Press release: September 29, 2010

‘A SPACE FOR LEARNING’ EXHIBITION BEGINS ITS NATIONAL TOUR AT NCAD GALLERY

The Irish Architecture Foundation’s A SPACE FOR LEARNING exhibition opens at the NCAD Gallery from November 5 to January 29, 2011, showcasing the top ten designs from a competition where architects/architecture graduates work with Transition Year students on the design of educational spaces.

Ten winning architect-student teams from counties Cavan, Limerick, Louth, Cork and Dublin have created films, installations, models and drawings to illustrate their ideas about learning spaces and environments, which will tour to various locations around Ireland during 2011.

Funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with additional funding from the Department of Education and Skills, this exhibition will showcase a unique collaborative project, created by the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF), to raise public awareness of the importance of school design.

The exhibition of A Space for Learning is accompanied by an education programme, which includes school visits, teacher training on incorporating architecture into the classroom, NCAD student events, public lectures and lunchtime talks by the participating architects. Rachel McAree, Education Curator for the IAF added: The exhibition and education programme will open up a new discussion on school building design, highlighting issues such as sustainability, light, shape and colour in educational spaces.

A Space for Learning is on exhibition at the NCAD Gallery, Harry Clarke House, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, from November 5, 2010 to January 29, 2011 (closed December 18-January 2).

Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm.

For more information, see www.architecturefoundation.ie/

For more media information, contact Annette Nugent      annettenugent@iol.ie        +353.86.6820971

EDITOR NOTES:

ABOUT A SPACE FOR LEARNING

A Space for Learning is the inaugural project of the IAF’s education programme. It featured more than 1,500 students in 90 schools working with 120 architects around the country to design a creative response to the concept ‘a space for learning’ between January and March 2010. You can view participants’ ideas, images and experiences at www.aspaceforlearning.blogspot.com.

For more information or to be a part of the IAF’s education programme in the future, contact us at info@architecturefoundation.ie /  www.architecturefoundation.ie

FEATURED ARCHITECTS AND SCHOOLS, BY COUNTY

FUNDING AND PARTNERS

A Space for Learning is funded through the Environment Fund of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, and additionally funded by the Department of Education and Skills.

The Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) is funded by Arts Council of Ireland, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin City Council, Office of Public Works and Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. The IAF is supported by Irish Architectural Archive, Architectural Association of Ireland & Open House London and gratefully funded by Patrons, Benefactors and Friends. Patrons: Treasury Holdings, Benefactors: O’Connell Mahon Architects, Friends, Box Architecture.

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