My kind of town – Las Vegas, USA – by Denise Scott Brown
AT Editor2022-03-17T16:19:05+00:00Is it really my kind of town?
Is it really my kind of town?
The Director of CIVIC Ireland speaks to AT about the upcoming Dublin Social, on how regenerative design in Ireland is changing, and what the Regenerative Architecture Index means to CIVIC.
In their tenth year in practice, O'DonnellBrown's regeneration of Govan Graving Docks is finally entering early delivery phase after years of groundwork. The scheme reaches a key milestone with the opening of Riverside Park in spring 2026, marking the first tangible step in a long-term, evolving vision to repair, reactivate and reconnect one of Glasgow’s most significant post-industrial sites. Jennifer O'Donnell reflects on the project and discusses what the future holds.
Ten years into practice, ALWA continue to refine a body of work shaped by restraint, craft and a sustained engagement with context. Jane Larmour, Mark Arigho and Patrick Wheeler reflect on formative projects, the one lesson all architecture students should learn, and the contemporary architects they are keeping a close eye on.
Maccreanor Lavington’s 700-hectare City Edge framework proposes the long-term transformation of Dublin’s western industrial lands into five climate-responsive, 15-minute neighbourhoods. AT hears from practice director, Kevin Logan, about the scheme, and how it aligns with the principles of the Regenerative Architecture Index.
Cork-based fuinneamh workshop complete a family home in rural Country Clare that uses the architectural language of 20th century Irish farmhouses to create a spacious, bright and subtly quirky take on the 20th century Irish farmhouse.
Barr Gazetas have tactfully edited a mock-Georgian office block in Marylebone through targeted, focussed interventions, upgrading the block to contemporary corporate needs whilst retaining it's original features.
Barr Gazetas' office block retrofit presents a pragmatic, layered response to contemporary occupational patterns, extending the life and relevance of an existing building.
Ritual, procession and place characterise Níall McLaughlin Architects' competition winning museum dedicated to the history of Christian Baptism and adding to a portfolio of contemplative, sensitive buildings.
Maccreanor Lavington's Erin Towsley sheds light on Belfast Harbour's Clarendon Wharf Residential Development, talking through the scheme's ten year phased development, and detailing its ambitious social and environmental sustainability targets.
We revisit Níall McLaughlin Architects’ International Rugby Experience in Limerick: a project that combines everyday public use with an international sporting experience to create a contemporary monument to the game of rugby and to Limerick itself.
AT catches up with HLM Architects' newly appointed Belfast Studio Director David Rooney. Using climate action, retrofit and Passivhaus as catalysts for Northern Ireland’s next chapter in architecture, Rooney explains how HLM Belfast is using people-centred, low-carbon design to deliver lasting civic and community impact.