Conveying Space Collection

Aloft

O'Brien Centre for Science 2013

The widest image in the series, Aloft redirects the viewer's gaze overhead and invites them to ascend into a space-age inspired medley of shape and form. The image is displayed on the 4th Floor of the UCD James Joyce Library.

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Building Blocks

College of Engineering & Architecture (1989) with Confucius Institute in foreground by Robin Lee Architects (2018)

In this image the rectangular cells featured upon the facades grow in size, metaphorically representing the growth and development of the fabric of our lives. The image is displayed on the top floor of the Engineering Building.

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Cascade Form

Confucius Institute, Robin Lee 2018

Lost in repetition, the waterfall effect of steel and glass creates a multi-levelled experience of hypnotic motion and meditation. The image is displayed on the 4th Floor of the James Joyce Library.

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Concrete Mass

Sports Centre, A&D Wejchert and Partners, 1965

This playful and tonal image is an homage to concrete lovers and indoctrinates the viewer into the Church of Brutalism. The image is displayed on the Ground Floor of the Tierney Building.

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Connect

Tierney Building, A&D Wejchert and Partners, 1972

The synergy felt within this image reflects a frisson of excitement when different worlds meet and collide. The image is displayed in Theatre M in the Newman Building.

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Converging Lamppost

Confucius Institute (2017) in front of the College of Engineering & Architecture (1989)

Often overlooked, this image pays homage to the smaller design vignettes found on campus, turning the utilitarian into the iconic. The image is displayed on the 4th Floor of the James Joyce Library.

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Discs in Motion

Conway Institute, Scott Tallon Walker 2003

Caught in the spirit of movement, the strong contrast between light and dark brings this building to life as it cuts across the cloudless sky. The image is displayed in the UCD University Club.

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Diverging Spaces

Sutherland School of Law, Moloney O’Beirne 2012 / Moore Centre for Business, RKD 2019

Sun-drenched walls and impenetrable shadows define this vast outdoor expanse, creating a captivating silence and harmony. This image is displayed in the UCD University Club.

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Eclipse

Moore Centre for Business, RKD 2019

Geometric in nature, Eclipse evokes an ultramodern experience, which is both celestial and manmade, inviting the audience to indulge in their own cosmic experience. This image is displayed the UCD University Club.

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Endless

Confucius Institute, Robin Lee 2018

This expansive ceiling hovers above the viewer to form a skyscape of infinite possibilities and limitless thinking. This image is displayed on the Ground Floor of the Tierney Building.

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Engulfed

Moore Centre for Business, RKD 2019

Here the sun seems to wrestle with its own shadow, enticing the viewer to be drawn in to this delicate and beautiful struggle between darkness and light. This image is displayed on the Top Floor of the Engineering Building.

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Fore

Old Bar (Building 71), Freddie Fitzpatrick (UCD) 1987

Coming out of the shadows and into the light, the curved concrete wall reflects the feeling of confidence and readiness as the sun washes over its façade. This image is displayed in Theatre M in the Newman Building.

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Game Walls

Sports Centre, A&D Wejchert and Partners, 1965

The angular rooftops and varying materials featured come together in this monochromatic tableau, which defines an era of architecture and design. This image is displayed in Theatre M in the Newman Building.

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Icon 1

Water Tower, A&D Wejchert and Partners, 1972

The water tower’s sculptural and aspirational qualities are amplified under the sun’s illumination giving life to the landmark structure, which has come to identify UCD. This image is displayed on the 2nd Floor of the Tierney Building.

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Icon 2

Water Tower, A&D Wejchert and Partners, 1972

Part of a diptych within the series, Wejchert’s iconic water tower elegantly demonstrates Holfeld’s play between dark and light, the intimate and the public. This image is displayed on the 2nd Floor of the Tierney Building.

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Median

Tierney Building, A&D Wejchert and Partners, 1972

The monumental entrance to the Tierney Building stands alone, while the sun cuts diagonally across the structure, emphasising and defining its geometry. This image is displayed on the Ground Floor of the Tierney Building.

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Night Walk

Canopied Walkway (1970)

This nocturnal image of Wejchert’s iconic canopied walkway beckons you to enjoy its surreal and otherworldly qualities, while breathing in its powerful design. This image is displayed in the Front Concourse of the Newman Building.

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Social Circles

Student Centre, Fitzgerald Kavanagh 2012

Taken in a social space where students congregate, this playfully titled image encourages immersion within its geometry and understated materials. This image is displayed in Theatre M in the Newman Building.

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Space Divided

Student Centre, Fitzgerald Kavanagh 2012

Carving out pieces of the sky, the darkened facades cut out shapes and invite the viewer into a monochromatic world. This image is displayed in the UCD University Club.

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White Space

O'Brien Centre for Science, RKD 2013

This futuristic and abstract space seems to go everywhere and nowhere, forcing the viewer to not only question the optics but also themselves. This image is displayed on the Ground Floor of the Tierney Building.

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