School of Architecture
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Department Head: Professor L. Kealy
Research activities have been established over the past 25 years and comprise commissioned projects, individual independent academic studies and a rapidly expanding programme of postgraduate work at Master's and Doctoral Level.
The research work addresses important current issues to inform the national and European communities. In this there is a particular focus on sustainable design, energy-efficient and climate-sensitive architecture and urbanism, and the understanding and conservation of the architectural, urban and landscape culture and heritage of Ireland.
The Energy Research Group, an internationally recognised centre of excellence is based in the School. The Group continues to lead and participate in wide range of projects promoted by the European Union and national authorities. The conservation studies within the School involves the teaching of a Masters course as well as the execution of a range of commissioned projects in urban analysis, building recording, and investigations into the behaviour of the materials of historic buildings.
Research of an interdisciplinary nature within
the field of the built environment and landscape is welcomed and fostered
within the School of Architecture and through its collaboration with its
sister departments on the Richview Campus which provides a unique concentration
of environmental design and research expertise.
Professor J. Owen Lewis
Professor Dermot O'Connell
Shane de Blacam
Philip Geoghegan
Dr. John Olley
Gerald Cahill
Noel Dowley
Colette Downey
Yvonne Farrell
William H. Hastings
Paul Keogh
Shelley McNamara
James Murphy
Eoin O'Cofaigh
Shiela O'Donnell
John Tuomey
Simon Walker
Tel.: +353-1-7062757
Fax.: +353-1-2837778
e-mail:Architecture@ucd.ie
Within the School of Architecture and since 1975 the Energy Research Group has undertaken research, development, consultancy, education and dissemination activities on energy utilisation in buildings and climate-sensitive architectural design. For most of this period the Group's activities have had a strongly European dimension. The Group's clients include DGsXII, XIII, XVI, and XVII of the European Union, as well as Irish public and private agencies and firms.
The Group has particular interests in the processes of innovation and technical change in the construction industry, and the provision of technical support to designers. Research tasks have included devising new ways to promote the transfer of information from the solar research community to the building design and construction professions throughout Europe, and assisting the introduction of energy-conscious architecture into the mainstream of architectural design, as well as developing a number of new tools and techniques in support of building designers and constructors, and third level teachers.
ERG has organised a series of seminars on Bioclimatic Architecture in every EU Member State, and intensive, post-graduate short training courses for architects and engineers from many European and North African countries.
Much of the work of ERG is undertaken in conjunction with an extensive network of architects, engineers and physicists in every Member State, and in cooperation with professional institutes, universities and the architectural and technical press throughout the EU.
In Ireland ERG undertakes specialist consultancy
and other energy-related tasks for public and private sector clients, including
advising on low energy building design and construction, energy modelling
and performance evaluation, energy and environmental audits and assessing
competitive design proposals.
SOLINFO 3
The SOLINFO 3 project involves working with distinguished project teams (which include some of Europe's leading architects) on a series of high-profile buildings throughout the Union, and making available the latest design tools and expertise from European R+D activities. Specific measures were undertaken to support, complement and extend the 'Solar House' programme and to assist in the achievement of its objectives of accelerating the advancement of energy-conscious architecture in Europe through the development of exemplary European building projects and innovative integrated energy components and systems. The process and the buildings are published in Solar House 1 and European Solar Architecture along with an accompanying video of the same title.
During 1993/94 ERG planned and organised a Community-wide architectural ideas competition entitled Zephyr, to promote new design concepts in the field of natural cooling. A book of the results, Zephyr, was published in 1995 and several exhibitions were arranged at locations throughout the EU.
COMBINE
COMBINE had the objective of accelerating the introduction of making developments in information technology and computer-aided design more accessible to practising architects and engineers. ERG has produced a newsletter and technical brochure in and was involved in CAD the on-going preparation of a rigorous,
natural-language specification of architects'
requirements for computer tools to assist during the design process, including
functionality and desired interfaces, drawn up in consultation with selected
practitioners. ERG was responsible for the field testing of the resulting
'intelligent building design systems' in real-life circumstances and a
final Workshop was held in the School of Engineering, UCD.
INNOBUILD
Within the framework of the INNOBUILD project ERG planned and organised an architectural ideas competition for retrofitting apartment buildings to improve energy efficiency, related specifically to central and eastern Europe entitled Living in the City. This produced a touring exhibition and book.
A range of new design and construction aids was produced, each targeted at a specific sector (i.e. architects, engineers, builders, planners) and consisting of drawing board aids, design and construction guidelines and appropriate regional data. Four booklets Passive Solar Heating, Solar Water Heating, Energy Efficient Lighting and Energy Management have been prepared and published in support of energy conservation topics taught at undergraduate level and also aimed at building engineers and architects.
A poster exhibition, Energy Conscious Architecture, that illustrates energy issues and design solutions contained in a representative range of recent European buildings of high architectural quality, was undertaken and published.
ERG staff have edited the European Directory of Energy-Efficient Building 1996 - Components, Materials and Services published by James & James Science Publishers.
Advanced Window Information Systems
ERG participated in the development of a user-friendly
structured multi-purpose European information tool which allows building
designers to determine the thermal and solar characteristics of advanced
windows with ease and greater accuracy. The PC-based tool has additional
applications in product development and research. Users can select and
modify window components and their properties, carry out calculations and
set environmental conditions.
Technical and Aesthetic Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in a New Settlement
This consisted of the development of a pilot-settlement
design integrating locally available renewable energy sources and energy
conserving features in order to meet both thermal and electric energy demand.
ERG collaborated with Greek and German architects and engineers in the
design of a new town in Thrace, Greece on the project.
DAYLIGHT EUROPE
ERG has a minor involvement in DAYLIGHT EUROPE,
a project to produce design guidelines for the appropriate integration
of daylighting technologies/techniques in non-domestic buildings and to
present selected European case studies.
ALTENER
ERG have undertaken a number of projects within the ALTENER programme. In collaboration with Greek and British specialists a feasibility study developed a blueprint for a European Energy Design Advice Scheme (EURODAS), drawing on British and European precedents.
A second project, Training and Information for Architects in Passive Solar and Bioclimatic Design, involved a workshop for architects and the publication of Green Design: Sustainable Building for Ireland. In addition, ERG is co-ordinating a project for the development of an integrated package of didactic materials on energy efficiency and solar technologies for office buildings, for mid-career professional training of architects, engineers and energy managers.
SAVE
ERG was involved in a comparative study (co-ordinated
by the University of Cambridge) to investigate barriers to the effective
use of information technology by building facilities managers.
THERMIE
OPET (Organisations for the Promotion of Energy Technology) is a Community-wide network of organisations working within the framework of the THERMIE Programme to assist the Commission in encouraging market penetration of advanced energy technologies so as to reduce Europe's energy dependence. ERG was one of 49 OPETs across the EU 1991-1996. ERG's tasks as an OPET involved the organisation of a series of seminars on Bioclimatic Architecture in every EU Member State, training courses for architects and engineers, the designing, compiling, editing and disseminating of a series of Newsletters for professionals, on public buildings and
co-generation and domestic heating, together
with the editing and publication of Daylighting in Buildings. The theme
of daylighting was further emphasised in the production of a video by ERG,
in collaboration with AVC of UCD, entitled Daylighting. A further publication
Tools and Techniques for the Design and Evaluation of Energy Efficient
Buildings has been undertaken. These publications were extensively disseminated
throughout the EU and CIS. During the period to July 1996 ERG also commenced
work on several THERMIE projects including the production of a maxi-brochure
and CD-ROM on Bioclimatic Architecture and a series of publications for
the promotion of energy technologies. In addition, ERG established the
first DGXVII World Wide Web site and continues to disseminate information
on energy efficiency and related topics throughout Europe and the World
via the Internet.
STAFF: The work of ERG is undertaken in collaboration with Universities, research and professional institutes, and professional architects, engineers and building physicists throughout the EU.
The UCD academic staff involved in this work were: Professor J. Owen Lewis, W.H. Hastings, Dr. John Olley, E. O'Cofaigh.
Full-time ERG staff during the period under
review were: John Goulding, Mary Rigby, Eileen Fitzgerald, Paul Kenny,
Pierre Jolivet, Martina McTeigue, Vivienne Brophy, Emma Cullinan and Liz
Fleming; and Ann McNicholl, Ciaran King and Almudena Garrido (part-time)
The School of Architecture has developed expertise in the recording and analysis of historic buildings and urban environments. Research in this area can be described under three headings: commissioned projects, supported research, and academic research projects undertaken within the postgraduate programme leading to the degree of Master of Urban and Building Conservation. Commissioned and supported work has been conducted by staff of the School, in collaboration with outside consultants through the Conservation Studies Unit, or jointly with the Environmental Institute.
Research in the area of urban and building conservation centres on two principal topics:
a. Studies in Urban Morphology and Building Recordingb. Studies of Conservation Techniques and Practice.
Survey of the Built Environment, Dublin Environmental Inventory (DEI) 1993-95
Loughlin Kealy
The Dublin Environmental Inventory (DEI) was co-ordinated by Dublin Chamber of Commerce and funded under the LIFE programme of the EU. Its purpose was to create an integrated data-base on the natural, social and built environment of inner Dublin. The Survey of the Built Environment involved the development of a format for the systematic recording and evaluation of streets, buildings and other structures found in the inner city of Dublin within the canal cordon. The Survey compiled a data base, and carried out fieldwork and documentary research, the latter using historical and contemporary sources. The data base includes photographic records of streets and buildings, text data on current status and condition and historical evolution, together with a comprehensive listing of archival and published sources. Fieldwork included measured surveys of selected buildings, and incorporated existing surveys of buildings. The data is held in digital form for eventual incorporation in a Geographic Information System.
Staff: Neil Crimmins, Jacqueline Donnelly,
William H. Hastings, Rachel McKenna, Mona O'Rourke.
Architectural Inventory of the Temple Bar area, Dublin 1994-95
Loughlin Kealy
This was an applied research project, involving the application and adaptation of the DEI methodology to a historic area. It was commissioned by Temple Bar Properties and funded under the re-vitalisation programme supported by the European Union. The project created an inventory of the streets and buildings of the historic Temple Bar area of the city, and a visual record of the built environment. As it was completed during the DEI contract, it provided important inputs into the final form of its parent project.
Staff: Ciaran O'Brien, Mona O'Rourke,
Dr. Sean O'Reilly.
Study of St. Mullins, County Carlow 1994-95
Loughlin Kealy
Commissioned by the Office of Public Works and Carlow County Council, the study involved an assessment of the settlement in terms of urban structure, an architectural evaluation of buildings, and the identification of conservation and development issues. It contains detailed guidelines on the protection of heritage and amenity in any future development.
Staff: Dr. Sean O'Reilly
Dublin North Centre City Study 1995-96
Loughlin Kealy
The project was commissioned by Dublin Corporation, and involved fieldwork and documentary research to evaluate the existing urban morphology of the area with respect to the wider historic fabric and urban landscape of Dublin. It identified buildings requiring more detailed study. The project was carried out in anticipation of major urban re-vitalisation initiatives, now being put in place.
Staff: Neil Crimmins, Katherine McClatchie,
Rachel McKenna, Aishling O'Brien, Ciaran O'Brien, Mona O'Rourke.
Dublin Docklands Area: Master Plan. Inventory of the Architectural and Industrial Archaeological Heritage 1996
Loughlin Kealy
This project was commissioned by the Custom House Docks Development Authority. Its purpose was to compile data on the architectural and industrial archaeological heritage of an extensive area of Dublin's docklands, as primary information for the preparation of a Master Plan for the area. The project used an extension of the methodology developed for the Dublin Environmental Inventory and subsequent work, and comprised literature and cartographic research with extensive fieldwork and photographic recording. It was published by the CHDDA in November 1996.
Staff: Helen Byrne, Neil Crimmins, Jacqueline Donnelly, Gerry Hayden, Keavy Lalor, Katherine McClatchie, Rachel McKenna, Mary McMahon, Lisa Madden, Ciaran O'Brien, Finola O'Kane, Mona O'Rourke.
J. Owen Lewis
A succession of research projects supported by the CEC DGXII Environment R & D programmes have resulted in the development of a methodology for recording and evaluating the condition of stone facades on historic buildings. It uses a combination of visual assessment and non-destructive testing.
Staff: Lynda Mulvin, Geraldine O'Daly,
Margaret Quinlan.
Assessment of traditional skills in the building industry: Plasterwork. 1995-96
Loughlin Kealy
This project was commissioned by the Office of Public Works, and arose from the work of the Sub-committee on Education and Training, ICOMOS Irish National Committee and the participation of the Office of Public Works in the Construction Industry Training Committee. It involved an investigation into the availability of traditional skills for the conservation and repair of plasterwork. In conjunction with the building industry and the trade training institutions, training modules are being developed that will re-establish the master craftsman quality in plasterwork. An assessment of the current levels and availability of skills in the repair of traditional plasterwork and associated construction was conducted, and attitudes and practices in the trade and building industry, the experience of other countries in the EU in this area, and the capacity of existing training provisions to meet the emerging needs were recorded.
Staff: Patrick Ruane, Geraldine O'Daly
The Use of Lime in Historic Buildings. 1995-96
Loughlin Kealy, Alasdair Lindsay
This project was funded by CRH Group and Clogrennane Lime through a Research bursary. Conceived as a benchmark academic study in this area, the work concluded in the production of a manual for practitioners and students in the field of building conservation and repair. Its contents included a brief history of the use of lime in buildings, an account of the nature and manufacture of lime and lime-based building materials, directions on good work practices in preparation and application, examples and case studies of conservation/restoration, and a bibliography of publications and sources of technical information.
In addition the research work involved, inter
alia, the comparison of lime mortars from three late sixteenth- and early
seventeenth-century castles, with a view to identifying characteristics
which may assist in dating construction.
This research area addresses the complexity
of the city and landscape and their mutual interactions and interdependencies.
The area of study is emphatically interdisciplinary, exploring, social,
cultural environmental and ecological issues. It seeks to provide ways
of describing and reading cities and landscapes in order to reveal layers
of significance, qualities and assets that exist to be emulated, conserved,
exploited and transformed in future architectural, planning and landscape
interventions. Within the group, particular emphasis is placed on issues
of sustainability and how the existing fabric, architectural, urban or
landscape can be transformed to address the need for energy conservation,
the consequences of their environmental impact, and the production of an
accessible human environment of quality.
The Ecology of Settlement in the Irish Landscape
Orla Murphy, John Olley
The project investigates the cultural, social, ecological and micro-climatic nature and evolution of three created island landscapes. Each landscape represents a different social and ideological construct and for two the early twentieth century saw their major development. The intention of the research was to study some sample landscapes which could inform approaches to the future creation and development of sustainable landscapes, and in particular to understand the intersection between cultural/social and environmental/ ecological issues.
Traditional Bioclimatic Architecture and Urbanism
Elizabeth Francis, John Olley
This research analyses aspects of traditional
approaches to making climate-responsive building. Particular focus is placed
on the contribution made by the surrounding urban or rural fabric. The
current focus is on the use and control of air movement in and around buildings,
for passive cooling in southern Europe and for shelter in northern and
western Europe. Modelling and monitoring the performance of a number of
buildings is included in the study and is being used to gain understanding
and develop a methodology to inform contemporary practice. This research
is being developed in collaboration with a Paris-based international architectural
practice with a reputation for excellence in environmentally-conscious
design, and the School of Architecture in Aarhus Denmark.
The Irish Landscape Garden in the Eighteenth Century
Finola O'Kane, John Olley
The eighteenth century English landscape garden is a visual/aesthetic document which reflects dominant ideology and its accompanying economic system within the landscape. Through its contrived iconography, it may also be viewed as a means for the patron to construct an illusory identity and project his ambitions. This is partly achieved in the transposition of the Italian Palladian villa and its accompanying landscape into the English countryside. This research investigates the translation of the resultant English model to the Irish countryside, where it overlays quite a different geographical pattern, social and economic structure and political context. The study particularly focuses on the demesnes of the Fitzgerald and Connolly families, the Castletown and Carton estates respectively. In addition it reviews how a sequence of neighbouring demesnes bordering the Liffey valley combine to create a particular composite landscape. This work has been partially funded by the Office of Public Works.
Nineteenth Century Dublin - Elements of Urbanism
Hugh Campbell, John Olley
The research explores how the development of
nineteenth century Dublin exhibits different concerns to those of the eighteenth
century Ascendancy period. The story of nineteenth century Dublin is portrayed
as one of decline and paralysis. This unbalanced view is redressed by focusing
on the social and institutional groups and individuals who became active
in urban building at the time. An extensive building programme was sponsored
by the Catholic Church (it built almost 100 churches in the city over the
century). The urban and architectural strategies embodied in these churches
show a clear concern to connect with the history of the capital and the
church itself. The city was used as a stage on which to display Catholicism's
growing power. This was countered by the Church of Ireland to reassert
its urban supremacy and indigenous authority. The pattern of sponsoring
and building institutions and public parks, commercial buildings and the
development of urban infrastructure, and philanthropic urban gestures are
all explored to gain an understanding of the evolution of the three-dimensional
urban form of Dublin in the nineteenth century. The study explores the
influence of social issues, the political and economic climate, as well
as the flow of architectural and urban design ideas and mechanisms for
developing and realising urban projects.
Evolution of Social Housing in Dublin 1860-1960
Eddie Conroy, John Olley
This research has investigated the nature and evolution of social housing in Dublin from 1860-1960. It identifies the driving forces which gave housing particular forms and characteristics. These include the political climate, overt and clandestine processes of social engineering, issues of health and economic development all moderated by a flux of architectural and urban design ideas and ideals as well as the processes of procurement and management. The intention of the study is to take stock of the process of evolution and change in order to inform approaches towards developing ecologically and socially sustainable forms and procedures for social housing.
E.C. is holder of the DOE/RIAI Housing Fellowship
A Cultural and Environmental Comparison of the Traditional with the New Islamic city.
John Olley, Mohammed Mirza
This project sets out to relate the physical
and typological forms of the architecture and urban configuration of the
old city of Muharraq to the traditional values of Islamic culture as embodied
in the urban design implications of traditional Koranic law. It investigates
the current planning law in Bahrain and assesses its consequences for both
the new city of Bahrain and for interventions in the old city. The social,
cultural and environmental quality of traditional forms are critically
contrasted with those of the contemporary late twentieth-century city.
In conclusion, the study seeks to inform the formulation of architectural
guidelines that would ensure climatic and cultural quality within the contemporary
city and which would encourage the conservation of the fabric and qualities
of the traditional city.
Urban Architecture and Culture of 18th Century Dublin.
Sean McGovern, John Olley
This study concentrates upon the seventeenth-
and eighteenth-century development of College Green and Dame Street in
Dublin and explores the cultural and political context and significance
of this important urban space. Recent developments and methodologies within
cultural theory are being used to understand the significance of the architecture
and the political process affecting its production.
Research into the History of Irish Architecture
aims to document and reveal the qualities and preoccupations which have
given form to the country's built heritage. Whereas economic means have
not matched the scale of that elsewhere in Europe, Ireland's architecture,
contrary to popular myth, has not been a "quaint and mispronounced" version
of English or Continental architectural language. It has different agendas
and characteristics and may prove more eloquent in its expression resulting
from its engagement with wider urban and landscape contexts. The motivation
of these research studies is to provide evidence and understanding so that
Ireland's built heritage can be more highly appreciated and valued, and
In addition, through the critical appraisal of contemporary architecture
and urban design, a culture of quality in built environment can be fostered.
Retrospective of Architecture in Ireland in the Twentieth Century
John Olley
Commissioned by the Deutsches Architektur-Museum (the German national architectural archive and museum) research has been undertaken on the development of architecture in Ireland in the twentieth century. This work has involved historical and critical appraisal, searching and locating documents and artefacts to produce the first retrospective account of Irish architectural culture in this century. The findings and results of the research are being presented as a major retrospective exhibition in Frankfurt, in 1997 and as an accompanying publication in English and German commissioned by the German publishers, Prestel. The exhibition and book will be the second within a series which is systematically recording and appraising the national architectures of each European country.
Critical Assessment of Contemporary Irish Architecture
John Olley
A series of critical analyses of contemporary
Irish buildings have been undertaken in order to appraise the quality and
the historical, typological and physical contexts of contemporary buildings
and urban design projects in Ireland.
The Architecture of John Semple and Son
Cormac Allen, John Olley
The research analysed the effects of the Church of Ireland patronage on ecclesiastic architecture in the decade leading to the 1829 Catholic Relief Act. This set the church architecture of John Semple and Son into its originating political context. It examined the Protestant politics of Dublin Corporation and the pivotal role of Archbishop Magee in the evolution of the Semples' architectural language. The research also investigated contemporary structural theory and techniques which were debated and developed in Ireland. These contributed to the structural and constructional form of Semples' architecture. A complete catalogue raisonée of Semples' oeuvre was compiled with a visual record of more than 80 measured drawings and additional explicatory and analytical drawings, and a comprehensive bibliography of documents and records.
Architectural Evolution of Trinity College Dublin: 1592-1800
John Olley, Sarah Cremin
This research examined the architectural evolution
of Trinity College Dublin and its contribution to its urban context in
the period from its foundation until 1800. This involved documentary research
and thorough investigation of the extant built fabric of the College to
seek evidence of the prevailing ideology of the institution and its cultural
and political setting. The study also presented a reconstruction of form
and architecture of the College at various stages in its evolution.
The Eighteenth Century Architecture of Dublin
John Olley, Sarah Cassidy
This research studied the cultural and political
context of Charlemont House and the work sets out to reassemble the programme
and iconography of the architecture and decoration of Lord Charlemont's
townhouse. It studied the development of the surrounding urban fabric (the
creation of the Rotunda Hospital and its gardens and the development of
Parnell Square) to understand the significance of the strategic sitting
of Charlemount House and its architecture to form part of a grander project
which provides insights into the historical, cultural and political context
of the architecture of Georgian Dublin.
The House of the Future.
Loughlin Kealy, Eileen Fitzgerald
This project was funded by CRH Group and Cement Roadstone Limited. Its purpose was to explore new possibilities for standard housing in Ireland. The design context was set by the advent of new construction materials and the need to move towards more sustainable building practices. It aimed to stimulate new thinking about house design.
The Project had three phases: a literature search and the compilation of background materials; a design exercise in the undergraduate programme of the School; the development of selected projects and the preparation of material for exhibition and publication.
Computer Media and Education
Catriona Stack, Dermot O'Connell
A study of pedagogic, psychological and technical
issues relevant to the increasing use of computer media in third-level
education, especially architecture.
Aspects of Representation of the City in the Cinema
John Olley, Phelim Leahy
This research looks at how the city has been
portrayed in the cinema, both as subject and film set. It investigates
the anti-urban or utopian sentiments which form a critique of the city.
The study also investigates the degree to which the medium of the cinema
has conditioned our perception of the city environment and if it has in
turn influenced urban design.
The Future of the Architectural Profession in Europe.
Eoin O'Cofaigh
Taking a European-wide view, this study explores the role that the profession could and should take in an emerging federal Europe, and how it should address the social, cultural and ecological issues affected by policy emanating from Brussels. This work was carried out under the umbrella of the Architects' Council of Europe, and involved the preparation of a white paper: Europe and Architecture Tomorrow, published in 7 bilingual editions.
BOOKS
Fitzgerald, Eileen and J.O. Lewis. (editors)
European Solar Architecture.
Energy Research Group, UCD, 1996.
Goulding, J, V. Brophy and J.O. Lewis (editors)
Living in the City - Architectural Ideas Competition
Energy Research Group for EU DGXII,
Dublin 1996, 95pp.
Lewis, J.O. and J. Goulding (editors).
1996 European Directory of Sustainable, Energy-efficient Building: Components, Services,Products.
James and James, London 1996.
McClean, D., E. Fitzgerald and J. O. Lewis. (editors)
Zephyr, European Architectural Ideas Competition.
Gandon Editions, Kinsale 1995.
McNicholl, Ann and J. O. Lewis (editors).
Green Design : Sustainable Building for Ireland.
Stationary Office, Dublin 1996, 161pp.
O' Cofaigh, Eoin.
Europe and Architecture Tomorrow :White Paper.
Biligual English/French, Architects' Council
of Europe, Brussels, 1995, 104pp.
O' Cofaigh, Eoin, John Olley and J.O. Lewis.
The Climatic Dwelling.
James and James, London, 1996, 164pp.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES
Kealy, L.
"Buildings from the Past"
in Building on the Edge of Europe: John
Graby, ed., RIAI/Gandon Editions, Cork. 1996.
Kealy, L.
"The Rôle of the Architectural Inventory"
in Temple Bar: the Power of an Idea. Patricia
Quinn, ed. Gandon Editions for Temple Bar Properties Limited. Dublin
1996 pp.30-35.
Kealy, L. and Mona O'Rourke
"Historical Endowment: the use of inventories"
in Assessing Sustainability in Ireland -
A Synthesis. F. Convery and J. Feehan, eds. Environmental Institute
UCD. Dublin 1996.
Lewis, J. O.
"A Decade of EC Solar Building".
in Sun at Work in Europe, 10, March
1995, pp.10-13.
Lewis, J. O.
"Fortschritte in der Solararchitektur die Entwicklung in der Europäischen Union".
in Solar Architektur für Europa,
Birkhauser,
Basel, 1996.
Milhalakakou, G, J.O. Lewis and M. Santamouris (University of Athens)
"The Influence of Different Ground Covers on the Heating Potential of Earth-to-air Heat Exchangers"
in Renewable Energy 7, No.1, 1996, pp. 33-46.
Milhalakakou, G, J.O. Lewis and M. Santamouris (University of Athens)
"On the Heating Potential of Buried Pipes Techniques - application in Ireland".
Energy and Buildings, 24/1 1996, pp.17-23.
O'Connell, D.
"Daylight and the Environment"
in Irish Planning and Environmental Law
Journal,2, Summer 1995, pp.63-69.
Olley, John.
"The Art of Reading: a new library and image for Cork Regional Technical College".
in Architectural Research Quarterly,
1 winter 1995, pp.65-69.
Tuomey, John.
"The Framework Plan : Origins and Update".
in Temple Bar: the Power of an Idea. Patricia
Quinn, ed. Gandon Editions for Temple Bar Properties Limited. Dublin
1996 pp.89-95.
Walker, Simon.
"Dublin Masque"
in Temple Bar: the Power of an Idea. Patricia Quinn, ed. Gandon Editions for Temple Bar Properties Limited.Dublin 1996 pp.45-49.
"On the Rehabilitation of Historical Industrial Buildings".
in Proceedings, European Conference: 'Rebuild
the European City' (Corfu June 1995), Corfu Municipality development
Enterprise ANEDK, 1995.
Fitzgerald, E and J.O. Lewis.
"Passive Cooling European Ideas Competition Zephyr"
in Proceedings, International symposium:
'Passive Cooling in Buildings' (June 1995) University of Athens, 1995.
Fitzgerald, E and J.O. Lewis.
"The Irish Energy Centre"
in Proceedings of Fourth European Conference:
Solar Energy in Architecture and Planning (Berlin March 1996) ed. H.S.
Stephens, Bedford 1996, pp.142-145.
Fitzgerald, E and J.O. Lewis.
"Solinfo : Solar Energy Technology - Innovative support for European Designers".
in Proceedings of Fourth European Conference:
Solar Energy in Architecture and Planning (Berlin March 1996) ed. H.S.
Stephens, Bedford 1996, pp.214-217.
Goulding, J. and J.O. Lewis
"Living in the City"
in Proceedings, European Conference: 'Rebuild
the European City' (Corfu June 1995), Corfu Municipality development Enterprise
ANEDK, 1995.
Goulding, J. and J.O. Lewis
"INNOBUILD: innovative mechanisms for the dissemination of energy-efficient building and product research".
in Proceedings of Fourth European Conference:
Solar Energy in Architecture and Planning (Berlin March 1996) ed. H.S.
Stephens, Bedford 1996, pp.218-220.
Goulding, J. and J. O. Lewis
"INNOBUILD: Living in the City - an architectural ideas competition for the remodelling of apartment buildings".
in Proceedings of Fourth European Conference:
Solar Energy in Architecture and Planning (Berlin March 1996) ed. H.S.
Stephens, Bedford 1996, pp.243-246.
Kealy, L.
"Limerick's Georgian Core: the Meaning and Realities of Preservation"
in Limerick's Architecture: the Way Forward.
Proceedings of a seminar organised by the Irish Georgian Society in association
with the Limerick Civic Trust. Mary Bryan, ed. The Irish Georgian Society.
Dublin 1996
Kenny, P. and J.O. Lewis
"Tools and Techniques for the Design and Evaluation of Energy Efficient Buildings".
in Proceedings of Fourth European Conference:
Solar Energy in Architecture and Planning (Berlin March 1996) ed. H.S.
Stephens, Bedford 1996, pp. 318-321.
Lewis, J. O.
"Educational Support in New Technologies in Building Design"
in Proceedings, Energy Partnership Europe
Symposium (Wels, March 1995) Linz 1995, pp.171-180.
Milhalakakou, G. and J. O. Lewis
"The Heating Potential of Earth-to-air Heat Exchangers".
in Proceedings, European Conference: 'Rebuild
the European City' (Corfu June 1995), Corfu Municipality development Enterprise
ANEDK, 1995.
Murphy, Orla.
"Ilnacullin, a Paradise Created"
in Irish Landscape Forum 1996, ed. Terry
O'Regan, Cork 1996.
O'Kane, Finola.
"The Eighteenth Century Landscape"
in Irish Landscape Forum 1996, ed. Terry
O'Regan, Cork 1996.
Olley, John.
"The Built Environment as a Biological System"
in Irish Landscape Forum 1995, ed. Terry
O'Regan, Cork 1996.
Olley, John.
"The Suburban Landscape"
in Irish Landscape Forum 1996, ed. Terry O'Regan, Cork 1996.
"The Church Architecture of John Semple and
Son: an analysis of the effects of Church of Ireland patronage on ecclesiastical
architecture in the decade leading to the 1829 Catholic Relief Act",
M.Arch.Sc. 1995.
Sarah Cremin
"Representation and Reality: Trinity College,
Dublin Architectural Evolution 1592-1800. M.Arch.Sc. 1995.
Orla Murphy
"Three Islands : a Reading of the Cultural
Landscape of Ireland". M.Arch.Sc. 1996
THESES: 1995
Mary Bryan
"Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin."
This thesis charts the origins and development
of the last of the Georgian squares of Dublin from original and secondary
sources, and documents changes in use and occupancy over the lifetime of
the square. It includes an examination of the buildings, their decoration,
fittings and street furniture, producing a classification of plan type,
and identifying the principal issues relating to their conservation.
Ann Lavin
"Leinster Square (with Prince Albert Terrace) Rathmines, Dublin."
This thesis provides a comprehensive
account of an important residential development, records the buildings
erected and their patrons and builders, and examines the condition of their
fabric at the present time. It produces guidelines for the conservation
of the buildings, and raises issues related to later developments in the
square which are incompatible with its original form and intention.
David McHugh
"The Conservation of Medieval Monuments in Ireland."
This thesis provides a detailed study
of several monastic foundations in order to identify generic and specific
issues peculiar to the conservation of these remains as ruins. It examines
existing organisational structures, and makes recommendations on technical
and procedural matters related to the topic.
Sheena Meagher
"South Main Street, Naas."
This thesis comprises a detailed study
of the historic morphology and evolution of a significant section of this
prominent town, an examination of the buildings of the South Main Street,
and an analysis of condition and use. It examines the question of residential
use within the town centre and makes recommendations for future action.
Majella Walsh
"Portlaw, a Model Industrial Village."
An examination of the origins and development
of this model industrial village, built by a well-known Quaker family to
incorporate the latest thinking on the organisation of enterprise in the
eighteenth/nineteenth centuries. The thesis includes an examination of
the surviving fabric of the village and associated buildings, an assessment
of the protection currently extended to it, and makes recommendations on
future action to safeguard a neglected section of architectural heritage.
THESES: 1996
Karena Morton
"The Medieval Wall Paintings of Ireland: their survival, significance and conservation."
This thesis identifies surviving wall
paintings in Ireland. An examination was carried out in situ, and an appraisal
made of their physical nature, condition and iconographical context. The
legislative and administrative background relating to the conservation
of wall paintings is set out, together with proposals for action by relevant
bodies.
Maoiliosa Reynolds
"The Work of Alfred Gresham Jones: a conservation study."
This thesis examines the work of a characteristic
architect of the Victorian era, as exemplifying the state of knowledge
and the treatment of the architecture of that period in the present day.
Works by the architect are identified and surviving examples examined,
in order to articulate issues regarding the conservation of buildings of
that time.
Patrick Ruane
"Mayo Country Houses before 1840: Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition."
Through extensive original fieldwork,
this thesis identifies and classifies houses built in County Mayo between
1660 and 1840. It identifies the main issues affecting the survival of
these buildings, which now exist in a variety of physical, utilitarian
and social circumstances. It describes the landscape and administrative
context, makes comparisons with Scottish and English legislation, and makes
recommendations concerning the conservation of these houses.