Places & Spaces to Cherish

Type: Public Engagement

Client: Dublin City Council’s Heritage Office for Heritage Week

Location: Kilmainham, Ballyfermot, Coolock, Raheny & The Coombe, Dublin

Stage: Completed

We were invited by The Dublin City Heritage Office to devise and deliver interactive public engagement workshops documenting heritage in Dublin. The information gathered informed the new Dublin City Strategic Heritage Plan.

We visited the 5 chosen communities;Kilmainham, Ballyfermot, Coolock, Raheny & the Coombe to gain insights to the places and spaces people cherish across the city.

We held discussions with each community around a map of their area. Each map was divided into 9 postcards, we asked each participant to choose their favourite area to write a story about.

This resulted in a patchwork quilt of new urban fabric as created by its citizens based on their memories.

Photography: Islander Architects & Brian Cregan

Funded by: Dublin City Council Heritage Office