New Life for Old Buildings - Reimagine Session

New Life for Old Buildings is a series of events bringing people together to discuss the future use of vacant buildings in our towns and villages.

The first event of the series took place on February 10th at 3pm, as part of the Housing Unlocked programme, in the Science Gallery, Dublin.

For this session we brought together an interesting line-up of speakers who shared ideas, case-studies and initiatives, with the aim of inspiring discussion, ideas and action.

Speakers:

Alison Harvey – The Heritage Council

Shaheena Din – Scottish Empty Homes Partnership

Emmet Walsh – EWA Architects/The Working Home

Nick Taaffe – Chartered Surveyor and host of the Feb 11th site visit to his converted barbershop.

This sessions was chaired by Grainne Shaffrey, Principal Shaffrey Associates Architects.

New Life fo Old Building is supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.

Housing Unlocked is a collaboration between the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) and The Housing Agency (HA), driven by the need to apply innovation and expertise not just to the final product but to the integrated system that delivers our homes.

Irish Architecture Foundation core funders: Arts Council of Ireland; Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage; and Office of Public Works.

Photo by Ste Murray