What an incredible journey it’s been since we left the UK in 2002 to come to Ireland. Becoming a lecturer in the Architect Department in Sligo has been the best bit of this journey. It started in 2013 when I Read More …
We haven’t got a project in this (have plans for a project next year) but the RIAI Public Choice Award is a unique opportunity for members of the public to choose their favourite project from a shortlist of buildings designed Read More …
I wrote THIS POST yesterday that explained that a more ‘simpler’ form will result in a building that is less expensive to heat. I also presented a paper & poster at the Passivhaus Conference in Munich in 2018 where I Read More …
It’s that time of the year when we look back in review and see how good (or bad) the year has been. Here are a couple of other years where I’ve done the same thing: 2018 2016 Well what have Read More …
I am pleased to announce that I have renewed my Passivhaus Certification and the qualification as Certified Passivhaus Consultant through the papers, presentations and CPD undertaken over the last 5 years. We have also completed a house fully to the Read More …
We are pleased and proud to announce that we were recipients of The Irish Georgian Society Original Drawing Award; I am shown below receiving the award from Micheal Wall: The award was for an “original architectural (non CAD) drawing relating Read More …
County Roscommon have just released their own Rural House Guidelines and we are proud to say that one of our projects has been included within it. You can see our example showing ‘Best Practice’ when extending properties and using flat Read More …
It is very rare for me to enter architectural competitions and recently I threw may hat into the ring for the RIBA Room within a Room ‘Ideas’ competition. Below is an extract from my entry which was a proposal for Read More …
I received confirmation today that I will be a ‘Poster Presenter’ giving a short presentation at the 2018 International Passivhaus Conference in Munich next year. My paper/presentation & poster is on: “Designing with the vernacular in relation to planning & Read More …
Yay, Mark Stephens Architects are a finalist in the 2017 V by Very Blog Awards Ireland I’ll let you know how I get on, unfortunately I can’t get to the awards evening.
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