The Homewood by Patrick Gwynne #modernism

The faithful will have been following my recent trip to Donegal to see the Magnificent Seven Churches by Liam Mccormick (Summary post on the trip HERE) Shortly after this trip I was on a short trip to the UK where Read More …

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If you need to transfer money; from £ to €, £ to $, $ to £ or anything to anything – then cut out the scamming banks with CurrencyFair. Use THIS LINK to get us both €45 We’ve been lucky Read More …

There isn't "The One"; in relationships or designs

Now I’m sure there are a few out there who met there wives and husbands as love-struck teenagers and found ‘the one’ at an early age and never had to search for another. I suspect however that the majority (myself Read More …

The problem with a race to the bottom (SI9) and is architecture a commodity? (1)

Architects in Ireland are at a cross-roads. With the introduction of S.I. No.9 of 2014 we are seeing a race to the bottom regarding fees for Designer and Assigned Certifier roles; with a range of prices in the €3000 region Read More …

@Novedge interview @architectmark on #TheEdge "I wanted to design Tracy Island on Thunderbirds"…

Read the full article on my inspirations, Passivhaus, restoration, Vectorworks and Thunderbirds – on ‘The Edge’ the blog by Novedge HERE

Mayo Architects met up for The Fountainhead private screening

Yesterday evening I met up with my Mayo Architect colleagues to see a private screening of the 1949 film ‘The Fountainhead’ starring Gary Cooper as Howard Roark, the “uncompromising, visionary architect struggling to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, Read More …

The Process

I’ve been thinking about this one for a while and it was reading through ‘the process’ of Bernbaum-Magadini Architects that I thought it would be a help to potential clients to see each stage and what is required and to Read More …

My greatest fictional architect has been updated…

A fluffy blog post for a Friday… I wrote ages back about ‘The greatest fictional architect and house’ (I’d even written a fluffier post on ‘The Best House in a TV Advert’). Well, it has become very easy for me Read More …