Each Hometown Architect project brings together community groups and an architect with a local connection to engage with residents to enhance the shared built environment for all.
Hometown Architect runs for two years, 2023 and 2024, with an open call for projects each year. Hometown Architect projects are designed to align with the Government of Ireland’s Town Centre First Policy and to focus on addressing issues of particular concern or opportunity for the towns in question. The Town Centre First Policy aims to promote the revitalisation of towns across Ireland, building and sustaining vibrant town centres where communities can flourish.
Both years projects were selected by a panel of experts through the open call. Each of the Hometown Architect projects received €10,000 in development funding, as well as practical support under the IAF Reimagine placemaking programme.
The three projects selected for support in 2024 are:
Five projects were previously selected in 2023, in the first round of Hometown Architect:
Hometown Architect is part of the Irish Architecture Foundation’s Reimagine programme, which connects communities with architects to co-design and improve their local built environment. The Reimagine programme believes that local insight and tacit knowledge from all stakeholders are integral to developing solutions for our urban spaces, fostering a sense of agency, ownership, and pride among participants.
Funded by the Arts Council and Department of Rural and Community Development, with additional support to the Irish Architecture Foundation from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage. This project aligns with the national Town Centre First policy, which aims to revitalise towns across Ireland, building and sustaining vibrant town centres where communities can flourish.
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Photos 1-3 by Barry Cronin, 4 by Louis Haugh.
