UCD ARCHITECTURE 2006
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Introduction This catalogue presents a selection of work by Architecture students at UCD from the academic year 2005/2006. The exhibition of student projects is much more than a pragmatic requirement to do with the end of the academic year – the exhibition provides students, staff and visitors with a chance to see the work as a collective endeavour. As well as being a celebration of achievement, the exhibition provides an opportunity to reflect on how the work represents the ambitions of the programme. The aim of the early years of the programme is to foster awareness of the culture of architecture and of the role of the architect in society, to encourage creativity and inventiveness in design, and to provide students with the tools for exploring architectural propositions. The projects illustrate the process of project-based learning, demonstrating progressive development of the skills needed to understand and interpret, and to create an architectural proposition in response to a brief – drawings and models express the proposition and its relation to site and context, both physical and social. The programmes in the upper years engage with the idea of design as a method of research. They attempt to foster the capacity of individual students to develop their own architectural voice and to test their ideas. At the same time the programmes set out to enable students to explore the relation of architectural ideas to their realisation, whether at the level of material, structure, environment and detail, or at the broader level of strategy and organisation. The final two years are seen as a single process, conducted through a range of programmes that are designed to lead to the definition and completion of an architectural thesis. The catalogue is produced at the end of the first year’s existence of the School of Architecture, Landscape and Civil Engineering. The inspiration for producing it came late in a year taken up with change, so this year only students of Architecture are included. Perhaps in the future catalogues will feature the design work of our sister disciplines as well, bearing witness to the new opportunities that this multi-disciplinary adventure will provide. The catalogue is a testament to the work, an opportunity to open that work to others, and an invitation to experience this and future exhibitions. Loughlin Kealy Professor of Architecture
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BSc Architecture
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First Year Design Studio The programme introduces students to architecture and seeks to awaken individual creativity. Students are encouraged to develop a method for their creative work. They are asked to discover, to craft, to reflect and to judge their own way of working. This process is supported by teaching a broad range of skills, including various drawing techniques and model making, by motivating the student's response and invention, and by inviting students to apply analytical skills to diverse contexts. The idea that constructional technique and understanding of materials are embedded in the design process is encouraged through the strategic integration of design and technology studio. Moving through a series of projects of varying length, the programme begins with a close consideration of things and places, and gradually introduces a wider range of constructional, social, cultural and environmental concerns. Studio Programme 2005/06 In the first project students undertake the intense observation of an object through drawings, collage and photography. Then students observe, record and analyse various spaces and buildings in the urban environment. They are introduced to architectural texts debating constructional, social, environmental and cultural concerns. There follows a design project for a bench in an urban space, exploring material and construction. The first semester culminates in a long design project for the design of a bookshop within an existing building. Issues of scale, light and movement are addressed. At the beginning of the second semester, students make studies of particular pieces of architecture, using collated information to create a model and a representative drawing. This is followed by a study of the landscape of the midlands of Ireland, which forms the setting for the subsequent design projects. A substantial design project for a farmer’s market, set within an urban context, requires a response to the site and an exploration of wider social and environmental issues. After some fieldwork on the subject of dwelling, a final design project for a temporary dwelling for an ornithologist, set in a rural context, allows an in-depth study of domesticity, construction methods, and the relationship between building and site. Studio Staff Tiago Faria, Mary Laheen, Fiona McDonald Max O’Flaherty, Mark Price, Brian Ward Guest Lecturers & Critics Caroline Constant, Christopher Cuniffe Jamie Doyle, Yvonne Farrell, John Feehan Amanda Gibney, Anna Hanley, John McLaughlin Students Timothy Brick, Lisa Cassidy, Claire Chawke Ciaran Conlon, Alexander Crean, John Crowley Brendan Dalton, Rachel Delargy Michael Doherty, Leonie Fitzgerald
Denis Forrest, Alessandra Fugazzi, Katy Giblin David Hannon, Riona Hartman Carla Harte Hayes, Leah Hogan, Alison Hyland Rachel Jennings, Elaine Johnson, Fergal Joyce Sorcha Kenneall, Anthony Lambert Elspeth Lee, Cillian Magee, Alva Maguire Brian Massey, Meabh Mc Carthy Patrick Mc Glade, Laura Moran Conor Morrissey, Maria Mulcahy, Mark Murphy Kieran Murray, Matthew Nagle Banbha Nic Canna, Aisling Ni Dhonnchu Aedamair Ni Ghallchoir, Donncha O Brien Maurice O Brien, Samuel O Brien
Luke O Callaghan, Jennifer O Leary Conor Pendergrast, Patrick Phelan, Orla Phillips Sarah Prendergast, Patrick Roche, Conor Rochford, Cian Scanlon, Sean Schoales Enida Skalonjic, Ruth Stewart, Robert Tobin David Walsh, Su Wang
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Farmers Market: Conceptual Study Jennifer O’Leary
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Bookshop Jennifer O’Leary
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Public Bench Leonie Fitzgerald, Eoin Horner, David Walsh, Fergal Joyce Sean O Cruadhlaoich, Edina Skalonjic, Denis Forest
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Minimal Dwelling for Ornithologist Caitriona Moloney
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Minimal Dwelling for Ornithologist Conor Rochford
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Second Year Design Studio The programme aims to develop the student's understanding of the role and responsibilities of architecture in the world. Through a series of projects, the interaction of functional, social, technical, aesthetic and environmental factors in architecture is explored. The exploration of materiality and construction is fostered through both the technology and design studio, and the insights of history and theory are brought to bear through tutorials and seminars. The programme is structured to enable the student to develop a design methodology that encompasses both the ability to work strategically and creatively, and the skills to develop a design project through every stage from inception to a good level of completion. Studio Programme 2005-06 This year focused on the new LUAS Red Line from Connolly Station to Tallaght. Three nodes or communities along this line were analysed and then became the sites for housing projects involving the inhabitation of left-over or undefined spaces. The work focussed on mediating between the scale of the housing unit and the scale of the city. Scales of 1:500 and 1:50 were used in analysis of site, precedents and in the development and final presentation of projects, necessitating an exploration of both strategy and detail. In the second semester, three more nodes along the LUAS became the sites for a community sports centre. The emphasis was on the making of a large space and how this related to a series of smaller spaces and to the surrounding context. Structure, materiality and lighting were explored through 1:100 sectional models, firstly of precedent studies and then of the design proposal. The year concluded with a study trip to Madrid where the emphasis was on the exploration of thresholds. The students made a series of detailed survey drawings before returning to explore a threshold from their sports centres in more detail, applying what they had learnt from their travels. Studio Staff Matthew Beattie, Gary A. Boyd, Gerry Cahill Kevin Donovan, Niamh Hogan, Fiona Hughes Michael Pike, Simon Walker Guest Lecturers, Workshop Leaders and Critics Alan Atlee, Carlos Casablancas, Yvonne Farrell Mike Haslan, Orla Murphy, John Parker Matthias Reese, John Tuomey Students Brian Barber, Gillian Brady, Elizabeth Burns Blaine Cagney, James Casey, Amelie Conway
Peter Cosgrave, Cait Elliott, Dara Farrell Sean Finegan, Amy Fitzgerald, Joseph Flood Padraig Flynn, Paul Flynn, Danielle Fox Shea Gallagher, Patricia Gavin, Edin Gicevic Ciara Grace, Aideen Hannon, Eimear Hanratty John Horrigan, Patrick Hunt, Raphael Keane Caroline Kennedy, Caroline Kiernan Dominic Lavelle, James McBennett Dermot McGlade, Liam McInerney Claire McMenamin, Padraig McMorrow Steven McNamara, Sarah Maguire Beatrice Moran, Eoin Murphy, Niamh Murphy Enda Naughton, Roisin Ni Bhuadain
Aine Nic an Riogh, Ronan O’Boyle Colm O’Brien, Iseult O’Clery, Tapologo Odubeng Lisa O’Kane, Blathmhac O’Muiri Hugh Queenan, Alison Rea, Cliodhna Rice Katya Samodurova, Deirdre Spring Joseph Swan, Martin Tiernan, St. John Walsh Brendan Ward, James Young
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J. A. Coderch, Barcelonetta; Housing Precedent Study, Model Danielle Fox
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Housing, sectional model Patrick Hunt
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Housing Perspective Eoin Murphy
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Sports Centre, Section Cliodhna Rice
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Sports Centre, sectional model James Casey Sports Centre, collage Steven McNamara
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Third Year Design Studio The course focuses on developing an understanding of the demands and opportunities for architecture in collective and civic buildings. The course deals with buildings at many levels - from materiality and detailed design to analysis of intention and meaning. There is an emphasis on development and refinement of skills and design technique in the studio course, in particular drawing, model making, analysis of context and analysis of buildings and building types in the form of precedent studies. A number of short projects deal with observation and visual interpretation. Students are encouraged to use a wide range descriptive and interpretative models and drawings. Studio Programme 2005/2006 The year objectives were pursued through three design projects in Cork city. These consisted of a short introductory project, involving urban analysis and design interventions in the existing city context, and two major design projects. The first project used the standard brief for an eight-class primary school and addressed issues of functional analysis, repetition, ordinariness, the social role of architecture, appropriate expression and relationship to context. A subsequent project for a City Library again confronted all these issues as well as requiring the design of a major space with more complex demands and the careful consideration of the appropriate expression of a public building in the city. Detailed precedent studies related to each of these design projects. The course was supplemented by lectures and seminars on survey and landscape drawings, elevation studies, the role of drawing in design and presentation, and structure and form in architecture. Parallel themes on the city, utopian ideas and sustainability are covered in the History and Theory and Ecology lecture courses. Studio Staff Wendy Barrett, Rachael Chidlow, Will Dimond Eileen Fitzgerald, John-Barry Lowe, Jim Murphy Ruth O’Herlihy, Sarah Sheridan (school project) Guest Lecturers & Critics Julia Barrett, Edith Blennerhassett Michelle Fagan, Mary Laheen, Alan Mee Niall McCullough, Michael McGarry Finola O’Kane Crimmins, Liam Ronayne Emmett Scanlon, Sarah Sheridan, John Tuomey
Students Roisin Aherne, Jennifer Belton Timothy Blackwell, Maurice Brooks Myles Burke, Elizabeth Casey, William Casey Shuo Chen, Elizabeth Clyne, Anna Cooke Bokao Ditlhong, James Doran, Melissa Doran Paul Durcan, Morwenna Gerrard, Alice Gibson Faela Guiden, Elaine Hanna, Damien Hannigan Elaine Harris, Timothy Hartnett, David Healy Jack Hogan, Helen Kelly, Siobhan Kelly Shane Kennedy, Ronan Kenny, David Ledwith
Joanne Lyons, Aoife Magner, Aisling Maher Elizabeth Matthews, Anne Mc Getrick Lynn Mc Mahon, Paul Murray, Emma Murtagh Elaine Ní Dhonnchadha, Michael Nolan Therese Nolan, Laura O Brien, Ivan O Connell Donal O Herlihy, Sorcha O Higgins, Aoife O Kelly Sean O Neill, Lucy O Reilly Ekaterina Papkovskaia, Kevin Quinlan Michael Stack, Timothy Varian, Aisling Walker Aoife Warren, Brendan Whelan, Patrick White
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Urban Intervention, Model of Kyrl's Quay Anna Cooke
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Model School Project Cork Ivan O’Connell
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School Project Classroom Study Paul Durcan
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Cork City Library view from Grand Parade David Healy
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Cork City Library Concourse Alex Doran
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Cork City Library - Study of Floor Plates Donal O’Herlihy
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History & Theory of Architecture The first year course provides an introduction to the history and theory of architecture by discussing significant buildings and monuments from Ancient Greece to the modern period. It analyses their basic structural, aesthetic and functional components and shows how these relate to the culture and society in which they were produced, discussing in particular, the meanings which were often embedded within architectural form. The course demonstrates how the creation of architecture tends to be a process of evolution rather than invention. The increasingly important role of the individual architect in the production of architectural form is addressed. The course explores the relation of architecture to its own past, looking at how tradition has continuously been reinterpreted to respond to contemporary conditions. The second year course deals with the development of modern architecture from the latter half of the nineteenth century up to the contemporary period. The course situates changes and trends in architecture in their wider political and cultural context. In the first semester, the emphasis is on how social imperatives and ideals and the demands of the programme have shaped modern architecture. In the second semester, the emphasis shifts to an examination of the role of technology and structural theories in the development of architecture, and the importance to architecture of aesthetic theory and cultural critique. The course aims to enable students to use history as an integral part of their architectural understanding and of their own design process. The third year course expands the context within which students understand and practice architecture. A number of short lecture series – delivered by different lecturers, and drawing on their research interests – address topics including the utopian impulse in architecture; the housing and representation of knowledge in house, garden and city; the representation of the modern city and the modern self; the influence of politics on urban development. Students opt to develop a single topic in a group seminar which forms part of the assessed work at the end of the year. Staff Gary Boyd, Vandra Costello, Loughlin Kealy, John Olley, Finola O’Kane Crimmins
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Environmental Science In first year students are introduced to the broad relationship between humankind, the natural world and the built environment. Architecture is considered in the context of environmental philosophy, ecology, vernacular evolution, climate and comfort and behaviour. These principles are applied to the placing of buildings on site; the premise being that a well-sited building is one that has the potential to perform sustainably. Design-related topics include: community, landscape & site ecology, natural resources, wind and shelter, shading and solar access. The course is delivered through lectures and project work involving computer-based modelling and analysis. Students learn to develop, represent and articulate environmentally responsible siting of buildings and to utilise analysis techniques to inform and interpret design decisions. In second year, the course explores the relationship between the external microclimate, the indoor environment and occupant comfort and well-being. It considers the physical role of the building and its components in modifying the internal environment. Topics covered include the visual, thermal and auditory environments, ventilation, indoor air quality and health, comfort and the energy and environmental consequences of related design strategies. Through lectures and project design work, students learn the key concepts and attributes of sustainable and healthy design. They become familiar with building environmental modelling and performance assessment tools and techniques and understand their applicability in informing design decisions. Through application they learn to formulate and test proposals for new environmental designs taking account of climate, site and building occupancy. Staff Paul Kenny, Irena Kondratenko, Patxi Hernandez
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Building Technology The first year course introduces Building Technology, its principles and applications and provides an understanding of the construction methods and performance of a domestic-scale building. Through a formal lecture series, complemented by demonstrations in the Building Laboratory, a detailed examination of the building envelope introduces materials, their properties and appropriate applications. Building elements from foundations to roof structure are explained. The overall emphasis is on the vital role of Building Technology in the creative process of making architecture. In second year students are introduced to the building technologies and services used to create middle-span buildings. The emphasis changes from load-bearing walls to framed construction: timber frame walling initially, followed by concrete and steel framed structures. The student’s vocabulary of modern building components, equipment, constructional and service systems is extended. In the lecture course the emphasis continues to be on understanding the principles involved in the design of building elements and systems. In Technology Studio the student develops an understanding of the process of utilizing building materials and components. In the Building Laboratory students attend a series of demonstrations of building techniques where the emphasis is on quality of work, on setting and achieving standards. In third year particular attention is given to the detailed design and performance of the building as a whole. In the lecture series the scope of the subject is broadened to examine the implications of industrialisation, mass production and design intentions, and of processes of assembly and realisation. In Technology Studio students undertake an extended technical study on timber, concrete and steel, examining their structural and architectural properties. Drawings and models emphasise and illustrate particular design solutions to construction and service systems. Students are encouraged to do extensive research on technical and architectural detailing. In the Building Laboratory the series of demonstrations of building trades is extended to a wider range of non-domestic trades and advanced technologies. Staff Daniel Sudhershan, Vivienne Brophy, Tiago Faria, Brian Gallagher, Jeana Gearty, Pierre Long, Andrew Morrison, John Parker, Seoirse MacGraith Joseph Gannon, Paul Hughes, Michael Murphy (Senior Technician, Building Workshop)
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Structures In the first year objectives for satisfactory structural design are addressed to develop an intuitive understanding of structural behaviour and the geometry of structural form. Issues addressed include the properties of structural materials and their appropriate use, the properties of common structural shapes and their appropriate use, nature and magnitude of loading in building structures, the significance of force equilibrium and Newton’s Laws, the structural consequences of designing for compression, tension, bending, and shear. The course also covers serviceability considerations, deflection and reviews approximate methods of member sizing. In the second year a review of the concepts underlying the limit-state design philosophy is undertaken. Applied topics addressed include; the geotechnical aspects of foundations with a discussion of the appropriate use and preliminary sizing of concentric and eccentric pads, strips, combined bases, rafts and piles; the preliminary sizing of beams, slabs and columns in reinforced concrete framed buildings; precast concrete floor systems and preliminary sizing; preliminary sizing of columns and beams in steel framed buildings; an introduction to trusses and space frames; preliminary sizing of joists, laminated beams and posts in timber structures and finally an introduction to more specific applications such as prestressed and post-tensioned concrete, thin shell structures, cable structures and the stability of tall buildings. In third year more specialised structural forms are expanded on from the second year including; pre-stressed and post-tensioned concrete, reviewing both principles and preliminary sizing; composite construction systems; grid and economic flooring options; masonry and stability; roofing; cable structures and thin shells; retaining walls and portal framed buildings. In addition scheme design is discussed in relation to case studies which review the selection of appropriate structural form and materials for a variety of building functions. Staff Amanda Gibney, Mark Richardson
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Fourth Year Design Studio In the fourth year studio, students re-evaluate what has been learnt in the first degree and on their year-out experience. They are encouraged to develop a more personal direction in their own work, drawing on the various debates operating within contemporary architecture. If the first three years were devoted to learning and acquiring design skills, the next two years are about applying knowledge and skills in an increasingly rigorous manner, about engaging with the broader culture of architecture and questioning how architecture can operate in the world. Students are invited to develop a solid intellectual basis for architectural endeavour and to advance ideas through design, writing and research. The focus is on the development of skills in critical thinking, in research analysis and critical evaluation, and in the use of design as a means of investigation and research. Studio Programme 2005/2006 This year, the theme of Decentralisation/Recentralisation informed a series of projects investigating the relationship between work and living at different scales. The first semester began with a four-week project for the design of a house and architectural studio in an urban site. The project concluded with a detailed sectional investigation. There followed a longer project for the design of new headquarters for the Office of Public Works, which is relocating to Trim, Co. Meath as part of the decentralisation process. The project moved from the strategic to the detailed level. In the second semester, Trim became the site for a project to provide housing for the influx of the new population associated with decentralisation. A study trip to Copenhagen included a number of housing projects. Again, the project sought to move from strategy to detailed realisation. The year concluded with the RIAI Travelling Scholarship, which this year took as its theme the realm of the M50 motorway, inviting proposals for the creation of place in this new, deracinated context. Studio Staff Chris Boyle, Peter Cody, Philip Comerford Peter Carroll, Miriam Dunn, Sheila O’Donnell Ryan Kennihan, Emmett Scanlon, Peter Tansey Guest Lecturers, Workshop Leaders & Critics Roland Bosbach, Pat Boyle, Gerry Cahill Hugh Campbell, Michelle Fagan, Dermot Foley Noel French, Elizabeth Hatz, Mark Hennessey Paul Kelly, Andrew McLaren, Tom de Paor John Tuomey, Finbarr Wall
Students Jerome Breslin, Niamh Burke, Sinead Cahill Fiona Carroll, Gordon Chrystal, Sinead Collins Ann Marie Cooke, Maire Costello, Jacinta Curley Jose de Groot, Opelie Etang Sale Evis Etelaniemi, Andreas Fah, Matthew Fagan Graham Fitzpatrick, Alan Flood, Piers Floyd Brian Flynn, Francois Gleyze, Brian Hagan Eimear Hassett, Justin Hayes, Gary Hoban Gary Holt, Mathias Holzer, Sinead Hugh David Hutter, Deirdre Keeley, Orla Kennedy
Edwina Kinsella, Hilda Markey Mercedes Martinez, Aoghan Mac Domhnaill Barry McNaboe, Olivier Mie, Marcus Mulvihill Trevor Nolan, Mark Noonan, Lucy O’Connor Ronan O’Connor, Cathal O’Fearghail Suzy O’Leary, Nicholas O’Shee, Nicola Power Richard Quirke, Brendan Redmond Robert Salmon, Tina Schia, Clara Seeballuck Sandra Sibley, Milosz Stopinski Paul Van Den Berg, Lily Vechulst Christopher Whelan, Ruth Wiberg
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House and Studio Brian Flynn
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OPW Headquarters, Trim, Co. Meath Milosz Stopinski
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Woodland housing, Trim, Co. Meath Alan Flood
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Housing, Trim, Co. Meath Gordon Chrystal
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M50 Housing Milosz Stopinski
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Fifth Year Design Studio In the final year of the course each student develops a thesis which explores a particular theme or issue in architecture. The thesis is pursued through the vehicle of a substantial design project. In the first semester a series of lectures and workshops allow students to investigate their thesis ideas relative to certain fundamentals in architecture. In the second semester the emphasis shifts to the development of a design project that embodies the theme of the thesis. A substantial thesis report, gathering together research and design work and describing the passage through the year’s work, forms an important part of the final submission. Workshops undertaken in the academic year of 2005-06 included; E x o d u s, a polemical investigation into the reconfiguration of the rural and urban landscape of Ireland lead by Dominic Stevens; 2 : 1 : 2, a study of the implications of material and construction on a thesis proposition through the design of a chair held at Les Grands Ateliers in France involving Donal Lennon, Hugh Campbell and Tiago Faria; and Transgression From Drawing To Making, a charette and lecture on design and detail with Bob Sheil. Studio Staff Marcus Donaghy, Elizabeth Shotton Tutors Chris Boyle, Miriam Delaney, Feargal Doyle Tiago Faria, Brian Gallagher, Roisin Henegan Mary Laheen, Shelly McNamara, Ken Meehan Jim Murphy, Shi Fu Peng, Max O’Flaherty Esmonde O’Briain, John Olley, Mark Price Anna Ryan, John Tuomey, Simon Walker Guest Lecturers, Workshop Leaders & Critics Hugh Campbell, Colin Caprani, Peter Cody Tom de Paor, Michelle Fagan, Tiago Faria
David Leatherbarrow, Donal Lennon, Ciaran McNally Conor Moloney, Aoibheann Ni Mhearain Michael Murphy, Finola O’Kane Crimmins John Parke, Michael Pike, Bob Sheil Stephen Tierney, Dominic Stevens Students Sinead Burke, Sarah Carolan, Clodagh Cawley Louise Clavin, Isabel Cogan, Maria Conroy Paul Conway, Desmond Cooper Daniel Costelloe, Lorraine Couglan Barry Downes, Eoin Egan, Eamon Fitzpatrick Sinead Gargan, Declan Hackett, Leonie Heskin Grace Hickey, Christine Kennelly, Danyal Ibrahim
Paul Jeffries, Laura Johnstone, Eamon Keane Michael Knight, Jane Larmour, William Lavelle Siobhan McCafferty, Eoin McCarthy Roisin McDowell, Aoife McTague Ronan Maguire, Damian Meehan Michael Mescal, Enda Nolan, Tobias Nystrom Kate O’Daly, Claire O’Donnell, Susan O’Driscoll Padraigh O’Flynn, Niall O’Healaithe Karol O’Mahony, Orla O’Kane Catherine Opdebeeck, Hala O’Reilly Óran Ó’Siocháin, Diarmuid Phelan, Justin Power Vicky Shields, Louise Souter, Anna Stawjewska Chris Thompson, Kathleen Tierney Cillian Warfield
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Material Structure Workshop, Les Grands Ateliers Sarah Carolan, Maria Conroy, Paul Conway, Des Cooper, Jane Larmour, William Lavelle, Niall O’Healaithe
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Exodus: Episodic Flexibility / Overlapping Activation Environment Economy Workshop Barry Downes, Declan Hackett, Danyil Ibrahim, Laura Johnstone, Damian Meehan, Oran O’Siochain
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Design Explorations, Bubble prototype for public engagement Sarah Carolan
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Traversing the Landscape of Light Museum of the Moving Image, Trinity College, Dublin Louise Clavin
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Communicating Identity through Monumentality Public Hall mediating between Town and Sea Eoin Egan
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Good Grief: Landscape of Remembrance, Malin Head, Co. Antrim Chapel interior and material studies Siobhan McCafferty
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Terra Fluxus: Engaging with an Ever Changing Landscape Studies in bentwood structures Cillian Warfield
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Tailor Made: Adaptation of Tailoring Techniques Studies in plywood Hala O’Reilly
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History & Theory of Architecture The course involves a weekly seminar and is examined by the production of a dissertation usually but not necessarily in written form of at least 5000 words. Seminars are offered on various themes that address contemporary and historical issues in architecture, urbanism and landscape. These seminars lay the foundations from which individual study and research can emerge for the preparation of a dissertation. The dissertation involves critical reappraisal of built or published materials, or original research dealing with primary documents. The seminar groups for 2005/06 were: Staff Gary A. Boyd – Ordnance: War and Architecture Kevin Donovan – Do you speak architecture? John Olley – The Productive Landscape John Olley – Experience and Design Finola O’Kane Crimmins – Making Ireland Picturesque Emmet Scanlon – Repetitive Strange Sarah Sheridan – Form, Function and Physiology John Tuomey – The Lived-in House Brian Ward – The Suburban Landscape
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Design Technologies In the first module the emphasis is on environmentally based building technologies and structural systems with a view to developing a more integrated and holistic approach to design. The lectures and course work run in parallel to studio design work to enable a synthesis between the design process and the technology programme. The term begins with an overview of sustainable building principles leading to more specific lectures on issues such as embodied energy, life cycle costing, advanced envelope technologies and the appropriate selection and assembly of materials for energy performance. Lectures and projects on the issue of preliminary scheme design principles and design tools with respect to both structure and enclosure technologies also form a major portion of the course content, in addition to an introduction to performance-based specifications, a review of material-based criteria in structural design and the evaluation of alternative structural systems which are used to support the work undertaken in design studio through shared workshops. The second module, held in the spring term, is understood as a vehicle for students and staff to undertake more focussed research into specialist areas of technology. As a result the content of the Special Topics course varies year by year to represent emerging issues in contemporary architectural technologies and the research interests of staff. The topic in 2005-2006 was Performance Analysis Methods. Lectures and projects were focused on performance analysis and the practical application of a variety of investigative tools for daylighting and thermal envelope performance including computer simulation models using design studio work as a basis for investigations. Representative topics planned as seminar options for the coming academic year include; Conservation Techniques, Advanced Facade Design, Advanced Materials, Heavyweight Structures and Performance Analysis. Staff Peter Flynn, Emmett Scanlon, Elizabeth Shotton Tutors Irena Kondratenko Guest Lecturers Paul Kelly & Gary Lysaght, FKL Architects Aidan Madden, Arups Consulting Engineers Brian O’Brien, Solearth
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Professional Studies The intention for the course is to enable graduates to be confident, effective, knowledgeable, comfortable in their work and to be able to choose their mode of professional activity. The fourth year course content is designed to engage the interest of the students and to stimulate them to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the architect as a professional. The course provides a picture of the architect at work and of the skills required with which they survive and flourish. The course content deals with these skills which are encompassed in the headings: communicating, leading and working effectively. The intention of the fifth year course is to equip graduates with the knowledge skill and attitudes which will enable them to have their freedom in choosing their professional mode of activity within their working life. The course provides the outline of the knowledge of the practice of architecture having regard to the graduate’s need to be able to work effectively as a junior member of a team, and be able to advance to running smaller projects under the supervision of a senior member of the office. Staff Dorothy Jones
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Degree of Master of Urban and Building Conservation The programme in Urban and Building Conservation prepares students and the professions for an enlarging role in the conservation, rehabilitation and restoration of buildings and the re-vitalisation of urban areas. The degree of MUBC is a research degree, gained on the acceptance of a thesis. A supporting programme provides an advanced course of study to enable the preparation of a thesis. The programme has an emphasis on methods of recording, researching, analysing and evaluating the heritage of buildings and towns, and on the ability to make considered judgements on the issues involved in their conservation and continuing use. The programme provides a balance between theory and practice through a combination of project work, lectures, seminars and study visits to significant buildings and sites. The course culminates in the preparation of a substantial thesis on a chosen research topic. The purpose of the thesis is to enable each student to develop an in-depth knowledge of a particular area within the field of conservation. Staff Paul Arnold, Loughlin Kealy, Finola O Kane Crimmins Contributors Ed Burke, John Cahill, Mary Clark, Jackie Donnelly, Lisa Edden, Jason Ellis, Dr Aubrey Flegg, David Griffin, Aideen Ireland, Frank Keohane Donal Lennon, Alistair Lindsay, Charlie Lyons, Daniel McInervey, Paul McMahon, M. McParland, Emily Moore, Rachel Moss, Conor Murphy Ciaran O Brien, Dr Freddie O Dwyer, Mona O Rourke, Aighleann O Shaughnessy, Sara Pavia, Margaret Quinlan, Noel Riordan, Susan Roundtree Pat Ruane, Linzi Simpson, David Wall
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Degree of MSc In Urban Design The programme in Urban Design was introduced in response to the developing awareness and perceived need for advanced skills in urban design. The course was developed jointly with the Department of Regional and Urban Planning. The degree is offered as a two year part-time programme, leading to a research thesis. Students undertake a programme of introductory projects and seminar/lectures in the first semester, and develop their thesis over the rest of the two years. The course addresses the current urban situation, responding to legislative change and the political/social parameters of urban design, and engaging in the environmental issues associated with the rapid process of urbanisation. Models for action are examined in the broader European context. The thesis subject may incorporate a design element, or embody design content. The course is seen as interdisciplinary and is open to professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, engineering and surveying. Staff Hugh Brady, Peter Clinch, Philip Geoghegan, Loughlin Kealy, Alan Mee, Conor Norton, Derry O Connell Invited Speakers Michael Creegan, Douglas Gordon, Seamus Mc Gearailt, John Prosser, Sarah Rock, Aine Ryan
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Research Degrees The architecture programme also supports students pursuing research degrees at masters and doctorate level in the areas of history and theory, building technology, conservation and sustainability.
Acknowledgements This document was produced by: Gary A. Boyd, Hugh Campbell, Pierre Jolivet, Jim Murphy, Elizabeth Shotton. With special thanks to all the students who submitted material.