SofA on tour: Barcelona 2009

On the 11th of January 25 SofAists headed to Barcelona, on what will hopefully become our first annual SofA on tour extravangaza! Over our 4 day stay we visited many architectural wonders, sampled some Catalan culture and enjoyed a welcome respite from the Irish weather. Some of the highlights included the walking tour of public space along the seafront and the famous Barcelona pavilion.

Monday February 2nd 2009 - Beyond the Pale

This coming Monday SofA will be holding a special evening examining some of the most exciting contemporary architectural work taking place outside Dublin, which is so often considered to be the core of the Irish architectural scene. Our guests for the evening will be Dominic Stevens, Tarla MacGabhann and Jason O'Shaughnessy.

Irish Architecture Foundation

The Irish Architecture Foundation, the people who brought you SubUrban SuperRural and Open House, among other things, have just launched a brand-spanking new website featuring podcasts, forthcoming events, polls and a blog. Check it out at http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/

AAI events page updated

The AAI have updated their events page for 2009 online, full details of events through April can be found here:

http://architecturalassociation.ie/index.php/events

January 30th 2009 - fresh-air-kitecture

The first talk in the new fresh-air-kitecture series, held in association with Instituto Cervantes, will take place on Friday January 30th in CG-042, the Architecture Studio, at 6pm.

Our speaker will be Sara de Giles of MGM Architects, a Spanish firm responsible for some of the most energetic and exciting designs out there today and, as always, everyone is welcome!

Find out more about MGM at http://www.morales-giles-mariscal.com/