Irish Architecture Foundation

We connect people with architecture across Ireland. Through festivals, exhibitions, learning and placemaking, we explore how the built environment shapes lives, culture and communities. Read more →

Bog Bothy 2026:

A new partnership for peatlands architecture

The Irish Architecture Foundation, architects 12th Field and Tóchar are delighted to announce the return of Bog Bothy for summer 2026.

Open House Dublin Impact Report 2025

In 2025 we celebrated 20 years of the IAF and Open House Dublin with a festival shaped by the theme of Future Heritage, celebrating the stories of Dublin today which shape tomorrow.

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Event Festival Talk

The Secret Life of Suburbia

19.05.26–19.05.26

A group of people gathered in a square lined by concrete and red brick buildings. There is a bright green tree in the square, and the sky is cloudy.

Event Festival Tour

Ageing in Place — Walking Tour of Temple Bar

29.05.26–29.05.26

News Festival Opportunity

OHD26 Design and Website Services

09.04.26

Seen from behind, a row of people in wheelchairs are navigating through a series of doorways inside a gallery.

News Festival Opportunity

OHD26 Open Call

09.04.26

Projects & Activities

The Reason of Towns

A national and international touring exhibition with architect Valerie Mulvin, that gathered crowds to discuss the past, present and future of towns in Ireland.

Open House Dublin

IAF’s flagship festival that celebrates great architecture, urban design and the people that contribute to the culture, creation and care of Dublin.

Bog Bothy

A climate-action project in partnership with 12th Field and co-created with communities, this is a collection of new work, built outcomes and ambitious proposals towards a new peatlands architecture.

Architects in Schools

IAF’s flagship national learning programme working with students, teachers and architects in secondary schools to empower young people to have their voices heard, making a difference today for their built futures tomorrow.

gapLab

IAF’s innovative programme to support creative risk and innovation among graduate architects, advancing new thinking and knowledge in architecture, and providing opportunities for their work to be shared with public audiences.

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