Shackleton Gardens Restoration wins Heritage Landscape Award
The restoration of Shackleton Gardens has been declared winner of the Heritage Landscape section of the Irish Landscape Institute Awards 2022. Congratulations to all the
Townley Hall Book reviewed in Irish Arts Review
MVK architects are delighted to have “Townley Hall: Francis Johnston’s Neo-Classical Masterpiece” reviewed by Graham Hickey in the autumn issue of Irish Arts Review. The
Open House Dublin 2022
October 14-16 2022 Open House Dublin represents Ireland’s largest architecture festival and will take place this autumn in the form of numerous free events across the
Irish Architectural Archive Exhibition : LEINSTER HOUSE – A House with 3 Lives
Thursday October 13 2022 An exhibition of architectural drawings marking the 100th anniversary of the first sitting of Dáil Éireann in Leinster House. Well worth
Culture Night 2022
Friday September 23 2022 Culture Night represents a national event held annually, which celebrates culture and the world of art by organizing local activities all
National Heritage Week 2022
13-21 August 2022 National Heritage Week is an initiative by the Heritage Council, which this year sees the full return of in-person events spread across
Townley Hall Book reviewed in the Irish Times
MVK architects are pleased to announce the book review of “Townley Hall: Francis Johnston’s Neo-Classical Masterpiece” written by author Frank McDonald was published in the form
Book Launch
TOWNLEY HALL
Francis Johnston’s Neo-Classical Masterpiece
Book Launch at Irish Architectural Archive
MVK Project features in Old House New Home
The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) recently announced the publication of Old House New Home. MVK are delighted one of our projects has
Shackleton Garden Opens to the Public
Since acquiring The Shackleton Garden in 2017, Fingal County Council has been working on its restoration with a view to opening the Garden up to
MVK Conversion of Carriage House wins RTÉ’s Home of the Year 2020.
For the past few weeks, Home of the Year has been charming the nation with its peeks into some of the most stunning homes Ireland has to
Thermal Modelling for Sustainable Design of Buildings
MVK architects participated in DIT’s Thermal Assessment of Buildings course and the certificates for the new qualification will be awarded on Wednesday 26th of March
Victoria Kavanagh of MVK takes up UCD lecturer position
Victoria Kavanagh, MRIAI, director at MVK architects has taken up a position, beginning March 2014, as a part-time lecturer at the UCD School of Architecture
Lime Workshop at Russborough House
Great day at Russborrough Lime Kiln where MVK Architects participated in a workshop hosted by the Building Limes Forum Ireland in conjunction with current SPAB
Phase I of Townley Hall Kitchen Wing Refurbishment & Restoration Complete
MVK architects have been working on the refurbishment and restoration of the former kitchen wing at Townley Hall near Tullyallen in Co. Louth since 2012.
MVK Project features in Palimpsest
MVK architects are delighted to have a project included in Niall McCullough’s new book ‘Palimpsest’. The beautifully produced volume explores Irish architecture through the complex
1600 Years of Irish Art and Architecture in 5 Volumes
Congratulations to our friends and colleagues involved in editing of and contributing to ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN IRELAND. The five volume set, published by the
Grand Opening of Refurbished Kitchen Wing at Townley Hall
David Horan with Minister Humphreys alongside a plaque acknowledging the financial support of the project from Louth Leader Partnership through the Rural Development Scheme as
Irish Architectural Archive Exhibition
Great exhibition at the IAA titled ‘The Ulster Museum – Evolution amidst Revolution’. Beautiful drawings depicting the neo-classical museum built between 1924 and 1929 by
Townley Hall Open Day 7th June 2015
Delegates viewing the Francis Johnston Exhibition in the Billard Room. On loan for the day were original portraits of the Townley Balfour family spanning three
MVK Project features in The Sunday Times
MVK architects are pleased to see one of our projects featured in an article on The Sunday Times. The project consists of the conversion of