AIA Continental Europe with AIA UK

Cork 2025 : Genius Loci

Program - The full program details can be found HERE Updated 10 April 2025

List of Speakers - The full list of speakers can be found HERE and the speaker bios can be found HERE

Registration - Registration for Cork is now CLOSED - contact administration@aiaeurope.org for waitlist

Locations - A map with conference locations, along with hotel and restaurant suggestions can be found HERE

Hotel - The base hotel for the conference will be the Clayton Hotel Cork City

Alternative - Hotel options here and restaurant options here. Note reservations are required for some of the restaurants listed.

Travel Information - Airports, transfers, bus and rail details can be found HERE

Note: If you are travelling to Ireland via the UK there are some new visa requirements details can be found HERE

Thank you to our Corporate Partners (listed below)

Program Overview

start at 08:15 Conference Registration with Coffee/Tea/Pastries - MEETING POINT LOCATION

Dr Jason O’Shaughnessy - Interim Director CCAE
Chinwe Kane - RIAI Southern Region Representative
Cathal O’Boyle - City Architect for Cork
Cork Docklands
- Dr Karen Lysaght - Adviser - Cork City Council
- Karen O’Mahony - Senior Executive Planner and Urban Designer for Cork City Council, Cork Docklands Delivery Office
- Simon Lyons - Development Manager for Cork Docklands Development Programme
Gareth O’Callaghan, Director Conservation - JCA Architects - Nano Nagle Place /CCAE
Grafton Architects - “The City as Participant”
Tours of Cork City - Walking
Talk and Tour of St Angelas’ College by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects
Drinks Reception - The Dean Bar

start at 08:30 with Coffee/Tea/Pastries - MEETING POINT LOCATION

LOCATION - Fota House
18:00 Bus pick up at Clayton Hotel -for transfer to Gala Dinner location Fota House
18:30 Drinks Reception / House Tour
20:00 Dinner

bus at 09:00 Bus pick up point Clayton Hotel

Bus transfer to Bishopstown Campus, Munster Technology University (MTU)
Tour MTU by de Blacam and Meagher CCAE/MTU
Bus transfer to CCAE
Shane de Blacam - Royal Academy Lecture / Founder and Director - De Blacam and Meagher Architects
‘From the City to the Sea / Cork’s Maritime Character’ - David Flannery - Principal - Scott Tallon Walker
Reinhabiting the Streets of Irish Towns: A people, place and planet centred design approach - Guilia Valone - Senior Architect Cork City Council
Significance in Cork: Classical Language in Architecture & Cork City’ - John Hegarty - Director - Fourem -
Cork Genius Loci - Panel Discussion and closing remarks