See the #fireworks I created by blogging on #WordPressDotCom. My 2015 annual report.

See the fireworks MARK STEPHENS ARCHITECTS created by blogging on WordPress.com. Check out their 2015 annual report. Source: See the #fireworks I created by blogging on #WordPressDotCom. My 2015 annual report.

The last blog post of 2016 is this most viewed on Planning Myths & goes back to 2013!

This POST ON PLANNING MYTHS goes back to 2013 and was still the most popular of 2015, viewed nearly 7000 times. Great set of comments too. Everyone at Mark Stephens Architects wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Read More …

An Xmas #Mayo architecture competition for kids: prize an @Arckitmodel GO

Christmas and New Year Office Opening Times

This is the first year in Ireland I’ve had to let everyone know when the office will be officially closed for the holiday season… The opening hours for Mark Stephens Architects, Bridge Street, Swinford, Co. Mayo will be: Thursday 24th Read More …

How much does an architect and more specifically me cost ?

This must be one of the longest threads on this blog; I first wrote How much does an architect cost? in 2010. And then revisited the same topic ‘How much does an architect Cost?’ in 2012 So this post in Read More …

We're going to need to build smaller (yet again)… (@winkenswexford mentioned)

Sorry to drone on about this but again I write about the need to build smaller and better. I wrote first about it HERE Then later about it HERE It may not be understood that the typical rating of a Read More …

Now I love #RoomToImprove & Dermot but 2 things are missing from prog

Now don’t get me wrong, I love Room To Improve and I love Dermot. I can’t think of another architect has done so much in Ireland to raise awareness of what architects do and how they work. I’ve even professed Read More …

#Design #Passivhaus & #ModelMaking Talk & workshops @technoteachers conference went well @Arckitmodel mentioned

Just to say a big thanks to the TechnoTeachers Association for the opportunity to talk and give demonstrations at their recent conference. The talk on the Friday evening concerned ‘How an architect designs’ and Passivhaus design, methodology & construction. I Read More …

One of the speakers at teaching conference on design and #Passivhaus

I wrote HERE about a forthcoming bit of teaching/lecturing I’ll be doing shortly; I can give more details about it now that it has been confirmed: I’m speaking at the TechnoTeachers Association of Ireland at their annual conference (for details Read More …

People of Limerick & all fellow architects- urgent hands-on help/donations required for Calais Aid Shelters

Calling all people of Limerick & beyond. A final push for hands-on help and donations are required for the ‘Shelters for Calais’ – a mixture of volunteers, students, architects and builders making shelters for the people who are living in Read More …