Six schools of architecture are working together to transform the training of architects with sustainability in mind
Architecture student at TU Dublin Conor Brady, senior lecturer Dr Dermot Boyd and head of architecture Emma Geoghegan look at Brady's model in the Living Laboratory exhibition in the atrium of the East Arts Quad in TUD Grangegorman. Photograph: Laura Hutton
“This represents a paradigm shift for architects compared to 20 years ago. It’s a unique opportunity for all schools of architecture to work together. I’ve never seen anything like it other parts of the world,” says John Bruen, the Building Change co-ordinator at the school of architecture at ATU in Sligo.
He believes students need to be taught to look beyond current regulations in their designs so that they can be empowered to shape policy going forward. The urgent need for affordable student accommodation is palpable when you engage with students and the radical student housing projects envisaged by the fourth-year students at TU Dublin offer plenty of possible solutions to the student housing crisis.
Constructing an iconic water tower which stored rainwater for backup capacity while also providing 120 bed spaces for students was another fascinating design. While most buildings were eight storeys or lower, one master plan included two taller buildings up to 30 storeys high. Retrofitting existing buildings near the campus and creating more green space and accessibility for the local community were other key elements of designs.
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