Episodes
Emmett Scanlon is a practicing architect, a writer and curator. He also currently is head of the final year of the masters in architecture program in UCD. In this episode we discuss with Emmett the importance of communication in architecture, his experience assisting in the curation of the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale and also where he sees his practice going forward.  Interviewers: Kevin Quinlan, James Flaus and Laura Kenny If you like the podcast don't forget to give us a rating and...
Published 09/25/19
Published 09/25/19
Peter Cody is co - director of the Dublin based architecture practice Boyd Cody Architects as well as teaching first year of architecture in UCD. In this episode Peter discusses with Kevin the evolution of the building fabric of Dublin, Peters time working with Alvaro Siza and what he has taken from his recently completed PHD titled Practical Fictions. If you like the podcast don't forget to give us a rating and a like. Follow us @ucdstudentcurators on instagram and twitter. Edited by: Garath...
Published 07/29/19
  Alice Clancy - Architectural Photographer In this episode James Flaus, Laura Kenny and Kevin Quinlan are in conversation with Alice Clancy. Alice Clancy is an architectural photographer as well as teaching here in UCD. She was assistant to the curators of the 2018 Venice Architectural Biennale.  If you like the podcast don't forget to give us a rating and a like. Follow us @ucdstudentcurators on instagram and twitter. Edited by: Garath Smyth 
Published 06/24/19
In this episode James Flaus and I are in conversation with Shelia O'Donnell and John Toumey of O'Donnell and Toumey architects. We discuss their time as students in UCD as well as their experience teaching in the school. We also discuss on a broad level their approach to the work in the their practice. After we discuss with two fifth years, Cian McKenna and Dawn Clinton, the workshop they ran as part of the UCD Masterclass Lecture series.
Published 04/15/19
In this episode James Flaus, Laura Kenny and I are in conversation with Eva Prats and Richardo Flores of Flores i Prats architects, a Barcelona based studio . They were visiting UCD School of Architecture as part of the UCD Masters Of Architecture Masterclass lecture series. They gave a public lecture and then the following day ran a workshop with the masters students. They toke time out the workshop to discuss with us the skills they were looking to teach the students and how that relates to...
Published 03/25/19
Michael Pike - GKMP Architects Images on @ucdstudentcurators Instagram In this episode James Flaus and I are in conversation with Michael Pike. Michael Pike teaches here in UCD as well as co-directing the Dublin based practice GKMP architects. The practice primarily deals with housing and public space. We discuss these interests with Michael as well as learning about the role of his drawing in the process of the creation of space. During the discussion we also make reference to papers...
Published 03/04/19
In this episode we are in conversation with Yvonne Farrell and Shelly McNamara of Grafton architects. They joined us in Richview for a student led event to celebrate them being awarded the Ulysses medal from UCD for their achievements in architecture. Previous recipients of the award include the architect Kevin Roche. In this episode Yvonne and Shelly discuss with Eoghan and Kate, two students here in Richview, about their time studying architecture, how their work and practice has evolved...
Published 01/23/19
In this episode Tom O' Brien discusses his work method and his position in architecture with Kevin, James and Laura. Tom is a studio tutor in first year of UCD Architecture as well as being a practicing architect. Tom was recently shortlisted as one of the emerging talents in architecture by the architectural review. His work so far has been small scale domestic extensions in the city and one off housing in the country. In this episode we discuss the unique use of a traditional material...
Published 11/20/18