Orla Murphy and Dermot McCabe's exhibition of work as architects in residence reveals 17 laneways which thread between, but do not quite connect, Farnham Street and Main Street. The exhibition, from 7th to 28th November 2008, unveiled a handmade, bespoke reference book, ATLAS of CAVAN.
A limited paperback edition ATLAS of CAVAN was produced to accompany the exhibition. It contains 92 full-colour A5 pages, including the full text and illustrations of the original ATLAS plus new texts.
The texts are by:
Orla Murphy + Dermot McCabe - Architects in Residence
Seán Ó Laoire - RIAI President
Emmett Scanlon - Architecture Advisor to the Arts Council
Dominic Stevens - Minister's Appointee to the Architecture Policy Committee
The ATLAS costs €15 (including postage).Please complete and return this order form to buy your copy. If you have any queries, please contact westport@sjk.ie
The ATLAS is also available from the RIAI Bookshop in Dublin, at 8 Merrion Square, at the retail price of €20.
An Atlas can be a window into reverie, of imagining far-off places. By playfully highlighting this latent potential, the ATLAS of CAVAN seeks to question found space, inviting the reader to re-imagine trapped territory at the heart of the town.