DIT Exhibition featured on DIT Homepage
http://dit.ie/news/archive2012/boltonstreetexploitingthefullpotential/
19th April 2012: Coinciding with the centenary of the Bolton Street building, two DIT graduates of Architecture have completed a feasibility study of the DIT building at Bolton Street. Kieran Donnellan and Paul O’ Brien have been working on the study for four months and have created varying scales of intervention which exploit the full potential of the Bolton Street site and surrounds. They have created an exhibition of their work which is now on public display in Bolton Street until early May.
According to Donnellan and O’Brien, “Interventions begin on the smallest scale with a new colour and signage scheme. Part of this plan has already been implemented in the Bolton Street entrance lobby, and marks a big improvement over the previous condition. The largest scale of intervention is the highly ambitious introduction of a new ten storey library building in the existing car-park, an urban move aimed at future-proofing the site and allowing DIT the extra floor space needed to accommodate a central northside library facility.”
Some of the initial work was completed in time for the visit of President Michael D. Higgins to mark the centenary, including the refurbishment of the entrance hall, now showing off to advantage the plasterwork on the ceiling and the marble floor which features several different indigenous marbles.
The feasibility study is on display on the stage area of the main student concourse and everyone is invited to view it and offer feedback. An accompanying exhibition that celebrates the centenary of Bolton Street, also prepared by Donnellan & O’Brien, is also on view and features very interesting historical photographs as well as a display of the contemporary activities relating to each discipline offered in the Bolton Street campus in engineering, built environment, and printing.
A massive thanks to the RIAI for posting this on our behalf.
http://www.riai.ie/news/article/new_exhibition_-_dit_bolton_street_retrofit/
Irish architecture graduates Kieran Donnellan and Paul O’ Brien have completed a public exhibition of their work for a feasibility study of DIT Bolton Street. They have been working on the study for four months and have created varying scales of intervention which exploit the full potential of the Bolton Street site and surrounds. The exhibition will continue until early May 2012.
Interventions begin on the smallest scale with a new colour and signage scheme. Part of this plan has already been implemented in the Bolton Street entrance lobby, and marks a big improvement over the previous condition. The largest scale of intervention is the highly ambitious introduction of a new ten storey library building in the existing car-park, an urban move aimed at future-proofing the site and allowing DIT the extra floor space needed to accommodate a central northside library facility.
The exhibition is on display on the stage of the main student concourse area of DIT Bolton Street alongside an accompanying exhibition to celebrate the centenary of Bolton Street. This was also prepared by Donnellan & O’Brien and features very interesting historical photographs and a display of the contemporary activities of each department of the Institute.
Constructive feedback is welcome from all parties, and will be taken on board for any work to occur during the next stage of the project. Please contact us at:
Kieran Donnellan: M 00353 85 7690797, kieran_donnellan@hotmail.com and www.kierandonnellan.blogspot.com
Paul O’Brien: M 00353 85 1257460 paulobrien.architect@gmail.com and www.paulobrienarchitects.tumblr.com
MEDS Tutor Workshop
Only 1 week left to submit your workshop proposals for Ljubljana. Read the attached blog. DO IT.
The Irish Architecture Foundation have featured MEDS on their homepage and facebook feed.
Check out the link here: IAF
As always, if you are interested in attending please contact myself or John at:
paulobrien.architect@gmail.com
flynners316@yahoo.com
Isin Chapel in Casabella
The Isin Chapel has been published in Casabella Architectural Journal No.811.
MEDS Tutor Pack.
Hello Everybody. Please click on the photo to link through to the Tutor pack for MEDS 2012. The deadline for Tutor Project is now the 23rd of April. Although the date is quite close, this entry is seen more as an ideas entry as opposed to a fully designed project. The actual workshop will be developed further with Participants during the MEDS workshop in August.
If you have any questions, please contact me at: paulobrien.architect@gmail.com
La Tourette
An image I captured on my second visit to La Tourette.
Ireland’s Homes, Interiors and Living Magazine feature Isin Chapel in current issue.
IHIL have featured the Chapel by MEDS + Breathnach, Donnellan and O’ Brien, and also AVANZADA by EASA + Breathnach and Donnellan.
MEDS – Meeting of design students – is an international association developed by and for design students from different European countries.
It was founded in 2010 with an aim to bring together European students of architecture, interior architecture, industrial design, graphic design, etc.
to work on the same project on an international level and explore practical world of designing.
As NC’s, It is our duty to recruit FIVE current students from Ireland to travel to Ljubljana on 5th August to participate in a two week workshop.
Each year the theme of MEDS changes and a variety of workshop types are available to participate in. This years theme is sensABILITY.
Click here for the Participants Pack + Application form which contain all information regarding dates etc.
In order to choose participants a poster competition will be held:
MEDS 2012 POSTER COMPETITION
If you would like to participate in MEDS 2012 in Ljubljana as a participant representing your country, or as a
tutor, we ask you to submit an image reflecting upon the theme of sensABILITY.
We ask you to create an A3 PDF image, no larger than 5MB.
To accompany the submission you have to include your name and faculty (if any).
MEDS will collate a small publication of the best competition entries which will be revealed as part of the event,
in August.
Please feel free to contact myself or John with any questions you may have:
PAUL O’ BRIEN: paulobrien.architect@gmail.com
JOHN FLYNN: flynners316@yahoo.com
I would also ask that you might pass this on to any people you consider to be interested.
Moñtana Vacía
“The idea was to create a sculpture that would protect the sacred mountain. The large space created in the heart of the mountain is invisible from the outside, but those who dare to venture within will see the sun and the moon from a hollow with no horizon.”
Eduardo Chillida
Quoted from:http://quintessentialruminations.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/footprints-on-the-sands-of-time/
