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AAI Awards 2010: New Irish Architecture
2 December 2010 - 29 January 2011 A staple of our annual exhibitions calendar, the AAI Awards allow you to look in detail at the architecture judged the best of the year by the Architectural Association of Ireland. Projects included An Gaeláras by O'Donnell and Tuomey (nominated for the World Building of the Year), social housing in Dublin, parks, school buildings and offices, from Kilkenny to the Shankill Road. |
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Brutal, Bold & Brilliant
7 October 2010 - 27 November 2010 Brutal, Bold and Brilliant was a photographic exhibition designed to encourage fresh conversations about Brutalist architecture with particular reference to buildings in Belfast and Dublin. Derived from the French term béton brut, Brutalism in its early phase (originally called New Brutalism) was a design philosophy, not a style. The idea was to create an aesthetic based on the exposure of a building’s components: its frame, skin, and mechanical systems. However, the term quickly began to be applied to buildings that used monumental concrete forms and bulky massing. Curator Sarah Newell sought to reflect, evaluate, and expand upon Belfast and Dublin’s Brutalist forms, materials, and mixed receptions. |
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Notebooks And Narratives: The Secret Laboratory
4 February 2010 - 27 March 2010 The Secret Laboratory reveals the hidden world of the architect's sketchbook. Shown together as a selection of local, national and international architects – based in Ireland and Northern Ireland, the exhibition revealed the ideas, observations, thoughts and reflections that are often concealed in a drawer, a coat pocket or in the individual imagination of the architect. |
