Fine lines: the application of a well considered line of reasoning extends a protected friary in County Kilkenny.(Brief article)

From: The Architectural Review | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Gregory, Rob | Copyright information

Odos Architects impressed the judges with both this extension in Knocktopher (with O'Shea Design Partnership) and a more intricate urban in fill in Dublin (p70).

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Here, the architects conceived a cloister, with a single-storey addition unifying the original friary building and an adjoining church. The friary building's east elevation forms one of the courtyard's interna...

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