Pivot Points: moments and movements in the development of Ireland’s built environment

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Irish Architectural Archive (IAA) in 1976 by Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson, Pivot Points presents a selection of key objects from the IAA collections each of which stands as an exemplar of a particular directional shift in the history of development, design, urbanism, and the construction of the built environment across the island of Ireland.

Of direct contemporary relevance, Pivot Points sheds light on issues and themes in architecture and planning which, over more than three hundred years, have resulted in the existing built environment. In examining these, it provides insights into how and why things are the way they are, and suggests new stories and directions which can be explored through the IAA collections.