Final Port of Call: Letterkenny

The Space for Learning exhibition opened at the NCAD Gallery in Dublin in November 2010 and has travelled to art galleries and cultural centres across Ireland throughout 2011. It's final port of call was the Donegal Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny in February/March 2012.

Public Lectures

Two public lectures about the Space for Learning project took place at the NCAD Gallery on Thursday 9th and Wednesday 15th December 2010. Robert Bourke described his collaboration with St. Paul's on 15th.  These talkes were organised by the Architectural Association of Ireland in collaboration with the Irish Architecture Foundation.

Irish Times Feature

Read the recent Irish Times feature on the Space for Learning project, by Gemma Tipton here.

Exhibition Launch

The Space for Learning exhibition continues at the NCAD Gallery until 29th January 2011. Here are some photos (© Alice Clancy) of the the very successful (and full!) launch party on 4th November.

Space for Learning Exhibition

The Space for Learning exhibition runs at the NCAD Gallery, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, from 5th November 2010 until the 29th January 2011. Below is a preview of our display table with models of the students' designs and mirror reflecting a film about the work (photos © alice clancy). You can watch our film, which has been narrated by Chris, here. We hope you can visit the exhibition and see the students' ideas for improving schools through good design. For further details on opening hours and national venues for this travelling exhibition, visit the Irish Architecture Foundation website.

Exhibition Preparation - The Bench

The team spent much of last week gathering together worn out table tops and broken school chairs for their bench design, a key part of our exhibition proposal. Last Thursday and Friday, the students cut out the table tops using the measurements that we decided upon at the design stage. The timber pieces were then glued, clamped and left to dry over the weekend. We met this morning to see the results and attach the chair legs. Just a few adjustments to be made, but otherwise a great success!

 

Competition Winners Annnounced!

We are delighted to be among the 10 selected teams out of 90 entries in the Space for Learning competition. This means we will get to develop and adapt our work for the exhibition that will tour around Ireland this Autumn. Read the Irish Architecture Foundation press release here. We will meet up after the Easter break to begin preparation for the exhibition. Well done again to the St. Paul's team for your fantastic work!