
Darragh Breathnach’s DUA (Design Urbanism Architecture) studio, founded in Dublin in 2015, makes great use of prototyping, a process that is now as integral to its work as sketching or modelling. ‘Nature, everyday life, installation artists and factories are the biggest influences in my work today,’ says Breathnach, whose output ranges from product and exhibition design to residential projects such as the 106 sq m Cratlach Mews House in Dublin, completed in 2016.
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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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This surreal new seafood restaurant in LA is the stuff of mermaid's dreams
At Cento Raw Bar, delectable fare is complemented by playful, oceanic interiors by Brandon Miradi
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What’s new in the wearable world of smart glasses, and extended and augmented reality
Are you ready for AR? Meta, Google, Snap and more are gearing up to compete with Apple and deliver frames-based communications devices – complete with AI integration
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Italian-Japanese fusion’s a joy at east London’s Osteria Angelina
A Victorian warehouse in Spitalfields has been given a slick modern makeover to house a unique Italian-Japanese restaurant
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2025 Expo Osaka: Ireland is having a moment in Japan
At 2025 Expo Osaka, a new sculpture for the Irish pavilion brings together two nations for a harmonious dialogue between place and time, material and form
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Step inside the spirit world of Church of Oak's headquarters in Ireland
New Irish whiskey brand Church of Oak gets a headquarters with a strong identity designed by boutique studio ODOS Architects
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Escape to this off-grid artist studio on the Irish island of Inis Oírr
For the aptly named Drop Everything cultural biennial, a perfect pod has popped up on the rocky headland of Inis Oírr, the smallest of the Aran Islands, located off the west coast of Galway
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Architects Directory Alumnus: Grafton Architects
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Ireland's Grafton Architects was featured in the magazine's first ever Architects Directory, in 2000, and has since grown exponentially in architectural output and influence, becoming, amongst other things, one of the world's go-to studios for inspiring education buildings. Here, we look at their School of Economics at Université Toulouse 1 Capitole in France.
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Grafton's Town House is a celebration of openness and community
Grafton Architects designs Town House for Kingston University London, combining a library and a dance school in a building conceived around light, openness and social interaction
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McGonigle McGrath’s County Down compound named RIBA House of the Year
In Northern Ireland, Belfast-based McGonigle McGrath has refined a former farmstead into a family home through a series of edits and additions made with restraint and clarity
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WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Dublin-based Thomas O Brien takes architectural history and building plans as a starting point for his designs. He adopts a straightforward approach that places materials and construction visibly at the forefront, expressing honesty and clarity through architecture. Projects include Knockraha (pictured), a trussed extension to a family home in County Cork.
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Dublin house gets brutalist makeover by GKMP Architects