A free public lecture focusing on the the University of Limerick (UL) and the contribution of its buildings to local and Irish architecture will be held next Tuesday (March 12th) at 8pm in County Hall, Dooradoyle.
The event will be presented by Judith Hill and forms part of Limerick County Council’s sixth season of biennial lectures on the Built Heritage of Limerick.
According to Sarah McCutcheon, Executive Archaeologist at Limerick County Council: The University of Limerick campus at Plassey, established 41 years ago in 1972, is a remarkable creation. With its roots in English planning and American campus architecture it makes a significant contribution to contemporary Irish architecture. In this talk Judith Hill will trace the influences, describe its development and assess its impact. Next Tuesday’s lecture is open to the public and admission is free.”
Judith Hill is an architect, historic building consultant, architectural historian and writer whose books include Lady Gregory: An Irish Life (2005), In Search of Islands: A Life of Connor O’Brien (2009), Irish Public Sculpture (1998) as well as An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Limerick written for the Department of the Environment in 2011. She is possibly best known locally for her book The Building of Limerick (1991). She is on the committee of the Limerick Chapter of the Irish Georgian Society.
The final lecture in the series, which takes place during April, is ‘Limerick 2030: An economic Strategy and Spatial Plan for Limerick’. The lecture will be presented by the principal author of the report, Gerry Hughes of GVA. The blueprint is described as a ‘once in a generation strategy’ to guide the economic, social and physical renaissance of the city and wider county and city region.
For further information contact: Limerick County Council, County Hall, Dooradoyle, Limerick; or Tel: 061 496498 / 496300.
The event will be presented by Judith Hill and forms part of Limerick County Council’s sixth season of biennial lectures on the Built Heritage of Limerick.
According to Sarah McCutcheon, Executive Archaeologist at Limerick County Council: The University of Limerick campus at Plassey, established 41 years ago in 1972, is a remarkable creation. With its roots in English planning and American campus architecture it makes a significant contribution to contemporary Irish architecture. In this talk Judith Hill will trace the influences, describe its development and assess its impact. Next Tuesday’s lecture is open to the public and admission is free.”
Judith Hill is an architect, historic building consultant, architectural historian and writer whose books include Lady Gregory: An Irish Life (2005), In Search of Islands: A Life of Connor O’Brien (2009), Irish Public Sculpture (1998) as well as An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Limerick written for the Department of the Environment in 2011. She is possibly best known locally for her book The Building of Limerick (1991). She is on the committee of the Limerick Chapter of the Irish Georgian Society.
The final lecture in the series, which takes place during April, is ‘Limerick 2030: An economic Strategy and Spatial Plan for Limerick’. The lecture will be presented by the principal author of the report, Gerry Hughes of GVA. The blueprint is described as a ‘once in a generation strategy’ to guide the economic, social and physical renaissance of the city and wider county and city region.
For further information contact: Limerick County Council, County Hall, Dooradoyle, Limerick; or Tel: 061 496498 / 496300.
