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  • Emma Gilleece

    Architectural historian

    Architectural historian who specialises in mid-twentieth century Irish architecture.

    100 Buildings: Guarding Sligo - the story of Look Out Post No. 67

    100 Buildings: Guarding Sligo - the story of Look Out Post No. 67

    Dotted around our shores are reminders of our defence architecture throughout the centuries; from Iron Age promontory forts and Martello towers, but also the period of time known as 'the Emergency'.

    100 Buildings • 02 Aug 23
    The rose window at Lahinch Church

    100 Buildings: Lahinch Church - how to be a bad client

    A building is the product not just of the architect, builders, and craftspeople, but also of its client. And sometimes the relationship between architect and client can be a difficult one.

    100 Buildings • 21 Jun 23
    Interpreting ourselves - inside Ireland's Venice Biennale show

    Interpreting ourselves - inside Ireland's Venice Biennale show

    Biennales, as we know them, were born in Venice 130 years ago. The original intention was to celebrate national artistic talent, with the Architecture Biennale emerging in the 1970s.

    visual arts • 18 Jun 23
    Curators (L-R) Joseph Mackey, Elizabeth Hatz, Peter Cody, Mary Laheen & Peter Carroll (Pic: Marie-Louise Halpenny)

    Inside the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale

    'In the particular is contained the universal', Joyce famously claimed. Ireland's pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale seeks the universal in the myth of Hy-Brasil, but the pavilion is no mere exhibit. It is a call to action.

    Architecture • 12 May 23
    Miesian Plaza Exterior 1

    100 Buildings: What do bankers know about architecture?

    Banks by their very nature, express authority, longevity and power via architecture.

    100 Buildings • 08 Apr 23
    100 Buildings: Château d'Eau de Knocknaheeny

    100 Buildings: Château d'Eau de Knocknaheeny

    Knocknaheeny's iconic water tower at Hollyhill is a prominent and distinctive feature of Cork's skyline.

    100 Buildings • 18 Feb 23
    100 Buildings: Howth's rope-marked church is a wonder

    100 Buildings: Howth's rope-marked church is a wonder

    During Christmas, many sit inside the communal space that is a church...

    100 Buildings • 11 Feb 23
    The Corbally Baths in Limerick, pictured in their heyday (Pic: Ed Gleeson, from 'A Stroll Down Memory Lane' by Sean Curtin)

    100 Buildings: Taking the waters in Limerick

    100 Buildings • 06 Dec 22
    100 Buildings: Why Drogheda's 'Old Tech' is a geometric delight

    100 Buildings: Why Drogheda's 'Old Tech' is a geometric delight

    Architecture • 30 Oct 22
    100 Buildings: Art Deco healthcare in Limerick

    100 Buildings: Art Deco healthcare in Limerick

    100 Buildings • 08 Oct 22
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