Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Mark Kelly, PLP architecture
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:48:57+01:00Mark Kelly from PLP architecture on the plus side of economic uncertainty, materials research and growing mycelium in the boardroom.
Mark Kelly from PLP architecture on the plus side of economic uncertainty, materials research and growing mycelium in the boardroom.
Roger Hawkins from Hawkins\Brown on setting up shop in Toronto, establishing a succession plan and taking 30 years to finish the practice's first job.
AT chats to... Alexandra Thorpe from CO–RE about the changing demands from building occupants and the importance of letting cyclists come through the front door.
Peter Fisher from Bennetts Associates on challenging sloppy claims about building performance and holding journalists to account.
Dublin-based BothAnd Group reflects on research as a design tool, the value of interdisciplinary practice, and the importance of understanding existing systems before intervening.
Grafton Architects’ new study and social hub for Trinity College Cambridge will bring flexible learning, dining and event spaces to a historic riverside site, creating the College’s first new building within its central campus since the 1990s.
Simon Ronan of SRLA discusses the practice's regenerative approach to landscape architecture, the thinking behind NATIVE in West Cork, and why rewilding should be embedded in projects of every scale, from hospitality to public realm.
Brian Mallon, Director at Hawkins\Brown, tells AT where he believes the architect's role lies in solving the housing crisis in Ireland.
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.
Dan Gleeson, Sales Director at Schüco UK and Ireland, discusses the increased demand for sustainable façade solutions, and rise in complex refurb projects, making collaboration critical to successful delivery.
Andrew Clancy, Director of Clancy Moore Architects, discusses how working across Ireland, the UK, and Switzerland shapes his approach to European architecture, and highlights the unique strengths and collaborative opportunities each context offers.