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We connect people with architecture across Ireland. Through festivals, exhibitions, learning and placemaking, we explore how the built environment shapes lives, culture and communities.
Open House Dublin
Festival of Architecture
OHD is a free festival that celebrates great architecture, urban design and the people that contribute to the culture, creation and care of Dublin.
Announcing Future Heritage, our autumn programme and IAF House
20.08.25
Exhibit A: Exhibitions at IAF House
04.10.25–30.11.25
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.
News
Exhibit A: Exhibitions at IAF House
04.10.25–30.11.25
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
27.09.25–29.11.25
New Life, Old Buildings 2025
11.09.25–24.10.25
Bog Bothy at Girley Bog, Co. Meath
16.08.25–28.09.25
Support us and help shape a better built environment for everyone. Your support empowers IAF to deliver community-led events, educational programmes, and creative collaborations that deepen public engagement with architecture across Ireland.