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Register your practice for ask an architect 2017

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ask an architect 2017 offers chartered architects across Northern Ireland a unique opportunity to raise funds to support local cancer research through clinical trials whilst promoting architecture and the value an architect can bring to a project. It is also an excellent platform to promote your own practice – regardless of your line of work. Sign up your practice today.

The concept is simple. A chartered architect offers an hour long consultation to a member of the public in return for a donation of £40 to the Jill Todd Trust in partnership with Friends of the Cancer Centre.

The Jill Todd Trust was set up to commemorate Jill whose life was taken by cancer.  Jill was 23 and the daughter of local architect Barrie Todd.  Thanks to our sponsors who cover administration costs and provide critical pro bono services, 100% of all funds raised by ‘ask an architect’ will be presented by the Jill Todd Trust to Friends of the Cancer Centre to support local cancer research through clinical trials at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at Queen’s University Belfast.

This year ‘ask an architect’ will run for the week from Saturday 13th May 2017 to Friday 19th May 2017.

The public will be able to select and book their architect online at a soon-to-be-launched ask an architect website. On receiving the booking the architect will contact the donor to arrange a suitable time, to help the donor prepare for the consultation and to agree whether the appointment would be best held in the office or at the project location.

Architects signed up to participate by 10th February 2017 will be live on the website and promoted at the SelfBuild and Improve Your Home Show on 17th February 2017.

To register your practice, click on the link below:

ask an architect 2017 registration of participating practices

This initiative is organised by the RSUA, PLACE, the Jill Todd Trust and the Friends of the Cancer Centre with the support of Garage Door Systems, RTU, The Tomorrow Lab, SelfBuild, Lanyon Communications and Sort Design.

If you have any queries about registration please contact Julia Leaker on Julia@rsua.org.uk.

 

Architect led tour of Banbridge Health and Care Centre

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We are delighted to offer members of the RSUA an opportunity to attend a tour of Banbridge Health and Care Centre; winner of ‘Best Building over £3M’ at the recent RSUA Design Awards and RIBA Regional Award winner 2016.

The tour of the building will be led by Damien Day of Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects and will start at 2.30pm on Friday 29th July 2016 and will last for approximately one hour.

The judges of the RSUA Design Awards 2016 were glowing in their praise of this building. They said, “This project comprises a variety of defined spaces providing a wide spectrum of care services to Banbridge and its catchment area. Notwithstanding the complexity of the programme and the challenges of public procurement, the outcome here is a calm, uplifting civic building deftly interwoven into its site, a tangible affirmation of the value of the public domain”.

Tour Details 

Time: 2.30pm

Date: Friday 29th July 2016

Location: 10 Old Hospital Road, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 3GN

Cost: Free

Attendance: Strictly by booking only

We have a limited number of places left on this tour.  To reserve a place please contact Julia Leaker  at julia@leaker.co.uk or 028 9032 3760.

Showcase a House in Open House Belfast Architecture Festival

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Is there a house in the Greater Belfast area, maybe your own or one you have worked on, that you would like to showcase through this year’s Open House Belfast Architecture Festival. If so, get in touch with Brighdín Farren, Creative Producer at PLACE on 028 90 232524 or brighdin@placeni.org by this Friday, 10th June 2016.

The festival dates are 22nd and 23rd October 2016.

‘Open House’ is a simple but powerful concept: showcasing outstanding architecture for all to experience, completely for free. Open House initiatives invite everyone to explore and understand the value of a well-designed built environment. The concept has been established in many cities around the world.

Last year Open House Belfast was very successful with 50 venues participating and over 1,500 visits. Click here to view the 2015 brochure.

This year the festival is keeping some of the favourites and adding some new exciting locations. One of the themes this year is housing and homes and the organisers would love to give people the opportunity to visit spaces that have been designed for living in.

House owners are asked to provide access to an area of their home for a small public tour facilitated by the architect who worked on the project. The house should have had a significant, however small, bit of work done which has altered the structure. The organisers are also interested in homes that have remained untouched for decades and have certain historical qualities remaining in their design, layout and finishes.

If you are interested don’t forget to contact Brighdín before the end of the week.

Talk by Cliff Moser on Architecture 3.0

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The School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast is hosting a talk by Cliff Moser, an architect from California. Cliff is described as “an agile lean practitioner”. He is an experienced industry presenter and author with a focus on the impact of the recession and how new ways of working will increase value to architects and their clients.  Through his recent book Architecture 3.0 (2014) he states that “…..it is my goal … to help guide the professional and the profession into a more integrated and connected design-solving world, where the architect can redefine and recover their role.”

All RSUA members are invited to attend the talk.

Key details

Where: Room LG 024,DavidKeirBuilding, QUB, off theStranmillis Road,Belfast

When: 6pm on 23 November 2015

Cost: Free

Real Architects Make a Difference

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Only a qualified professional can use the term ‘Architect’.

It’s easy to be misled by terms like ‘architectural’ or ‘architecture’ – people who trade under these names are generally not Architects.

Architecs must have Professional Indemnity Insurance.

An Architect can save you money by reducing construction and running costs and increasing the long-term value of your property.

 

To find an Architect in your area follow the link

 
 

Peripheries: Architectural Humanities Research Association Conference 2011 at Queen’s University Belfast

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Call for Papers

Architectural Humanities Research Association Conference 2011

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering (SPACE)

PERIPHERIES

27-29 October 2011

Peripheries are increasingly considered in contemporary culture, research and practice. This shift in focus challenges the idea that the centre primarily influences the periphery, giving way to an understanding of reciprocal influences. These principles have permeated into a wide range of areas of study and practice, transforming the way we approach research and spatio-temporal relations.

The 2011 AHRA Queen’s Belfast Peripheries conference will invite discussion via papers and short films on the multiple aspects  periphery represents —  temporal, spatial, intellectual, technological, cultural, pedagogical and political – with, as a foundation for development, the following themes:

Peripheral practices

Practice-based research

Urban peripheries

Non-metropolitan contexts

Peripheral positions  

From these themes might arise a series of questions:

  • How do notions of periphery and proximity impact on the construction of cultural memory?
  • Is globalization facilitating the inclusiveness of peripheries or denying their local value to favour the centre?
  • How does architecture respond to the challenges of temporal peripheries in varying historical, spatial and political contexts
  • Does being on the edge heighten or transform architectural practice?
  • What infrastructure is required for peripheral positions to exist?  How are peripheries networked to one another and to centres?
  • Can architecture support peripheral populations, and can these voices offer critique of architectural practice?
  • How does interdisciplinarity — the communication between perceived peripheral disciplines — affect architectural practice?
  • What are the shifting boundaries of alternative or peripheral currents of education, research and practice?   Do architecture schools recognize the importance of peripheral subjects in their teaching?

Queen’s University’s School of Planning Architecture and Civil Engineering operates within a context of an increasingly non-metropolitan society, on an island of rural communities resistant to normative patterns of urbanisation. The culture, economies, politics and social networks in Ireland are often perceived as “on the edge of Europe”; it is a place of experimentation, translation and evolution.

Belfast is thus an ideal setting in which to pose questions of periphery: it is a city in simultaneous states of flux with multiple political and social reiterations and repositionings. In a city where extremism was once the norm, there is much to ask about how to moderate and manage the tensions and potentials that exist between the edge and the centre.

Timetable

  • abstracts of papers (500 words) and digital video (5-8 minutes in length:) 15 February 2011
  • notification of acceptance: 15 April 2011
  • registration open: 1 June 2011
  • submission of summary paper based on abstract (1000-2000 words) or film: 1 August 2011
  • categories/sessions determined and session chairs chosen: 1 September 2011
  • chairs of sessions distribute expanded abstracts/films to co-session paper presenters; all chairs and paper presenters asked to provide structured feedback/reflection on session papers: 1 October 2011

Submissions and registration via conference website:  http://www.qub.ac.uk/peripheries2011

Please visit our website at http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/Peripheries2011Conference contact peripheries@qub.ac.uk with any questions.

Irish Georgian Society Architectural Conservation Award 2011

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Tel. 00 3531 6767053

E-Mail: info@igs.ie

Web site: www.igs.ie

CALL FOR ENTRIES

After a very successful inaugural event last year the Irish Georgian Society invites applications for the Architectural Conservation Award 2011 for Irish registered architects or architectural firms involved in the conservation of historic buildings in Ireland. Intended to promote greater appreciation of Ireland’s built heritage and the conservation work of its architects, the award’s winners will be announced at a ceremony in the autumn. There will be two award categories, one for a conservation project and one for a non-CAD (computer-aided design) drawing relating to a historic building. Applications for the awards must be received by the Society on or before 12 noon Friday 8th July 2011.

Conservation applies to all buildings both great and small and includes their setting.  Not only is the national heritage essential to understanding our history, it is also an invaluable tourist asset; Fáilte Ireland surveys show 61% of visitors to this country engaging in historical or cultural visits. Furthermore, heritage conservation allies with sustainability through the re-use of existing buildings’ embodied energy and the deployment of traditional building skills. The Irish Georgian Society wishes to recognise and credit architects working in this field and invites them to submit projects for this innovative annual award.

Since its foundation more than 50 years ago, the Society has consistently striven to encourage awareness of Ireland’s cultural and architectural heritage, not least by actively saving many distinguished buildings around the country from neglect and possible destruction. Today, the principles of good conservation are enshrined in the Planning and Development Act 2000. However, many people still do not fully appreciate the value of our built heritage until it is too late. To address this, the Society already actively provides advice to historic property owners and also organises an annual Traditional Building Skills exhibition together with an online Register of Practitioners. Education remains crucial in helping everyone to appreciate the built heritage and to this end the Irish Georgian Society arranges regular lecture series and tours.

The Architectural Conservation Award scheme is a natural and important addition to the Society’s existing programme, further strengthening the organisation’s work in this field.

 

Appendix 1 – Additional information

1.1. There will be 2 categories of Awards as follows

1.1.1 Category 1

Award for a Conservation Project by an Irish Architect or Irish Architectural firm in Ireland (32 Counties)

The term ‘Conservation’ is interpreted as per the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland definition to include works of preservation, restoration, adaptation and maintenance of buildings and sites.

1.1.2 Category 2

Award for a non CAD Drawing relating to a historic building.

1.2 Terms & Conditions.

1.2.1 The Jury reserves the right to make or not make any award.

1.2.2 The Jury’s decision will be final.

1.2.3 Works must have been completed between January 2007 – December 2011 and must be located in Ireland (32 counties) and be by an Irish Architect or Irish Architectural firm.

1.2.4 The Award will be a Parchment, which will be presented to the Client and Architect at a ceremony in Autumn 2011.

1.2.5 There is no Entry Fee.

1.2.6 An entry will imply the granting of permission to publish all materials and particulars of the project free of copyright restrictions. The winning project will be presented in the Irish Architectural and Decorative Arts journal and/or the Irish Georgian Society Newsletter and promotional material.

1.2.7 Access to submitted projects by the Judging Panel must be arranged by the Applicant for the final shortlist of selected projects.

1.2.8 If it is required that submitted documents are returned, this must be clearly stated and stamped addressed envelopes included with the application. Alternatively confirm that documents will be collected from the Irish Georgian Society’s offices. Documents not collected within 1 month after the award ceremony will not be the responsibility of the Irish Georgian Society.

1.2.9 Failure to comply with any of the above terms and conditions will invalidate the application.

1.2.10 Application Deadline   12 noon on the 8th July 2011 to The Irish Georgian Society offices at 74 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Telephone 01 6767053. www.igs.ie. E Mail info@igs.ie.

1.2.11 Mark for the attention of Marion Cashman.

1.3 Judging Panel

Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin, President, Irish Georgian Society.

David Griffin, Director Irish Architectural Archive.

Frank McCloskey, Director, Royal Society of Ulster Architects.

Frank McDonald, Environment Editor, Irish Times.

Edward McParland, Director, Irish Landmark Trust.

Marion Cashman, Architect, Board member Irish Georgian Foundation.

CURATORS FOR VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2010 ANNOUNCED

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Press Release 9 December 2009

Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council, is pleased to announce the appointment of the curators who will represent Ireland at the Architecture Biennale in Venice. The curators will work closely with the Irish Architecture Foundation, Commissioners for the 2010 Architecture Biennale, which will open in August 2010.

Ireland at Venice is an initiative of Culture Ireland in partnership with the Arts Council.

The curating team, selected following an open competitive process, is a collaboration between Tom dePaor, Peter Maybury, Alice Casey and Cian Deegan, who will deliver an exhibition about renowned Irish practice, deBlacam and Meagher.

This exhibition will seek to develop an understanding of the cultural landscape of Ireland through the work of deBlacam and Meagher Architects. Over 33 years this Irish architectural practice has built houses and places of work, commerce, education and worship.

In turn, the influence of deBlacam and Meagher’s practice has permeated the many facets of Irish life with a distinct cultural presence. Through a number of individual contributions by Irish and international critical voices, the contemporary relevance of this body of work will be explored and revealed.

www.deblacamandmeagher.com.

Eugene Downes, CEO Culture Ireland said “The Venice Architecture Biennale is a unique platform to present Irish architectural excellence to a global audience. With the huge challenges facing the economy and the architectural profession in 2010, this is a key opportunity to promote the world-class work that Irish architects are producing at home and around the world.”

Claire Doyle, Head of Visual Arts and Architecture at the Arts Council said “The Arts Council’s support for architects representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale is a critical part of our wider commitment to architects working within the artistic sphere. We are particularly delighted to support such a strong curatorial team, which will examine the work of one of Ireland’s most valued architecture practices.”

For more information contact:

Nathalie Weadick at info@architecturefoundation.ie + 353 1 676 8863

Madeline Boughton at madelineboughton@dast.gov.ie + 353 1 631 3906

Notes for Editor:

Past Irish participation in the International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

2008 11th International Architecture Exhibition  Exhibit: The Lives of Spaces. Joint Commissioner/Curator: Nathalie Weadick and Hugh Campbell. Participants: Hassett Ducatez Architects, Simon Walker + Patrick Lynch, McCullough Mulvin Architects, Gerry Cahill Architects, O’Donnell+Tuomey Architects, dePaor architects, TAKA, Dara McGrath (in assoc. with Robinson McIllwane Architects), Grafton Architects.

2006 10th International Architecture Exhibition  Exhibit: SubUrban to SuperRural. Commissioner: Shane O’Toole (for IAF), Deputy Commissioner: Ciarán O’Gaora, Curators: Michelle Fagan, Paul Kelly and Gary Lysaght of FKL Architects. Participants: Boyd Cody Architects, Bucholz|McEvoy Architects, dePaor architects, FKL architects, Henchion+Reuter Architects, heneghan.peng.architects, MacGabhann Architects, ODOS Architects, Dominic Stevens Architects, Constantin Gurdgiev, Frank McDonald, Jennifer Keegan, City Models.

2004 9th International Architecture Exhibition  Exhibit: Letterfrack – Transformation of an Institution. Commissioner: Shane O’Toole, Deputy Commissioner: Paul Kelly. Architects: O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects

2002 8th International Architecture Exhibition  Exhibit: Limerick County Hall. Commissioner: Raymund Ryan, Architects: Bucholz|McEvoy Architects

2000 7th International Architecture Exhibition  Exhibit: N3. Commissioner: Raymund Ryan, Architect: Tom dePaor

Ireland at Venice partners:

Culture Ireland was founded by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in 2005 as the state agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide. Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present and promote their work at leading international festivals, venues, showcases and markets. www.cultureireland.gov.ie

The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon is the national agency for funding, developing and promoting the arts in Ireland. www.artscouncil.ie

Irish Architecture Foundation was initiated in 2005. Its role is to be a vibrant and passionate organisation that seeks to stimulate audiences about the cultural value of architecture. The supporters of the IAF are the Architectural Association of Ireland, Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin City Council, Irish Architectural Archive, Office of Public Works and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. We are gratefully supported by Patrons, Benefactors and Friends. Patrons, Treasury Holdings, Benefactors, O’Connell Mahon Architects, Friends, Box Architecture. www.architecturefoundation.ie

Groups

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RSUA members who have any questions about a group or who want to get involved can contact the group chair directly, or contact Jude Faloon by emailing jude@rsua.org.uk

Current RSUA Groups

BIM Task Group

Brexit Task Group

Early Career Architects Forum

Luncheon Club

Value of an Architect

Women in Architecture

Active Travel NI

Paul Crowe’s speech on increasing the relevance of the RSUA

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This is a copy of the speech delivered by Paul Crowe, RSUA President, at the RSUA Annual General Meeting held at the Girdwood Community Hub on 31 May 2016.

Introduction
I feel very humbled and very honoured to be installed today as the President of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects.  Those are words that I never thought I would utter for this is not my ‘natural habitat’ as anyone who knows me well will confirm.

Certainly any speeches that I have to make will be short and to the point, starting with today.

Thanks
I wanted to start with a few words of thanks.

Firstly to the RSUA Council and our members for entrusting this important role in me.  I have been on/off council for around 15 years now, serving in various positions including Convenor of Design Awards and Hon. Secretary and more recently as Vice President and now look forward to taking up the mantle as President.

I would also like to thank my colleagues in TODD Architects for creating the space and without those blessings and support I could not and would not have been in the position to take this role on.

The team know that when I agree to do something, that I will commit absolutely to the challenge and in this case I really appreciate everyone’s encouragement and offers of assistance.

Finally I would like to express my appreciations to one person who has mentored me and provided help, advice and opportunity to me throughout my career.  I know for sure that I would not be standing here today as President without his influence and friendship.

My thanks and gratitude for that goes to Barrie Todd.

Tribute
I want to pay tribute to the outgoing president, Martin Hare.  Martin has brought some real energy and focus to the RSUA and leaves a legacy of important achievements.

I’m delighted that he has agreed to remain involved in a number of initiatives and that he will be joining me on the RIBA Council.

In fact, I met the RIBA President Jane Duncan recently who suggested that I would have ‘very big boots’ to fill in following Martin (as if I wasn’t apprehensive enough!)

Martin, thank you for asking me to serve as Vice President in your team and for your unquestionable commitment to the RSUA during your presidency.  If I can achieve anywhere near as much as you have during my time I will be delighted.

I met with Martin and our Director Ciaran Fox recently to discuss what ‘being a president’ really meant.

Apart from ‘scaring me’ I did take away the fact that the more you put in, the more you get out so that is certainly my intention.

Thanks Martin, and I appreciate your support.

Themes
I have been thinking about my vision and objectives for some time now and in doing so over the last 6 months or so, I have sought the advice of a number of Past Presidents of the RSUA – most of it helpful and some of it even repeatable.

There has been a debate for some time now about the promotion of Architecture or Architects in the public interest.  I don’t see this as contradictory, in fact the two are inextricably linked.

As such I have distilled the theme of my Presidency down into a very simply word – RELEVANT.

My goal is to improve and increase the relevance and visibility of the RSUA in both the public arena as much as to our own membership.

There is ultimately a lot of work to be done on all aspects of the RSUA business and I think that our council is becoming more diverse and representative both regionally around the province and in terms of its general make up – hopefully that trend in itself will continue over the coming years.

Targets
In achieveing greater RELEVANCE, I have targeted 3 areas to focus on (no doubt you will all have thoughts and opinions around these and I am more than happy to listen).

The first of these I have called simply ‘Getting Out There’.

This is about increasing the awareness of the RSUA to a wider audience.
– It is about influencing issues that impact on the Environment and on our profession.
– It is about lobbying Government, Council and other stakeholders.
– It is about getting Design Quality back high on the agenda. (look at what can be achieved when we see the wonderful array of projects of last weeks ‘showcase’ Design Awards).
– It is about public awareness of the value of an Architect.

However, in order to do this, we need to have ‘something to say’.  We need to develop a number of policies and positions which are sanctioned by our membership and which are truly representative.

We, the RSUA, need to become the ‘go to’ organisation for comment on Environmental or Architectural issues of Public Interest.

I do plan to develop some strategy around this work in the early part of my Presidency and will be looking forward to a number of small ‘project based’ teams to develop the different positions and themes to take forward.

The second area is Member Engagement – ‘Getting in there!’

One of the main criticisms of the RSUA from members has been around lack of communication and genuine engagement.  It is clear to me that we need to make our Society more relevant to our own members.

We have already started this work with the establishment of an RSUA ‘Group’ within each Council area in the province.  It is my intention to get round each of those as soon as possible and discuss and agree objectives.

I also intend to issue de-briefing notes from my perspective on key meetings including RIBA and RSUA Council – a kind of President’s Diary.

I also think it is time that I properly embraced Social Media.  So, as of today, I will have a presence on Twitter and we will circulate those details to all of our members (and beyond) so that you can follow what I am up to on a regular basis.

I think one of the things that has been lost by the RSUA over the years in a ‘social dimension’ (if that is the correct term).

This tends to happen around events and gatherings. (I am not sure what the collective term for a group of Architects is but can imagine where that could lead!)

With this in mind there are a number of activities either in planning or proposed:
– The re-introduction of what I am calling ‘The Big Lecture’ (possibly in the Autumn).
– The re-thinking of The Autumn Dinner.
– The introduction of an ‘Annual Debate’ following on from the successful political husting’s event in the run up to our Assembly Election.
– To build on the successful ‘Quiz Night’ event.
– Finally, I want to announce that following the successful study trip to Rome last year, that I plan to take a delegation to the city of Copenhagen in May 2017 (not only including Architects but also civic leaders and decision makers where we can see and discuss, and influence the views on how we address the built environment in NI.

The third area is Growth ‘Getting Up There’ (Note: Barrie and the 3 G’s of Business!)

During my time as President we will be revisiting the RSUA Development Plan and setting out our objectives for the period of 2017/2020.

I will be canvassing for opinions and ideas around this so that we have a collaborative vision which we all will ‘own’.

A new and very positive financial agreement has been reached with RIBA around our funding which embeds a number of growth targets for increasing membership – the more we can grow, the more we can do.

Part of that will involve discussions with our colleagues at RIAI with whom I look forward to working closely and with an idea to develop at least one joint event per year.

I will also be focusing on developing the cross section profile of members – and specifically younger architects but not forgetting about how we may harness the experience and wealth of knowledge amongst our older and retired members.  All of this may entail a close look at ‘brand RSUA’.

Summary
I hope this gives you an overview of my interests and intentions which will guide my time as President.  I hope that they strike a chord with you and that together we can make the RSUA RELEVANT.

Thank you and I look forward to representing you all to the best of my ability.