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Welcome to the Ireland Architecture Diary, your essential guide to all architecture and design events taking place across the island.
Talks & Debates
Thu 12 November : 19:00 -20:30
Architectural Association of Ireland
The AAI is thrilled to welcome MGNÉ Architects as the next speakers in our Social Inclusivity In Architecture lecture series.…
Exhibitions Free
07 November - 08 November
Irish Design Week 2026/ Butler Gallery
Proper Dark is an immersive light installation by Irish artist and industrial designer Anthony McCarthy, exploring the relationship between light,…
Other Events
Tue 10 November : 18:00
100 Archive/ Irish Design Week 2026
Discover the 100 Archive 2025 Selection at Irish Design Week 2026 with a keynote from Tony Brook, founder of SPIN.…
Exhibitions Walks & Tours
22 October - 22 November
Cultúr 2026
Assembly – Ireland’s national representation at the Venice Biennale 2025, designed and curated by Cotter & Naessens – is presented…
Conferences
03 November - 04 November
NCAD Research Office
A two-day conference at NCAD exploring how art schools, museums and cultural institutions can become sites of ecological reworlding. Becoming…
Talks & Debates Free
Tue 03 November : 18:15
Architecture at Queen’s University, Belfast.
We are delighted to announce the 2026 Peter Rice Lecture will be given by Dr Jane Hall founding member of…
Walks & Tours
Sun 08 November : 14:30
Dublin Book Festival
Walking Tour with Emma Gilleece Join architectural historian Emma Gilleece for a walking tour, inspired by her new book This…
Workshops Exhibitions Talks & Debates Walks & Tours
07 November - 14 November
Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Fáilte (FAWL-chuh) is the Irish word for welcome. Irish Design Week 2026 returns for its fifth year with the theme…
Wed 04 November : 18:00
UCD Press
UCD Press is pleased to invite you to the launch of The Stained Glass of Earley Studios with guest speakers…
Exhibitions
05 November - 08 November
Contemporary Art Gallery Association / SoSimpatico
DGW2026 presents a special series of exhibitions and events that showcase the creative and dynamic energy of Irish contemporary art,…
Professional Development Conferences Online
Sat 05 December : 09:00 -17:00
AMPS
Organised by University College Dublin and AMPS this conference explores how towns, cities and regions can respond to climate change,…
26 September - 10 January
VISUAL Carlow
Niamh O'Malley's Pure Gold presents new sculpture, drawing and film made in response to the material and site of Dublin's…
11 September - 10 January
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts
Buildings from a Novel brings together a series of sculptures and a new video work developed alongside the writing of…
01 October - 31 January
Dublin City Council, the National Museum of Ireland, and Tuath Housing Associations
Echoes Through the Hallway explores the rich history of the Benburb Street Dwellings and the generations of people who made…
12 September - 14 November
Photo Museum Ireland/ The Dock/ Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
Alan Butler | Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | Luke van Gelderen | Gregory Eddi Jones | Maria Mavropoulou | Alan Phelan…
13 November - 15 November
Design Kenmare 2026
Design Kenmare brings together some of the most talented and creative design professionals in one of Ireland’s most beautiful places.…
Other Events Free Online
20 October - 16 November
We are pleased to invite submissions for the 25th issue of Building Material: ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE: PARTS-TO-A-WHOLE Our natural and…
Awards Free Online
23 September - 27 November
Irish Concrete Society
The Irish Concrete Society invites entries for its Annual Award Scheme, which recognises outstanding construction achievements where concrete, in any…
22 September - 30 November
Grangegorman Histories / Royal Irish Academy
Grangegorman Histories presents ‘Beyond the Walls’, a new exhibition about the history of Grangegorman opening in September 2026. Situated in…
29 September - 01 December
Irish Georgian Society
Curating the Irish County House: considerations of presentation and preservation; public and private perspectives from curators and custodians of the…
21 April - 04 December
Irish Architectural Archive
At the end of the Second World War… the city of Dublin stood poor, materially exhausted, but substantially intact… Between…
