Contemporary and Historical Irish Architecture and Architects - Archeire

May 12: Shane de Blacam to lecture on his recent work in New York

Following the success of Shane O Toole’s lecture Import+Export and Anchor and Animation by Grafton Architects, Shane de Blacam’s lecture, Recent Buildings by de Blacam and Meagher will take place on Tuesday the 27th of May in the American Irish Historical Society. Shane de Blacam who worked exclusively on the Mellon Centre in Yale and a former protégé of celebrated American architect Louis Kahn, will give a lecture on the Recent Buildings by de Blacam and Meagher. This lecture will be introduced by Nathaniel Kahn, Academy nominated filmmaker and son of Louis Kahn.

May 10: Passive resistance

Beware the snake-oil sellers. This is the advice traditionally handed down to any novice seeking to build their own eco-home. But compared with even the boldest of boasts offered by some within the green-build world, Tomás O'Leary makes an extraordinary claim on behalf of his family home. "We hardly spend anything on heating and hot water each year," says the Irish architect, opening the door to his five-bedroom home, which sits on a one-acre plot of land on the rural fringes of Wicklow, a town one hour south of Dublin that is fast being subsumed into the capital's commuter belt.

Architecture Headlines

May 12: AAI Awards 2008 announced
May 12: Shane de Blacam to lecture on his recent work in New York
May 11: Architectural photographer snaps up new business
May 11: Colour fix
May 10: Dublin's last iconic factory to become real estate
May 10: Passive resistance
May 08: Brutal, honest youth centre wins top award
May 08: 'Even if it's Victoria Beckham, it's Victoria Beckham on a good day'
May 08: Winning Portobello extension combines sleekness and humanity
May 03: Dream buildings, drawn in bed
May 02: "Bikes-for-Billboards" scheme exposes major planning flaws

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