Architects celebrate a local sense of place at Cork Architectural Association exhibit

Recession might have led us to believe that all architects had fled the country in search of employment, and certainly that’s true to an extent, leaving those of us who love an aesthetically pleasing building fit for purpose to get our fix from television, and, more often than not, from the design divinity himself Kevin McCloud.

But it’s probably been the dearth of cranes littering the skyline, and kango hammers belting out what became a familiar and almost constantly present staccato rhythm in Irish cities and towns in the last few years, that belies how much architectural activity is actually going on in Cork and the extent of its reach locally, nationally, and internationally.

Addressing this is the recently formed Cork Architectural Association (CAA) which is looking to enlighten the general public on the subject, and impress on us the value of architecture in our environment, an endeavour which has won the support of Cork City Council, CIT, Cork County Council, and developers.