Architecture At The Edge

Architecture At The Edge Architecture at the Edge (AATE) is not-for-profit organisation
established in 2017 dedicated to the promotion of architecture as culture.

AATE is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the making of great places across the West of Ireland. AATE is composed of a multi-disciplinary team combining expertise and extensive experience in architecture, planning, visual art, design, social science, education, research and community engagement.

Do you have a building, place, space, or story you’d like to share with us?Each year, Architecture at the Edge offers un...
05/06/2026

Do you have a building, place, space, or story you’d like to share with us?

Each year, Architecture at the Edge offers unique access to buildings,spaces and places not usually accessible to the public and a dedicated programme of tours, talks, lectures, workshops, exhibitions.

Through the Architecture Led Tours open call, we’re inviting you as architectural practitioners, home owners, and others to open your doors to share your work with the public during AATE26 Festival.

From everyday places to hidden histories, from local heritage to future possibilities, we’re looking for projects that reveal the rich architectural stories of the West of Ireland.

Be part of opening up Galway this September.

💡 Submit your Expression of Interest by 29 June via the link in bio.

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We are opening a call for projects to participate in the festival!Together (Le Chéile) we will invite architects, design...
23/05/2026

We are opening a call for projects to participate in the festival!

Together (Le Chéile) we will invite architects, designers and other creatives to develop and present speculative or research-based projects addressing democracy, spatial justice, and participation through film, exhibition, public workshops and/or lectures.

To suggest new ways of practicing democracy – and how the involvement of local communities in democratic processes of decision-making (through participatory processes) can contribute to further foster the sense of belonging to a democratic society, and further increase their participation in democratic life.

We encourage applicants to interpret the brief as openly as possible. We are seeking proposals which investigate the various facets of how to create inclusive spaces that encourage people to engage in dialogue and civic life and highlight the spaces of citizenship, belonging and Identity. We need to design for everyone, regardless of economic status, and provide tools
and environments that enable citizens to shape their own communities.

Selected submissions will be presented during the Architecture at the Edge Festival, 17 - 27 September 2026.

We look forward to your application! 💚

Deadline: until June 17
17- 27 September | Galway, Ireland
ℹ Link in bio

15/05/2026

Welcome to the 10th edition of the Architecture at the Edge Festival – Le Chéile, Architectures of Belonging.

This year’s festival explores democratic design, asking how architecture can support more inclusive, participatory ways of belonging. Rooted in the work of Architecture at the Edge – a not-for-profit organisation exploring architecture in its social, political, and cultural contexts – the 2026 edition expands this conversation locally and internationally.

From 17-27 September 2026, join us across Galway and the West of Ireland for a programme of exhibitions, talks, tours, workshops, and public events exploring democratic design and the spaces that shape how we live together. With a special event taking place in Denmark this October in collaboration with the (CAFx), as part of the Culture Programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.

As Ireland takes up its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, during the second half of 2026, simultaneously ‘Assembly’ – Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025’, will be touring Ireland. The pavilion was inspired by the innovative political model of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly. AATE and CAFx wanted to borrow from that format of the Citizens Assembly to bring people together to question of how architecture can benefit from the concept and facilitate more open communication and engagement with the issues contingent with the ‘architectures of democracy’.

The current exhibition at CAFx therefore - ‘Imperfect Assemblies’ curated by Markus Miessen & César Reyes Nájera, Cultures of Assembly - zoom in on the fundamental ways in which architecture shapes democracy: how rooms shape conversations, and how conversations shape decisions. It is planned for this exhibition to tour to Galway for the AATE Festival in the autumn.

Together (Le Chéile), these projects ask how we can design spaces that help us belong.

If you want to be part of it, the open call for submissions will launch in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

🗓 17–27 September 2026
📍 Galway & West of Ireland
Design:

On Sunday, Jessica Reynolds , Director of vPPR Architects , joined Rosie Webb for an engaging and generous conversation ...
17/10/2025

On Sunday, Jessica Reynolds , Director of vPPR Architects , joined Rosie Webb for an engaging and generous conversation on the values that shape architectural practice today.

Together, they reflected on identity, landscape, and spaces — exploring how architecture can nurture communities, enable dialogue, and respond to the complexities of contemporary life.

Their exchange reminded us that design is not only about form, but about the relationships, stories, and acts of care that make space meaningful.

A warm thank you to Jessica and Rosie for such a thoughtful closing to programme.

What a fascinating afternoon we had last Sunday at by the conversation between artist Laura Gannon .inc and Frank Mona...
16/10/2025

What a fascinating afternoon we had last Sunday at by the conversation between artist Laura Gannon .inc and Frank Monahan . The event beautifully wove together art, architecture, and the powerful thread of female creativity.

Laura’s work, spanning painting and moving image, offers a poetic meditation on space, memory, and the enduring legacy of female architects and designers. We screened two of her evocative short films, Architect Part 1 and Glass House, which trace the emotional landscapes of rural Ireland—from the stark beauty of a Mayo farmhouse to the light-filled modernist church in Connemara. Her lens brilliantly reveals how architecture stands as a quiet witness to environmental change, emigration, and the simple passage of time.

It was a truly thought-provoking exploration of female authorship and the profound connection between women and the spaces they inhabit and create.

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Last Friday’s Once Upon a Sound offered a rare and intimate conversation at the intersection of sound, space, and storyt...
15/10/2025

Last Friday’s Once Upon a Sound offered a rare and intimate conversation at the intersection of sound, space, and storytelling. Guided by Dónal Dineen , artist Yvonne McGuinness and architect Andrew Clancy reflected on their recent projects, the renovation of the Phoenix Cinema in Di**le and more.

Weaving ideas of ephemerality, complexity, and community into a moving dialogue on creation and place, and how different disciplines hold the potential to shape collective experiences.

A deep thank you to Yvonne, Andrew, and Dónal for such an inspiring exchange of perspectives.

The Tithe ón Seansaol / Lost Houses exhibition, held as part of the last Sunday, was a resounding success.thank you to...
15/10/2025

The Tithe ón Seansaol / Lost Houses exhibition, held as part of the last Sunday, was a resounding success.

thank you to everyone who stopped by.
We hope you enjoyed exploring the city’s lost architecture through the lens of design research and creative investigation.

Huge appreciation to the artists who made this possible: , .judge, and . Their powerful collection of drawings, photography, and writing invites us to look closer at the cultural and social landscape around us.

Thank you for contributing to an enriching and memorable event.

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Last Friday, architect and professor Andrew Clancy offered a profound and quietly powerful talk at The Mick Lally Theatr...
14/10/2025

Last Friday, architect and professor Andrew Clancy offered a profound and quietly powerful talk at The Mick Lally Theatre. His lecture unfolded as a reflection on growth, conversation, capacity, anger and care - exploring how architecture is shaped not only by form and function, but by the emotional and social landscapes we inhabit.

Through moments of reflection and generosity, Andrew spoke of architecture as an ongoing dialogue - between people, places, and time - where care and critique coexist, and where the act of building becomes an act of understanding.

Thank you to Andrew Clancy for such a thoughtful and resonant contribution, and to everyone who joined us for this inspiring session.

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