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Part of the consultation for Merlin Park at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway. Here we are discussing with hospital staff the potential of cycle routes through the Hospital’s campus and how their development could encourage staff to cycle to work.

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furniture making at Dublin Contemporary. Is this the next Eames Chair?

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some of the participants at Dublin Contemporary

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getting to grips with the Wax at the Dublin Contemporary Workshop

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almost ready for some planting!

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At Ferns National School, the entire school had been collecting plastic bottles for the previous month in preparation for the arrival of the Architectural Circus. The senior years had maintained the secret reason for collecting bottles from the rest of the school and had rewarded collectors with prizes for their efforts.

On the day, icecream architecture and the senior pupils discussed the plans for construction, the benefits of the greenhouse and the potential produce that could be grown throughout the year. It was decided to construct the monopitch frame to resonate with the monopitch gables of the main school. The pupils eagerly got the infill panels underway by sorting the collected bottles into groups and trimming them down to form cylinders. When cylinders were formed, they were packed tightly between the frame to create the walls and roof. Construction of the greenhouse devoured the stack of bottles and a visit to the recycling centre was required.

Kilcock Square

Community Development Workshop

Featured are some exciting images and video content from Scoil Eimear and Connolly Barracks. 

Architectural Circus kicked off with a great start at the Westport Arts Festival with a straw bale workshop.

Despite the rain kids and adults from the town participated in making many architectural structures including a ships hull, a car tunnel, a garden maze and a cozy cottage. Lots of inspiration came from the kids ideas and from adults reminiscing of childhood days in the barn.

We were very grateful of everyones welcome and look forward to getting back to Westport Arts Festival in the future. Look out for our video post here soon!