Welcome to Dublin City Council's City Architects' blog about issues affecting the city’s buildings and public spaces and about designing to improve them.
Julie Merriman first contacted me in October 2013 asking about the Dolphin House Regeneration project on which I was working, in particular her interest was in viewing the original drawings of the housing scheme and the proposed design drawings. (more…)
Well designed places have a huge impact on people’s quality of life. They are also important in encouraging investment and business opportunities. (more…)
Anyone visiting Civic Offices recently will have seen building work going on. (more…)
Competition Winner, Relational Urbanism
We’re delighted to see that Dublin City Council’s Parks Dept and the Irish Architecture Foundation have announced a winner for their design competition for a Play Park in Ballyfermot’s Le Fanu Park. (more…)
Existing Thomas Street Frontage
The success of the ‘Shopfront Improvement Scheme’, piloted in 2015 by Dublin City Council, has seen the scheme expand to a wider area in 2016. (more…)
220 Parnell St / Ryders Row Dublin 1
‘Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. (more…)
First round of judging the Ballyfermot Play Park Competition
The Irish Architecture Foundation in collaboration with The Matheson Foundation and Dublin City Council’s Parks Dept continued with the next stage of the competition to design a play and skate space for ‘The Lawns’ in Le Fanu Park, Dublin 10. (more…)
McKee Park; Project architects: Matt Carroll and Jeremy Wales, City Architects Division. Photograph: Donal Murphy Photographer.
The Public Appointments Service has announced its intention to hold a competition for the position of Senior Executive Architect post in Dublin City Council.
Dublin taken near the Custom House, 1817
The National Inventory (NIAH) is undertaking a survey of the architectural heritage of Ireland, published on the web at www.buildingsofireland.ie each county or regional survey is accompanied by an illustrated booklet showcasing the highlights of the area.
No. 25 Fenian Street became the subject of urgent remedial works this week to stabilise its front wall which had become seriously undermined from years of vacancy and lack of maintenance.