From Venice to Limerick, via Stockport, Bucholz McEvoy's architecture is committed to grass roots democracy. For a country that prides itself on grass roots politics, local democracy in Ireland has more often been characterised by power, corruption and lies. In this context, architects Merritt Bucholz and Karen McEvoy seem out of step with the prevailing culture. Bucholz McEvoy, a small, cosmopolitan office of American, Canadian, German, Scottish and Irish architects, has become one of Ireland's most lauded practices by embracing local government and preaching civic accountability.
