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Welcome to the Ireland Architecture Diary, your essential guide to all architecture and design events taking place across the island.
Exhibitions
22 October - 31 October
Colin Mac Suibhne, Anthony O’Connor & Steve Doogan
Materia is a collaborative exhibition put together by Colin Mac Suibhne, Anthony O’Connor & Steve Doogan. The work is an…
Conferences
07 October - 08 October
RIAI
The RIAI Conference is Ireland's largest built environment event, with more than 2,000 attendees attending in 2025 over two days…
Thu 08 October : 18:00
Illustrators Ireland
Illustrators Ireland Presents... GOOD NEWS - 8 October - 6pm - 9pm Blas Cafe Dublin 17 Top Illustrators are giving…
Festivals Workshops Talks & Debates Walks & Tours Family Events Other Events Free
10 October - 18 October
Irish Architecture Foundation
Ireland’s largest architecture festival takes place 10-18 October, with more than 200 free events celebrating the collective energy, care and…
Walks & Tours
Sat 03 October : 11:00 -12:00
Architectural Association of Ireland
Meeting Point : 13 Quay Street, Balbriggan Project Description: The redevelopment of Quay Street and Environs transforms an underutilised area…
18 September - 16 October
Cork Centre for Architectural Education
The work exhibited is created and curated by the MArch students and includes research and design strategies for the city…
Unbuilt x Ambacht - RIAI Conference
Six schools, six perspectives, one shared exhibition. InTension brings together work from ATU, SAUL,SETU, TUD, UCC and UCD creating a…
Other Events
Architecture & Building Expo
Architecture & Building Expo is now the established place to meet the country’s top architects, architectural technologists and other professionals…
Thu 15 October : 10:55 -12:45
Dublin Decoded
Explore the streets and lanes around Dublin's Adelaide Road, Hatch St, Harcourt and Earlsfort Terrace to see how medicine, architecture,…
Exhibitions Talks & Debates
16 October - 24 October
The Data Stories Project
Since independence, Dublin has endured consecutive housing crises, from overcrowded tenements and appalling sanitation to unaffordable homes, stigmatised public housing,…
Talks & Debates
Tue 20 October : 18:30
Ulster Architectural Heritage
This richly illustrated talk by Dr Rosie Hickey, Heritage Manager of the Strand will delve into its rich history, and…
Talks & Debates Free
Wed 21 October
Chapters Bookstore
Join us at Chapters Bookstore, to launch This Modern Love: Architectural Gems of 20th Century Ireland by architectural historian Emma…
Talks & Debates Free Online
Wed 21 October : 13:00 -14:00
Join us for conversations with architects of the Irish diaspora on design, distance and what it means to feel at…
Conferences Free
Fri 30 October
Galway City Council
Join us at the 3rd Annual Galway City Architectural Conservation Gathering, Read, Respect, Retain, which brings leading voices from urban…
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…
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.…
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,…
01 October - 15 October
Doorway Gallery
A new series of paintings from recent visits to Dugort in Achill and Mweenish Island off Carna in Connemara. These…
12 September - 17 October
Photo Museum Ireland - Source Arts Centre
Beneath | Beofhód, is a decade-long project from Artist Shane Hynan, exploring the social, cultural, and historical importance of peat…
Exhibitions Free
Graphic Studio Dublin
Solo exhibition of new work by Niall Naessens, Sponsored by IPUT Real Estate Dublin Graphic Studio Gallery presents Episodes in…
14 October - 18 October
The Great Margo
A Visual Conversation This exhibition brings together the work of architect Tom O’Brien and artist Tom Ó Caollaí. Rather than…
Festivals Free
Every year, over 300 volunteers help us to steward events, host tours, assist with administration and ensure the smooth running…
Walks & Tours Free
09 September - 23 October
New Life Old Buildings brings people together to rethink vacant and underused buildings as spaces for connection, creativity and everyday…
11 September - 25 October
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts
Cnuasach, a group exhibition in the Dr. Tony Ryan Gallery, brings together twenty-one artists in a dialogue between established and…
