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09/04/2026

AAI Systems & Selves Lecture Series 2025-2026

FRPO

🗓️ Thursday April 30th at 7:00 pm
📍 Trinity College Dublin
🎟️ Tickets on Eventbrite. Link in bio

The AAI is thrilled to welcome FRPO as the next speakers in our Systems and Selves lecture series.

Pablo Oriol from FRPO will give a presentation about the studio's ongoing work with civic and cultural institutions in Spain and across Europe.

08/04/2026

AAI Awards 2026 Critics Lecture

Phineas Harper

🗓️ Thursday April 16th at 7:00 pm
📍 Robert Emmett Theatre TCD
🎟️ Tickets on Eventbrite. Link in bio

The Architecture of Softness

Do broken windows lead to murder? Can a bench cause crime? Are building that require occasional maintenance fueling social decay? Is permanently pristine architecture a problem, and what can designers learn from heavy metal, earth mosques and the Emir of Zazzau? In this expansive talk, writer and sculptor Phineas Harper will discuss the creative, expressive and ecological potential of fixing in architecture and beyond asking what happens when every act of repair is taken, not as correcting a failure, but as an opportunity for culture and improvement.

Photo credit Luke & Nik x TOAST

12/11/2025

AAI Lecture
Street: Room: Assembly - Cotter & Naessens Architects

System and Selves Lecture Series : Social Agency or Architecture

🗓️ 04.12.2025
📍 Robert Emmett Room, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
🎟️ Eventbrite

The AAI is thrilled to welcome Cotter & Naessens Architects as the next speaker in our Systems and Selves lecture series — an exploration of the qualitative significance of design in the public domain within the contemporary built environment. This series will present a curated selection of Irish and international case studies, highlighting the cooperative, experimental, and socially enriching potential of design.

With thanks to Trinity College Dublin for their valued collaboration on this series.

The archcitects will explore the reconstruction and repair of streets, the making of public rooms (where people may congregate) and "Assembly" as experienced in Ireland at Venice 2025.

Photos by Ste Murray, Dennis Gilbert & Paul Tierney

04/10/2025

Please join us on at 7pm Thursday, October 16th at the Bank for the AAI Awards Panel. More information and tickets at link in our bio.

The Architectural Association of Ireland is delighted to host a conversation with some of the architects recognised in the AAI Awards 2025, featuring both award-winning and highly commended projects. This panel discussion will explore the intersection of public sector constraints and the potential of design to enhance the lived experience particularly in light of the current political and economic climate.

Panelists include David Jameson of Tún Architecture + Design, James Shields from Thirtythreetrees, Seán Barrett from Darmody Architecture and Stephen Foley of Foley Architects, will present their experience working on civic projects, followed by a discussion moderated by Neasa Hourigan.

02/10/2025

Come join us this Saturday 4th October at 12pm for a two hour workshop with collage artist Sorcha O'Higgins at AAI @ The Bank at 130 Baggot Street Lower!

Tickets at link in bio

This engaging, creative activity is designed to challenge and inspire you. It's a chance to explore the medium of collage and experiment with an iterative process of playful arrangement. A few quick collage exercises will get us used to the materials - the feel of the paper, tearing and cutting it, selecting images and composing an artwork - before we embark on making a longer piece. No experience needed, and all materials will be provided.

Poster Graphic by Megan Quirey

30/09/2025

Please join us on Friday, October 3rd, for the presentation and exhibition of the 2025 AAI Awards! More information and tickets at link in our bio.

The AAI is delighted to be able to make these submissions available for public viewing, offering a rare insight into the outcome of this year's adjudication process. The variety of work submitted, in terms of scale, typology and location, provides a unique and impressive overview of contemporary Irish architectural practice.

AAI Awards Exhibition Opening Hours:

The Exhibition will be open to the public at the AAI's temporary home at The Bank, 130 Baggot Street Lower during the Open House festival on the following days and times:

Saturday 11th October 11am - 4pm
Sunday 12th October 11am - 3pm
Saturday 18th October 11am - 4pm
Sunday 19th October 11am - 3pm

AAI AT THE BANK Programme:

We will also be running an extended programme of events at The Bank throughout October. Further details and ticket information for events to be announced in the coming days. Events to include:

Saturday 4th October - Collage Making Workshop with Sorcha O’Higgins
Friday 10th October - Solax Film Club
Thursday 16th October - AAI Awards Panel
Friday 17th October - Solax Film Club
Thursday October 23rd - A Conversation with EASA Ireland
Friday 24th October - Solax Film Club
Saturday 25th October - Workshop TBA

Pictures: Award Winners
Graphics: Megan Quirey

30/09/2025

AAI Site Visit: Rosemount Avenue, Dublin 5 with Rachel Carmody Design

PPE Required

🗓️ Saturday, October 11th at 11:30 am

📍 Meeting Point: 47 Rosemount Avenue, Donaghmore, Dublin 5, D05 DR90

🎟️ Eventbrite

06/09/2025

AAI Site Visit: Sea Breeze, House at Rock Road East, Blackrock in Louth with Cineál Research + Design &
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PPE Required

🗓️ Saturday, September 27th at 11:00 am

📍 Meeting Point: Rock Road East, Blackrock, Co. Louth, A91 F2N8

🎟️ Eventbrite https://buff.ly/4s1J3b4

21/05/2025

AAI Panel: The Social Life of Q***r Space in Dublin

A multi-generational panel discussion on Q***r Space in Dublin. Part of the programme for the exhibition “Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness” curated by Brian Teeling, visual artist.

🗓️ 22.05.2025
📍 Naughton Institute (former Science Gallery), TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
🎟️ Eventbrite

Marking 30 years of the Gay Health Network (GHN), Out of the Strong, Came Forth Sweetness is a powerful visual art exhibition that explores the grief, joy, and resilience of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community.

Join us for a fascinating and informal panel discussion exploring the evolution & experience of Dublin’s LGBTQ+ spaces. The conversation will trace the journey and spatial experience from emergent gay culture during criminalisation to early social gatherings in private homes, such as those of Michael MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards. We’ll delve into the emergence of the first gay-friendly pubs like Bartley Dunnes, the nascent yet vibrant scene of the 70s & 80s with community hubs like the IGRM and Hirschfeld Centre, to and the rise of iconic club nights and venues in the 1990s. The discussion will also examine the successes and challenges facing contemporary nightlife spaces in the city like Mother.

Panellists to include:
John Hanley FRIAI, former Director of RKD Architects and member of the North Great George’s Street Preservation Society.
Clare Treacy, has a background in nursing, trade unionism & LGBT activism and events in Australia and Ireland.
Frank McDonald, former Environment Editor of the Irish Times and Author of “A Little History of the Future of Dublin” and “The Destruction of Dublin”.
Lisa Connell & Cormac Cashman, co-founders of Mother.

The panel will be chaired by Rob Curley MRIAI, Vice President and Programme Officer of the AAI & Director of Maremoto Architects.

Discounted tickets are available for this event.

18/05/2025

AAI Panel: The Social Life of Q***r Space in Dublin

A multi-generational panel discussion on Q***r Space in Dublin. Part of the programme for the exhibition “Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness” curated by Brian Teeling, visual artist.

🗓️ 22.05.2025
📍 Naughton Institute (former Science Gallery), TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
🎟️ Eventbrite

Marking 30 years of the Gay Health Network (GHN), Out of the Strong, Came Forth Sweetness is a powerful visual art exhibition that explores the grief, joy, and resilience of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community.

Join us for a fascinating and informal panel discussion exploring the evolution & experience of Dublin’s LGBTQ+ spaces. The conversation will trace the journey and spatial experience from emergent gay culture during criminalisation to early social gatherings in private homes, such as those of Michael MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards. We’ll delve into the emergence of the first gay-friendly pubs like Bartley Dunnes, the nascent yet vibrant scene of the 70s & 80s, and the rise of iconic venues like The Loft & The George. The discussion will also examine the successes and challenges facing contemporary nightlife spaces in the city like Mother and Pantibar.

Panellists to include:
John Hanley FRIAI, former Director of RKD Architects and member of the North Great George’s Street Preservation Society
Clare Treacy, Member of the Labour Court
Lisa Connell & Cormac Cashman, co-founders of Mother

The panel will be chaired by Rob Curley MRIAI, Vice President and Programme Officer of the AAI & Director of Maremoto Architects.

Discounted tickets are available for this event.

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