THE THIRD Open House weekend opens today with a debate on Dublin architecture in Liberty Hall Theatre at 6.30pm. The event runs until Sunday and there are lots of activites and nearly 140 buildings to visit. Everything is free but you need to book some of them.
New buildings and events include:
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Dublin city centre
Leinster House, Kildare Street, architect Richard Castle
SATURDAY
1 Park Place, Hatch Street, KMD Architecture
Department of Finance, Merrion Row,Grafton Architects
Engineers Ireland, Clyde Road, McCullough Mulvin
Fuse Graphics, Synge Street,Box Architecture
Irish Aid Centre, O'Connell Street, de Paor Architects
Irish Times, Tara Street, Donnolly Turpin Architects
Primary School, The Coombe, McCullough Mulvin
York Street housing, Seán Harrington Architects
Provost's Stables, Trinity, Frederick Darley/O'Donnell and Tuomey
Open Space (walking tours)New Ballymun neighbourhoods
Temple Bar revisited (Group 91)
Cork Street
Children's Open House
Hugh Lane Gallery and National Gallery - family workshops
Trinity College - children's tour
Fingal
Dublin Airport - Old Terminal, architect Desmond Fitzgerald
Fingal County Hall, Swords, Bucholz McEvoy
House, Thulla, 2 Dunbo HIll, Howth, Robin Mandal
South Dublin
Brookfield Community Centre, West Tallaght, Hassett Ducatez
SUNDAY
Dublin city
Alto Vetro, Grand Canal Square, Shay Cleary Architects
1 Nun's Lane (house and offices), Killester, Arcus Architects and Lennon Design
The Waterfront, Hanover Quay, Burke Kennedy Doyle
Elmpark Senior Citizen Housing, Bucholz McEvoy
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Commissioner of Irish Lights, Scott Tallon Walker
The Obelisk, Killiney Hill, architect John Mapas, restoration James Howley
Full programme on www.architecturefoundation.ie, 01 6708621
