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Shaping tomorrow's skylines

Author: April Lara

The built environment is not just about structures—it’s about building communities, solutions, and a future we can all be proud of. The sky’s the limit when visionaries are behind the design.

Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026 set to showcase the next wave of architectural innovation

Author: April Lara

With the 2025 awards wrapped up, the focus now shifts to the projects and teams set to redefine Ireland’s built environment next year.

Hogan’s operators plan pub restaurant for former Ballsbridge Post Office site

Author: The Irish Times

The group behind Hogan’s pub on South Great George’s Street has lodged a planning application to transform the disused Ballsbridge Post Office in Dublin 4 into a two-storey pub restaurant with additional retail and gallery space.

Building Stories project maps vacant homes to support housing and climate goals

Author: TechCentral.ie

UCD’s Building Stories initiative is entering a new phase with the launch of Living Labs in Monaghan and Cork, combining AI-powered geospatial modelling and citizen science to identify vacant buildings across Ireland.

Clancy Moore delivers landmark wastewater facility in Arklow with sea-green design

Author: The Architect's Newspaper

In a rare fusion of civil infrastructure and architectural design, Dublin-based Clancy Moore has completed a transformative wastewater treatment plant for Arklow, Ireland—marking the town’s first modern sewage system after decades of raw discharge into the River Avoca.

€218k extension approved for Elm Hall Nursing Home in Kildare

Author: Kildare Live

Springwood Nursing Homes Ltd has secured planning approval for a €218,000 expansion of Elm Hall Nursing Home in Celbridge, Co Kildare.

Architectural institutes form Belfast Group to unify fire safety design standards

Author: Specification Online

Leading architectural bodies from the UK and Ireland have launched the Belfast Group, a cross-jurisdictional alliance to deliver standardised fire and life safety design guidance.

McEvaddy brothers file major cargo hub plan for Dublin Airport expansion

Author: The Irish Times

DA Terminal 3 Ltd, led by Des and Ulick McEvaddy, has submitted an outline proposal for a new 24/7 cargo and logistics complex on a 30-acre site beside Dublin Airport.

Purpose builds

Author: April Lara

As investments flow into Ireland’s critical infrastructure and international backers fund projects with social impact, a pattern is emerging

M3 Lagan Bridge to close over August weekends for essential maintenance

Author: The Irish News

The Department for Infrastructure has confirmed that key sections of Belfast’s M3 Lagan Bridge will close across two weekends in August for £400,000 maintenance works.

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