“From under-recognition to pay gaps, the challenges women face within the profession remain largely unchanged.”
In this article, Julia Przado continues our mini-series ‘Drafting Identity’ which focuses on the experience of women in Architectural Education from both personal and professional perspectives, supporting the FIAE movement. Julia explores the underrepresentation of women in senior roles within the architectural profession, and the importance of representation, recognition and mentorship.
Read ‘Drafting Identity: In Practice’ by Julia Przado – part of the Present Tense article series.
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Drawing Workshop. Image Credit: Julia Przado
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“If the public mostly encounters architecture as a final render, then ‘design’ looks like surface. It reads as aesthetic preference with optional flourish, the kind of thing that can be value-engineered away when budgets tighten.”
Read ‘Show the system, not just the render’ by Rebecca Jane McConnell (@thefutureblueprint ) – part of the One Good Idea article series.
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Image copyright: Mapping a super wicked problem like cities and urbanisation: some of the issues that architects deal with when designing in urban environments. Image by author.
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Read Stephen Mulhall’s review of @phinharper ‘s lecture: ‘The Architecture of Softness (or why harder, faster, and bigger isn’t better)’ – the Architectural Association of Ireland’s 2026 Critic’s Lecture @aaiarchitecture
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The critic’s lecture of the Architectural Association of Ireland is presented by the chair of the AAI awards jury.
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The lecture was held at TCD’s Robert Emmett Theatre, on Thursday, April 16th, 2026.
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Image: Phineas Harper in their London apartment. Credit: Luke & Nik x TOAST
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For more on the work of Gerry Cahill Architects, get your copy of Type’s recent publication, Care and Consideration: on the work of Gerry Cahill Architects.
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“I began noticing them the way you notice anything in a place walked long enough. First, an irregularity; then, a recurrence; and eventually, a quiet population of peculiar instances.”
Read ’The Quiet Disappearance of the Gaze’ by Luke Dillon – part of the Working Hard / Hardly Working article series.
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“Women’s mobility becomes constrained not only by physical design but also by cultural expectations, risk calculations, and the burden of self-protection, the all-too-familiar and emotionally exhausting ‘safety work’, such as altering routes to get home safe, keys in the pocket, private taxis at night to avoid public transport, and journey-tracking text messages.”
Read ‘Patriarchal powers after dark: the feminist right to the night’ by Aoife McGee – part of the Future Reference article series.
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“During a crit, your work is performing and you become part of the performance to the audience of jurors. In this becoming, there is an inequality between male and female students.”
In this article, Kate Crowley continues our mini-series ‘Drafting Identity’ which focuses on the experience of women in Architectural Education from both personal and professional perspectives, supporting the FIAE movement.
Read ‘Drafting Identity: The Crit as Performance’ by Kate Crowley – part of the Present Tense article series.
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Podcast Creation by Author. Image Credit: Kate Crowley
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Read Isabel Hamilton’s review of Francis Matthews’ recent exhibit, EXT/INT, at the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin.
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Francis Matthews’ exhibition, EXT/INT, is currently running at the Molesworth Gallery, off Dawson Street, until 22 April
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Image credit: Crumlin by Francis Matthews
“Broadly speaking, terms like participatory, community-led, collaborative, and co-design have been used generously, often without regard for their definitions and implications, to appear democratic and benevolent. Misuse of ‘participatory’ labels has diluted their meaning and impact while, at worst, making people sceptical or dubious of projects claiming community involvement.”
Read ‘Towards care and repair of Dublin’s flats’ by Irene Barrenetxea Arriola – part of the One Good Idea article series.
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Image copyright: St Michan’s House and the figure of the ‘caretaker’. Credit: Paulius Rutkauskas (photograph) and Aidan Byrne (drawing).
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Gerry Cahill’s ‘red lines’ for housing
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Type’s book, Care and consideration: on the work of Gerry Cahill Architects is available to purchase via the link in our bio.
Book design by @peterwmaybury .
Care and consideration is supported by The Arts Council’s Architecture Project Award.
Thank you to the @irisharchitecturefoundation for allowing us to film at IAF House in November 2025.
Charlemont Steet, photography by Tomasz Juszczak of Imageworks Photography.
The redesign and the public backing of the campaign have brought the building to people’s attention, posing questions about conservation: what is historic, what is worth keeping, and what are we willing to let go of in the name of progress and development?
Read ‘Saving Stephen’s Green: is commercial architecture at odds with heritage?’ by Marta Hervás Oroza, part of the Working Hard/Hardly Working article series.
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Image Credit: Marta Hervás Oroza
‘Housing, good housing, must be the political priority for generations to come.
A red line so-to-speak for our society’ - Gerry Cahill
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Kilmahuddrick Crescent photo by Ciaran O’Brien
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Type’s book, Care and consideration: on the work of Gerry Cahill Architects is available to purchase via the link in our bio.
Book design by @peterwmaybury .
Care and consideration is supported by The Arts Council’s Architecture Project Award.
Thank you to the @irisharchitecturefoundation for allowing us to record at IAF House in November 2025.
