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ROADMAP OPEN IAF HOUSE Open House Dublin, a free
festival of architecture hosted by the Irish Architecture Foundation, is a nine-day programme of over 200 free events, workshops, tours and much more across the city and county. At the heart of the programme is IAF House, a public venue for architecture and culture at Charlemont Square, Dublin. IAF House will champion the best of architecture and design in a new exhibition of Irish architects as well as host a dynamic range of free and accessible events. The venue will also serve as a place for people to engage in critical conversations about issues that matter to them, such as housing, demolition and reuse, immigration, climate, social exclusion and community participation, and to gain new perspectives and knowledge on how architecture can assist the design of a better Ireland today. Open to the public Wednesday -Sunday until 30 November, 2025. For more information: openhousedublin.com architecturefoundation.ie @irisharchitecturefoundation BIKE BUNKERS DUBLIN STAINED GLASS More bike bunkers will be popping up around Dublin as the City Council has just signed a contract to produce 300 more. Provided by Bleeper Bikes, these bunkers are communal, locked spaces for residents to keep their bikes at €100 a year (twice as much as a residential parking permit). These bunkers will hold four to six bikes each and are intended to reduce cycle theft. Green party councillor Michael Pidgeon expects these bunkers will be near terraced housing, which he said makes up 40% of the city, since those residents do not have front gardens or anywhere else easy to store a bike. Acclaimed author David Caron investigated Dublin’s 20th century stained glass windows, highlighting 38 of its finest in his new book Dublin’s Stained Glass. A stained glass specialist, Caron covers the nitty gritty of technique, like Harry Clarke’s recycled vintage glass, and the effect of history and politics, like how a conservative archbishop removed expressionist Stations of the Cross just for it to be put back. Accompanied by Jozef Vrtiel’s dynamic photography, the book also delves into how the earth-shaking events of the century changed artists and their works. The book is available to buy online via www.fourcourtspress.ie. THE REAL MEXICAN The great folk at Fondita Mestiza – the Ringsend based cultural project that involves art, food and workshops – are hosting a pop up in Temple Bar Gallery on Oct 25th entitled “This is not authentic mexican food: Immersive experience with a four course menu of Mexican dishes shaped by migration ”. It’ll be an immersive installation that weaves food, art, and migration to question ideas of “authenticity” and celebrate mestizaje – cultural mixing – as a fertile ground of crossings, negotiations, and affections. The experience features a four-course tasting menu showing how dishes called “Mexican” are shaped by flows of people, ingredients, and techniques, with dishes not usually found in Dublin. Each guest takes home a poster pressed on a tortilla press, shifting a domestic tool into an artistic act. Sounds tasty and fun. Bookings/info: @_fonditamestiza_ 8