AAI Awards: No. 20 (New Irish Architecture) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0946846561 ISBN 13: 9780946846566

Publisher: Gandon Editions, 2005

Synopsis

For nearly three decades, the best-selling and highly acclaimed NEW IRISH ARCHITECTURE series has been compre­hensively docu­menting the best of contemporary Irish architecture through the buildings and projects featured in the annual AAI AWARDS for Excellence in Architectural Design. Entries are judged by a panel of five Irish and international assessors, offering a unique critical appraisal of contemporary Irish architecture. Each volume of New Irish Architecture carries copious drawings and photographs, architects' descriptions and the assessors' comments on every awarded and commended scheme. Volumes from no. 16 onwards also carry a keynote essay by the international critic on that year's jury. The series was established for the AAI by Gandon Editions in 1986. In 2001 (with volume 16), a new, much-expanded and more book-like octavo-format was adopted, allowing more coverage that before. Small numbers of some earlier volumes are still available (contact Gandon for details). The keynote essay in vol. 20 is "This Will Kill That - A brief history of seven centuries of architecture and the media" by Terence Riley. The Award-winning buildings featured are: House on Alma Lane, Monkstown, Co Dublin, by Boyd Cody Architects (which was awarded the highest accolade, the Downes Bronze Medal); House on Wellington Road, Dublin 4, by Boyd Cody, Youth and Community Centre, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8, by Henchion + Reuter, Peabody Housing, Silvertown, London E16, by Níall McLaughlin Architects. A further 9 commended projects are also featured.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gandon Editions
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0946846561
• ISBN 13: 9780946846566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: O'Regan John, Dearey Nicola