Culturstruction

27/10/2017

We are extremely honoured and proud to be selected with this team to curate Ireland's Pavillion at the Venice Architecture Bienale. Looking forward to working together Orla, Miriam, Laurence and Jeff

Stay tuned for more as the project develops..

Collective of Irish architects will explore how common spaces in market towns in Ireland can be restored and reinvigorated

06/04/2016

'WEAR SUNSCREEN'

'I am often reminded that you can in fact die of exposure' ... Ciaran Smyth, 'Vagabond Reviews'.

Enjoying thinking back on some of the very honest contributions to yesterday's 'Begin Anywhere' forum at IMMA. We were invited to take part in a discussion on collaborative and self-initiated practice after art college for final years BA students from across Ireland.

Yes, at times we may strayed close to the 'sunscreen song' territory, but it was refreshing to hear such open and energetic discussion about the precariousness, the joy and hard work of self-initiated arts (and design) practice.

Contributions from...
'Vagabond Reviews, Pallas Contemporary, Projects, RGKSKSRG, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Culturstruction, Catalyst Arts and key note lecture by Ruth Claxton of Eastside Projects.

(Images from Statecraft exhibition by IADT arc students currently running in the IMMA project space)

Thanks to the Education and Community Department at IMMA and the IADT arc programme.

13/11/2015

Looking forward to travelling to Galway later for the opening of Tulca...Culturstruction are delighted to be showing new work at the Festival Gallery and very much looking forward to seeing the rest of the show.

TOMORROW EVENING, at the former Connacht Printworks in Market Street, sees the opening of the 2015 TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, which ushers out the city’s year-long programme of cultural jamborees in high style. As well as exhibitions, TULCA also hosts talks, debates, film screenings, and numerou…

21/10/2015

We've been a little quiet with Culturstruction for the past few months but we're very excited to emerge from our short hibernation to participate in this year's Tulca exhibition. 'Seachange' is curated by Mary Cremin. Delighted to be showing new Culturstruction work alongside a brilliant group of artists whose work we really admire...

Seachange participating artists are...
Anne Maree Barry / Rhona Byrne / Mark Clare / Carol Anne Connolly / Colin Crotty / Culturstruction / Christo / Jason Deans / Michelle Deignan / Caroline Doolin / Angela Fulcher / Tue Greenfort / Martin Healy / Louise Hervé & Chloé Maillet / Allan Hughes / Brian King / Barbara Knezevic / Clare Langan / Nevan Lahart / Richard Long / Ruth Lyons / Maggie Madden / Maria McKinney / Dennis McNulty & Ros Kavanagh / Ailbhe Ni Bhriain / Seamus Nolan / Seoidin O’Sullivan / Owen Quinlan / Oswaldo Ruiz / Sayler/Morris / Anaïs Tondeur & Jean-Marc Chomaz / Michael John Whelan

Hy-Brasil film screenings
George Bolster / Adam Chodzko / Shezad Dawood / Robert J. Flaherty / Otolith Group / Werner Herzog / Tadhg O’Sullivan / Laura Smith

Curated by Mary Cremin

See more below...

http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/seachange/

(1) Allan Hughes, The Pyramids of Mars, 2014. (2) Ruth Lyons, Afterings, 2014. (3) Michael John Whelan, From the Mountain, 2014. (4) Laura Smith, The Alternative is…, 2012. (5) Anaïs Tondeur, Lost in Fathoms, 2014..

18/09/2015

If you happen to be in Tallin at the moment check out 'New Architecture Ireland' which just happens to feature the work of Culturstruction....

After Tallin the show moves on to KADK in Copenhagen, AHO in Oslo at finally to KTH in Stockholm.

The six design offices featured in 'New Architecture Ireland' are are; Culturstruction, Donal Colfer Architects, Sult, Urban Agency, VAV & AP+E and there is an introductory essay written by John McLaughlin.

'New Architecture: Ireland is a traveling architecture exhibition that presents the work of six young Irish offices that have emerged during the recent economic crisis. Ireland’s financial woes during this period are well documented and this has had an enormous impact on the construction and design sector. This shift has forced architects/designers to refocus and in this way these bleak times have produced new offices and ways of thinking.'

More here....
http://www.appluse.eu/NEW-ARCHITECTURE-IRELAND

Architecture Practice + Experimentation, Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, AP+E, Laurence Lord, Jeffrey Bolhuis

08/09/2015

Culturstruction are delighted to be part of this upcoming travelling exhibition.

New Architecture: Ireland is a traveling architecture exhibition that presents the work of six young Irish offices that have emerged during the recent economic crisis. Ireland’s fi

28/03/2014

On tour over the coming days...Culturstruction will be on the Aran Islands on Monday 31st March and Tuesday 1st April working with the students of Gairmscoill Éinne, Árainn on 'With Voice' a workshop as part of the National Architects in Schools Initiative. This work will complement a workshop in Derry on Saturday 29th March as part of Urban Pioneers, and facilitate an exchange between young people living in these two locations.

The National Architects in Schools Initiative is devised and delivered by the Irish Architecture Foundation. http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/activities/national-architects-in-schools-initiative/

27/03/2014

This Saturday 29th March in Derry, Culturstruction will be running 'With Voice' a workshop as part of 'Urban Pioneers'.

The Architecture Foundation's Urban Pioneers education programme engages teams of 16 to 19 year olds in areas of cities undergoing dramatic change. Young people are empowered to critically explore the transformations happening around them and develop new skills through a series of workshops with professionals including architects, engineers, film makers, artists, designers and writers. This is the first edition of the Urban Pioneers programme outside of London.

http://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/programme/2010/urban-pioneers/derrylondonderry-urban-pioneers

Derry~Londonderry Urban Pioneers

26/03/2014

Culturstruction are delighted to be working on a design intervention in Ballymena as part of the Ballymena Creative Citizens Programme. This work complements 'Exploring Spaces' a group exhibition now open at The Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena curated by Marianne O'Kane Boal. More on this new work soon...

A curators tour of 'Exploring Spaces' will take place next Friday 4 April, 2pm at The Braid.

For more on 'Exploring Spaces'
http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/news-item/exploring-spaces-22nd-march-31st-may-at-braid-arts-centre/

‘Exploring Spaces’ is an exhibition that examines place and space in its broadest sense from the macro to the micro, the global to the local, where both perceived and imagined spaces are investigated. Architecture and the built environment; interior and exterior spaces, constitute the core of this…

14/03/2014

***REMINDER*** If you'd like to apply to participate in Demesne Change today is the day...

http://culturstruction.com/apply-march-14th-participate-demesne-change/

Applications by email to [email protected]

Demesne Change is an invitation to architecture, design and art practitioners to explore the border between architecture and visual arts over a weekend of workshops based in and around the Grainstore in Cabinteely Park, Co Dublin. For bookings and information please email [email protected] by Fr...

06/03/2014

Apply now for Demesne Change: weekend of workshops 12th and 13th of April.

Demesne Change is an invitation to architecture, design and art practitioners to explore the border between architecture and visual arts over a weekend of workshops based in and around the Grainstore in Cabinteely Park, Co Dublin.

Applications are due by Friday 14th March. Download the application form and further info here:http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/demesne_change_booking_form.pdf

http://culturstruction.com/apply-march-14th-participate-demesne-change/

http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/news-item/demesne-change-weekend-of-workshops/

20/02/2014

The Culturstruction contribution to Planning for Protest features in Volume #38 - The Shape of the Law. Preview here via Planning for Protest.

Volume #38 - The Shape of Law - features Planning for Protest: 'Some of the greatest legal reform was created through the violence and obstinacy of taking to the streets. Another thing about protests: they occupy space, raising the question: Could such a spatial affair be improved by architects?'

Here is a preview:
http://issuu.com/archis/docs/v38_issuu_preview