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Vulnerable Monsters

by Emma Gilleece 26 May, 2018 0 Comments

Emma Gilleece reviews ‘SOS Brutalism: a Global Survey’; published by Park Books, 2017 (RRP €68) ‘SOS Brutalism; A Global Survey’ is the first-ever international survey of Brutalist architecture from the 1950s to the 1970s, a collaboration by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM and the Wüstenrot Foundation. It is an understatement to say that this book is a […]

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Deco-rated

by Emma Gilleece 26 October, 2017 0 Comments

Egalitarian, ebullient, extravagant, and eclectic, Art Deco remains one of the most popular of architectural forms

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Environment

Limerick has had enough

by Angus Mitchell 26 October, 2017 0 Comments

Plans by Irish Cement to burn toxic waste at Castlemungret have galvanised a city poised for re-development, and ready for better

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Culture

The ruins of summer

by Emma Gilleece 12 June, 2017 0 Comments

Growing up on the Mill Road in the suburb of Corbally in Limerick, I was always intrigued by what I considered to be the remains of an entrance to an ancient Greek temple leading down into the river. A forgotten gathering place bereft of any purpose. Having moved to Dublin I discovered other open-air baths […]