Dublin Architects At Venice Event

A Dublin firm is to represent Ireland at the world's largest architecture event, according to a newspaper report.

Award-winning architects, deBlacam and Meagher will take part in the Venice Biennale, the Irish Times reports.

The official launch of their participation in the 12th international architecture exhibition in Venice during the autumn took place on Wednesday in the Atrium of Trinity College’s Dining Hall.


Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Mary Hanafin said the decision by Culture Ireland and the Arts Council to continue to support Ireland's participation at Venice was "an important one, particularly in the current climate" for architects throughout Europe.

The exhibition is sponsored by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, the Department of the Environment and the Irish Embassy in Rome. It will run until November 21st and is expected to attract more than 130,000 visitors from around the world.

(NS/BMcC)