We were saddened recently by the passing of our former colleague, Dr. Eugene Gribben, who designed several innovative housing schemes in Dublin City, such as Bride Street housing and Wolfe Tone Court, and then afterwards in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. We are grateful to his friends Eddie Conroy and Kieran Gallagher for this article remembering Eugene and […]

The proposed redevelopment of Dublin City Council’s St Andrews Court on Fenian Street in Dublin 2 reached a significant milestone at the Council Meeting in March, when Dublin City Councillors approved the redevelopment under the Part 8 planning process. The proposed 7 storey building designed by a multidisciplinary design team led by O’Donnell + Tuomey […]

A new café at ‘The Kiosk’, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, has opened for business following the refurbishment and extension of buildings by Dublin City Council. Operated by Morilles Coffee, the café offers coffee and baked goods on a popular walking route along the River Dodder between Milltown and Rathfarnham. The previously vacant kiosk and […]

In February, City Architects presented at the annual Lime-Slam, curated by the Building Limes Forum of Ireland held in the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. The technical talk covered the conservation and design works to the first floor of the Mansion House, including the Guest Quarters Works, which were completed in 2019, and the […]

City Architects are delighted that the proposed new library in Drimnagh, which has been designed in-house, received Part 8 planning approval this week. The proposed development is located at 314-318 Crumlin Road and on Rafter’s Lane, within the grounds of a former school, Ard Scoil Éanna. The approved development is for a new single storey […]