Cork exhibition showcases infrastructural projects that contributed to the development of the State

Carol O’Callaghan explores a touring exhibition about how architecture, infrastructure and technology have shaped our nation.

Making Ireland Modern opened at the St Peter’s Cork exhibition space on North Main Street on Thursday night and runs until October 1.

It’s the brainchild of architects John McLaughlin and Gary Boyd who developed the idea over lunch one day in a café in Anglesea Street back in 2013 while both were teaching at UCC’s Cork Centre for Architectural Education.