Come along to IAF House for the final event in the Books Downstairs series. To close out the series we will be joined by architects Ruth Lang and Ryan W. Kennihan discussing their recent publications in conversation with cultural historian Lisa Godson.

Building for Change: The Architecture of Creative Reuse by Ruth Lang (pub. gestalten, 2022)

Building for Change sets out the principles for how we might adapt architectural practice to make better use of our existing resources in the built environment in confrontation with the Climate Emergency. Adopting a global perspective, it demonstrates how contemporary practitioners are employing creative reuse strategies at different scales – from the material, to spatial, to the programmatic – and even in designing for future deconstruction and new functions. It positions these opportunities for reuse not as a constriction or constraint, but instead as one offering rich provocation for new forms of architectural innovation, usurping traditional hierarchies, and challenging the role of the architect within the design process.

Ryan W.Kennihan – Dublin (pub. Quart, 2022)

Ryan W. Kennihan has taught at various universities. His architecture is reserved, peaceful and elegant. Each building is a little gem, where every detail reflects the architecture. For instance the Vita Family Centre in Roscommon assumes the volume and appearance of the surrounding traditional buildings, while varying the details in an astute and subtle way.

Read the full bios below.

This is chapter 7 of Books Downstairs, a series of conversations on books about architecture, organised and hosted by the Irish Architecture Foundation.

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Image courtesy of Ryan W. Kennihan.