, regarded internationally as architecture's highest honour.

Twelve months of celebrations for our 15th Birthday. The IAF's new programme was launched on Thursday the 20th February by Kevin Rafter, Chairperson of the Arts Council.

The Walks in Loughrea set for an environmentally focused architectural installation.

Our designers at Unthink have completed the hoarding displaying the narrative for the process of this exciting community place-making initiative.

Michael Goan and Dominic Stevens were recently welcomed as the latest additions to the Irish Architecture Foundation's Board of Directors.
We are delighted to have two such distinguished and experienced architects joining our Board.

The 18th December 2019 marked the launch of the public consultation process on a new National Policy on Architecture

This process is open to the public until the 13th of March 2020. Have Your Say!

Congratulations to Heneghan Peng Architects

Experience Architecture in #Architober

The Royal Gold Medal is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence "either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture"

The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan announced the selection of Annex to represent Ireland at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2020.

Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 is here at the IAF!
(with a booking discount for IAF Friends)

After an open call to design an intervention for Tallaght's Chamber Square, we are announcing the winners...

Repurposing disused buildings, a revamped town square and a new cultural corridor are just three of the six projects part of a community-led architecture and design programme, ‘Reimagine…’

The Arts Council have just announced 2 new funding awards for architecture

Welcome to the Friendzone!
New names, new gift, new tours

The vote for Ireland's favourite building 2019 is open...

David Leech Architects has been named the winner of AJ Small Projects 2019

Last week in an unexpected move the Arts Council of Northern Ireland decided not to continue funding PLACE.

The prestigious award was announced this afternoon

Cork native, UCD graduate and international award winning architect Kevin Roche passes away on March 1.

Sheila O'Donnell - legend

The Play Park, Ballyfermot community-led design project will break ground in August!

Introducing non-attendance fees

IAF launches 13 February five-year Strategic Plan 2019-2023 and announces the 2019 Programme.

Volume II explores Dublin’s architectural history from 1940 to 1972

Curating Architecture successful candidates announced

Projects are kicking off in 32 schools around the country as part of this year's National Architects in Schools Initiative

Christine Casey, TCD Architectural History professor wins the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion

Check out our taster video for Open house Dublin this year.

We are delighted and proud to announce significant new and continued partnerships for OHD 2018!

The design includes an exhilarating Centre for Creative Design & 7 new quadrangles of open green space, designed to enhance the campus’ historic features and woodlands.

Open House Limerick theme and highlights announced

Shortlist announced for the 27th Allianz Business To Arts Awards

Designs from the six international competition finalists in Future Campus displayed in online gallery