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The Houses of Guinness

Felicity Maxwell reviews an illustrated lecture by Adrian Tinniswood, author of 'The Houses of Guinness: The Lives, Homes and Fortunes of the Great Brewing Dynasty'. The lecture took place in the Hunting Room of Castletown House, on May 9th, 2026, and was presented by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in association with The Castletown Foundation.

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Static policy for a dynamic coast

The coast is not a fixed line; it is a dynamic, shifting environment shaped by erosion, accretion, tidal rhythms, and human intervention. However, while the coast moves, our policies remain static.

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Future Reference

Making space for stories

Annamae Muldowney reviews Noel McCauley’s lecture on Duncan McCauley's work, part of the Conversation Club lecture series presented by the Office of Public Woks in partnership with the National Library of Ireland. The lecture was held on Thursday April 30th in the Joly Theatre of the National Library of Ireland.

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Drafting Identity: In Practice

In this article, Julia Przado continues our mini-series ‘Drafting Identity’ which focuses on the experience of women in Architectural Education from both personal and professional perspectives, supporting the FIAE movement. Julia explores the underrepresentation of women in senior roles within the architectural profession, and the importance of representation, recognition and mentorship.

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RIAI Bulletin 35

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

Comment, RIAI Report, Diary, Cryptoporticus and Partners, Hardcore, The re-birth of the city, Building Regulations Control System, Stove Design Competition, Building Services & ‘The Regs’, Native Expressions in Irish Building Construction, Irish Concrete Society Awards 1982, SAPIG International Architecture Competition, Jobs and the Environment, Concrete society seeks members, Europa Nostra Awards, AAI Seminar, Council 1982, President Burke, Committees and Representative on Outside Bodies, Quarterly Bulletin of Housing Statistics, Council News, Burke-Kennedy, Doyle & Partners, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, committee, competition, conference, course, lecture, planners, membership, RIAI, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, regulations
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Architecture Ireland 272

Editor: Sandra O'Connell
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€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #272 focuses on the theme of 'the year in architecture'.

architecture review, book review, irish architecture
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RIAI Bulletin 45

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

Martello Mews Ballsbridge, Liberties North-Housing, Holiday Village Trabolgan, Hunt Museum, Tower Hotel Waterford, Riordan Kavanagh O’Reilly, Maoliosa O’Flynn, Diamond Redfern Anderson, Denis Anderson, Delaney MacVeigh & Pike, Jim Barrett, David Crowley, Brady Shipman Martin, Burke-Kennedy Doyle & Partners, Gerry Brouder, Arthur Gibney & Partners, Comment, RIAI Reports, Diary, Cryptoporticus and Partners, Hardcore, Review, Barrier Free Design, A View from the Outside, Landscape, Student Housing, Unemployment, Housing Medal, RIBA Education Conference, Trends for the Future, Interiors, Building Regulations, Review, RIAI Council 1984, Council Ballot Results, President, Honorary Treasurer, Richard P. Hurley, December, January, Annual General Meeting 1983, 8 Merrion Square, National Housing Conference, Annual Conference 1984, New members, Elected Fellows, A View, James Bourke, Special Meeting of Council, Ecclesiastical Cork, Twenty Years of Planning, Berna Grist, Sculpture in Galway, Diplomas for Architects, Kilkenny Interiors, The Housing Centre, ARC opens in Dublin, Applied Research of Cambridge Limited, ICCROM, Noel Moffett, ABS Raffle, Architects’ Benevolent Society, Workshop on Passive Solar Design, UNESCO Competition, RHA, Royal Hibernian Academy, Non-Profit Housing, The Housing Centre, The Housing Research Unit of the school of Architecture, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, committee, competition, conference, course, lecture, planners, membership, RIAI, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, Royal Hibernian Academy, AAI, Architectural Association ireland, AGM, UCD, University College Dublin, Bolton Street, College of Technology,
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Architectural Survey 1972

Editor: Patrick M. Delany.
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€ 4.75 

Architectural Survey was an annual review of contemporary architecture in Ireland, which ran from 1953-1972.

Sculpture, sculptor, art, Ian Stuart, fountain, Stephen Court, library, questionnaire, submission, residential, education, schools, shopping centre, ESC, district, offices, public toilets, public bathrooms, social housing, public housing, computers, BOI, bank, hospitality,
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2ha: the journal of suburban design #09

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 4.00 

2ha #09 considers the role of leisure practices in forming the spatial order of suburban landscapes. Four essays detail the social codes, individual desires, and official policies that determine the structure of free time.

leisure, suburbia, cycling, swimming, football, amenities, pitches, greenfields, grass, identity, work, escape, 19th century, shopping centre, recreation, Middleton Hall, Westminster, Milton Keynes, Ballymun, Coolock, a field of green
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RIAI Bulletin 39

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

Comment, RIAI Report, Diary, Cryptoporticus and Partners, Hardcore, Liability, Architects and Certification, Annual Conference, Kevin Roche: A commentary, alternative architects’ conference, library service for professional journals, Composition of Council, Architects Fees for Schools, Confederation of Irish Industry, Northern Report, Southern Report, Membership, National Heritage Bill 1982, Polish Architects’ Visit, Architectural Association of Ireland, Irish materials, Mountjoy Square competition, new information service, NRB building design award scheme, Jury’s Hotel, Cork, Burke-Kennedy, Doyle and Partners, Ballyfermot Public Library, Mc Mahon, Bloomer, O’Hara, Scoil Mhic Shuihbne, Cork, O’Flynn, Green, McCarthy, Stansfeld, housing prize, Paula Mary Murphy, Ponte dei Pugni, Venice, Notices, standards, circular, newsletter, committee, competition, conference, course, lecture, planners, membership, RIAI, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, AAI, materials, prize, school, library, Ballyfermot, journal
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Architecture Ireland 312

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
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Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #312 focuses on the theme of 'small works'.

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Architecture Ireland 319

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #319 focuses on the theme of 'public space'.

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Architecture Ireland 308

Editor: Michael K. Hayes.
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #308 focuses on the theme of ‘tenure and type’.

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Architecture Ireland 272

Editor: Sandra O'Connell
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #272 focuses on the theme of 'the year in architecture'.

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Architecture Ireland 280

Editor: Sandra O'Connell
Journal
€ 9.50 

Architecture Ireland is the journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Issue #280 focuses on the theme of ‘restoration, reuse and adaptation’.

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RIAI Bulletin 24

Editor: J. Owen Lewis.
Journal
€ 4.75 

Beginning in 1972, the RIAI Bulletin was a monthly newsletter to inform Institute members of the wide range of matters with which the RIAI was involved.

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UTOPIA 7

Editor: Miriam Delaney.
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UTOPIA 7 is a published a study of utopian settlements in Ireland by students in the Dublin School of Architecture.

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Carlow Carbon Futures: vol. 1

Editors: Sean Brunswick, Orla McKeever, Sam Carse, Juliette Bosschaert.
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Fuelled by love, rage, and imagination, this publication displays the wide variety of student work produced as part of a regional vision for a zero-carbon County Carlow by 2050.

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Accuracy and Dimensional Control in Building

Author: Nicholas M. Ryan.
Book
€ 7.95 

This paper explains the nature of dimensional deviation in prefabricated elements and that the development of designs should include a clear approach to accommodate or control deviations when they do occur.

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Dublin School of Architecture Yearbook 2016

Editors: Philip Duffy, Anne-Lise Olivier, Julia Vivien Rober, Colin Mac Suibhne, Stephen Johnston.
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An annual yearbook featuring student work from the Dublin School of Architecture, TU Dublin.

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Regional Planning: a review of regional studies

Author: Henk van der Kamp.
Book
€ 7.95 

Carried out by An Foras Forbartha, this study was conducted to develop linkages between local, regional, and national planning in Ireland.

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Dublin School of Architecture Yearbook 2018

Editors: Carol Lawlor, Deimante Paplauskaite, Alice George, Paris Brown, Conor Grossman.
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An annual yearbook featuring student work from the Dublin School of Architecture, TU Dublin.

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