"SHADOWLANDS" EXHIBITION AT THE IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE

For more informations:
http://www.iarc.ie/exhibitions/index.html

PUBLIC MEETING !

After a few days working in Fumbally Exchange Studios we had a public meeting there that happened the 9th of December.
Here are some pictures of the meeting and the exhibition.

PUBLIC MEETING IN DUBLIN

Filling the empty urban spaces of the property boom - visiting French architects dare to ask Dubliners: WHAT IF…?


Probably, the last thing the Irish need right now is a bunch of strangers from the continent telling them that the current crisis is a blessing in disguise. While not taking the point quite this far, WISH architects from Paris will dare to wager that some good may come out of bringing the construction frenzy of the property boom to a halt.

The Architecture of Recovery

"Pecha Kucha" during the RIAI Conference together with the shortlisted of 3twenty10 competition  : The Architecture of Recovery - A 2020 Vision for Ireland, in Westport, Co. Mayo, from 3-5 October 2010.

Venice "Converging Territories" exhibition

Here is our presentation as shown at the Morrion Cultural Center during the first days of Venice Biennale together with Elastik & Mat (NL), feld 72 (AT) (also Converging Territories teams) and gau:di competion's winners.

Once upon a time... Pelletstown

We were cycling from Summerhill along the Royal Canal when we finally arrived in Pellstown. In fact one hardly feels entering a town, but rather riding along the back of a new unfinished urbanised area. It is just when you get to Rathbome Bridge that buildings constructs quality public space in relation with the towpath.

Today, on both sides of this area, it is the lack of articulation between buildings and nature that is striking.

The actual situation looks like a "collage city" puzzle - the rambla, the park, the city center, the modern villas - with missing pieces...

Obviously, as urbanization is frozen, the situation is not good for walkers, having to cross long inhospitable places. Thus car happens to be king.

Wasteland - Pelletstown

Architectural Quality

 Focusing on the most spectacular and regrattable effects of the economic crisis, we forget to state the basic assertions . As far as we can judge the architectural production during the 'boom', Irish architects and planners increased the quality of their standards those 15 last years. Aside from the emblematic public projects made by international architecture offices, we can appreciate the amenity of new public spaces and the sureness of architectural design. Cruising in Dublin, we discover a city in metamorphose unfortunately stopped by the euphoria of the property market.