Cw 65

This substantial building completed on the campus of the National University of Ireland, Galway campus (NUIG) in 2011 has a dramatic, landscape setting. Like many universities in Ireland, the buildings of NUIG typically sit as distinct villa blocks in a leafy, almost suburban landscape, in defined areas at the edges of main cities. This is no exception. The building, designed by RMJM architects in Scotland, in association with Taylor Architects in Ireland is sensitive to its surroundings but still aims to assert itself just enough to act as a gateway to the NUIG North campus. It opens its façades to the eastern riverside setting and offers a dramatic cascading staircase back to the campus, inviting engi-neers and visitors alike up into the... More