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'There is a forest in my backyard...' Seminars

Opening Seminar 'There is a forest in my backyard but my house is built from trees grown far away'

29 January 2022
 
To celebrate the launch of Solstice’s exhibition There is a forest in my back yard but my house is built from trees grown far away this seminar featured presentations by the curators and exhibiting architects. Chaired by Peter Carroll, A2 Architects, a keynote address was given by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell, Grafton Architects.

SCHEDULE


Welcome Belinda Quirke, Director, Solstice 00:00 - 04:05
Welcome Raul Järg, Director, The Estonian Centre for Architecture & Nathalie Weadick, Director, Irish Architecture Foundation 04:05 - 16:05
Chair - Peter Carroll, Senior Lecturer SAUL & Director, A2 Architects 16:05 - 18:25
St John Walsh (Alder Architects) Aet Ader, Helmi Marie Langsepp, Mari Möldre (b210 Architects) 18:25 - 34:00
Ruumiringlus & Hannigan Cooke 35:13 - 54:25
Studio Kuidas 55:16 - 1:03:43 OGU Architects 1:04:26 - 1:23:28
Paco Ulman, Kaja Pae 1:24:44 - 1:40:20
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, Grafton Architects 1:42:05 - 2:22:30
Joseph Mackey Architects 2:22:44 - 2:37:45
Robert Bourke Architects & Creatomus Solutions 2:38:27 - 3:00:50 PPA 3:02:00 - 3:15:15
Wrkshop 3:15:57 - 3:27:25
Q&A 3:28:10 - 3:44:09

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Timber Futures: Børre Skodvin (Jensen & Skodvin Architects, Norway), Merritt Bucholz and Karen McEvoy (Bucholz McEvoy Architects, Ireland) & guests

12 March 2022


To mark the success of the exhibition There is a forest but my house is built from trees grown far away, this closing seminar will focus firstly on how can we find a new form of architecture embedded in timber, and secondly where should our focus lie to achieve this? Chaired by Peter Carroll (SAUL), the seminar will feature presentations from guest and keynote speakers with a command and track record in the utilisation of wood in architecture. It will include discussions on the ongoing timber research from universities across Ireland.

SCHEDULE

Belinda Quirke, Director, Solstice & Peter Carroll, Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture, University of Limerick (SAUL) 00:00 - 09:00
Børre Skodvin, Founding Partner, Jensen & Skodvin Architects, Norway 09:00 - 01:06:10
Q&A 01:06:10 - 01:16:00
Miriam Dunn, Course Director at the School of Architecture, University of Limerick (SAUL) 01:18:00 - 01:33:00
Marcus Donaghy & Will Dimond, Lecturers, University College Dublin 01:33:00 - 01:55:25
Nuala Flood, Senior Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast 01:55:25 - 02:08:05
Ana Nikolayenia, Cork Centre for Architectural Education, University College Cork 02:08:05 - 02:21:10
Marcin Wójcik, Lecturer, Dublin School of Architecture, Technological University Dublin 02:21:10 - 02:35:25
Peter Carroll, Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture, University of Limerick (SAUL) 02:35:25 - 02:27:43
Key note address by Merritt Bucholz & Karen McEvoy, Co-Founders of Bucholz McEvoy Architects, Ireland 02:27:43 - 03:34:00
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Guest Speaker - Børre Skodvin (Jensen & Skodvin Architects, Oslo, Norway)

Børre Skodvin graduated from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, (AHO) in 1988. He has been a tenured professor of Architecture at AHO since 2013, where he was also the leader from 2009 – 2012. Skodvin was the Vice President of the Norwegian Architects association from 2005 to 2008. In 2013, he was awarded Int FRIBA (RIBA's International Fellowship). In 1995, Skodvin co-founded Jensen & Skodvin Architects with Jan Olav Jensen. Jensen & Skodvin Architects realize ideas in the form of built work while contributing to the development of the tectonic culture of architectural profession and with a deep concern for utilising wood.


Key note address - Merritt Bucholz & Karen McEvoy (Bucholz McEvoy Architects, Dublin, Ireland)

Merritt Bucholz is the Head of the School of Design at the University of Limerick. He was formerly a visiting professor at Harvard University, Princeton University, Cornell University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology.
Karen McEvoy has lectured in the School of Architecture at the University of Limerick, Dublin Institute of Technology, University
College Dublin and Harvard University.
They co-funded Bucholz McEvoy Architects in1996 and are known for their outstanding contribution to timber technology, sustainability and architectural design. Their new administrative office building currently under construction for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, is one such project that will set a benchmark for timber technology and sustainable design in commercial building.