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This paper is a reflection on a collaborative pedagogic process at the Dublin School of Architecture (DSA), Dublin Institute of Technology, on aspects of the work of Irish engineer Peter Rice (1935–92) who, in his short life, combined contemporary tools of computer-analysis and mathematics with a careful sensibility for materials, natural light and structure. He collaborated with many famous architectural practices on what have now become iconic works of architecture such as the Sydney Opera House, the Centre Pompidou, Lloyds of London and Kansai Airport. The collaborative project on his work was undertaken at DSA in the fall semester of 2012 involving 3 and 4 year architectural students who were asked to research and analyze a total of eleven of Rice’s projects and represent their findings through freehand sketches and physical and digital models. In addition six 4 year architectural students collaborated with the architectural technology students and each wrote an analytical text ...

The new Existenzminimum: the apparent quandary of housing space standards 1 Jim Roche, Dublin School of Architecture, DIT. May 2016. CONTEXT AND NEW LEGISLATION The Parker Morris space standards 2 developed in the UK, were slowly but eventually adopted in Ireland, 3 becoming the required minimum national code as late as 2007 and giving minimum areas of 45.5, 58 and 81 sq. meters for a 1, 2 and 3 bedroom dwelling respectively. Dublin City Council (DCC), in its 2011 Development Plan (DP), proposed to increase these space standards to 55, 80 and 100 sq. meters respectively. The DCCDP also proposed a limitation on single aspect apartments and between two and six apartments per circulation core as well as guidance on ceiling heights, storage and balconies in efforts to improve overall amenity in urban housing schemes and attract families to city living. In December 2015 the then Minister for the Environment, introduced mandatory national legislation 4 effectively reversing DCC's aspi...

This paper presents the experience in participating in a collaborative learning environment involving different academic programs from various schools of architecture and urban planning within the framework of the OIKONET project. A collaborative project for new urban, environmental and architectural solutions for three social housing blocks built in Dublin in the 1950's has been designed and implemented on-site and in a web-based learning environment following a blended-learning philosophy. Teachers from other schools have evaluated the student work presented in this environment. This blended-learning approach has contributed to enhancing the educational space of the on-site design studio. Students had to learn the skills to communicate their work in this blended-learning environment in an effective manner.

There is some agreement and much debate among interested parties about what constitutes 'sustainable housing'. The term 'sustainable' is used somewhat liberally to mean different things to different listeners. Governments, institutions, interest groups and individual designers often address certain aspects while ignoring the bigger picture. But the bigger picture is such a multivalent issue that includes aspects outside the architect's immediate remit such as location, transport, security, procurement policy and post-occupancy analysis and management. Or are these outside the architect's remit? Teaching sustainable housing within conventional architecture programmes means educators are restricted to identifying certain key issues that students should learn within a specific teaching timeframe, given the necessity for the students to demonstrate ability in the mainstay of architectural education – individual design approach, urban design, apartment planning, r...

submitted to the European Network for Housing Research Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 28 June – 01 July 2016. Jim Roche Dublin School of Architecture DSA, Dublin Institute of Technology DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. e-mail: jim.roche@dit.ie Cooperative housing design – exploring alternative forms of habitation and pedagogy Provision of suitable affordable habitation for all seems to allude society, not least in Ireland which experiences yet another crippling housing crisis. Housing bubbles, which often ruin economies, lead to housing crises which ruin so many lives. Options for habitation delivery are mostly based on the free market, whether they be in the private or the now almost non-existent social and affordable sector. The prevailing procurement methods fail to meet such a basic human need yet alternative options are limited and are not encouraged by government or the private sector. This paper reflects on a pedagogic, outreach, elective course at the DIT where...

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Exploration of alternative systems around the procurement and delivery of housing, particularly, but not exclusively, the cooperative movement. This project was undertaken by; Bébhinn Smith, Camille Escano, Charlotte O’Donnell, Jack Blake, Juliette Bosschaert,Liam Hayes, Liane Sanchez, Ronan Conlon-Dooley, Seamus Sorensen, William Walsh in collaboration with St. Michael’s Estate Regeneration Team as part of their Bachelor of Architecture. It was supervised by lecturer Jim Roche. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LARGE FILE WHICH MAY BE SLOW TO DOWNLOA