Joyce, Aisling(School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
In the following text I explore the unique qualities of an Irish landscape with a particular interest to me. The study of architecture has enhanced my understanding and appreciation of the meaning of place. In attempting ...
McLaughlin, Michael(School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
By the beginning of the twentieth century, 1% of forested landscape was left
in Ireland. It consisted of ‘native’ and ‘naturalised’ species. Since then there
has been an effort to bring forest cover back. (currently at ...
O'Shea, Deborah(Shcool of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
Within our current modernized age, there is a need to reunite the collective through place, in an increasingly individualised society. This essay is an analysis of how social interaction can be created in a town through ...
Kelly, Eamonn(School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
Simplexity and the City proposes a study of individual elements,
their combination as structures, and the networks of physical and
virtual structures which define contemporary cities. It is a broad
ranging discussion ...
Moriarty, Briain(School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
This essay initially examines how the body experiences place, and
whether through an analysis of this, a new way of adding value to spaces
of supermodernity can occur. Spaces of supermodernity include airports,
motorways, ...
Foley, Cornelia(School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
My thesis investigation focuses on identifying the qualities, potential and possibilities of ‘in-between’ spaces. The purpose of this investigation is to challenge the notion of ‘non-place’ with which these types of spaces ...
Breathnach Hifearáin, Úna(School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)
My thesis entitled “Reclaiming | constructed Wilderness”, looks simultaneously at the
notion of wilderness and of the construction and preservation of such; to create a better
reality for our country through proposed ...