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Pictured are members of the Headford Town Team in County Galway with architect and urban designer Deirdre Greaney | PICTURE: Aengus McMahon
THE IRISH Architecture Foundation (IAF) is reminding community groups and local architects in County Limerick to submit joint projects for improving aspects of their local town or village under its new Reimagine Hometown Architect nationwide initiative.
Five successful proposals, chosen from the national total will receive €10,000 each in funding, to put towards developing their proposal further.
The call focuses particularly on smaller towns and villages where accessing funding and resources can often be a challenge.
The architect can either be currently living in the town or village, have grown up there, or have family in the locality.
Hometown Architect projects should focus on town centre regeneration and align with the Town Centre First Policy published by the Irish Government earlier this year.
This policy aims to promote the regeneration of town and village centres across Ireland and to create town centres that function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit.
Commenting on the deadline reminder for the open call, Engagement Manager of IAF Reimagine Bernardine Carroll said: “Christmas and the new year brings people back to their home towns, and it’s a time when local communities bring these towns to life with gatherings, activities and lighting.
“This is a great opportunity for communities, groups and architects in County Limerick to take a fresh look at their town or village to see what could be improved, energised and transformed to make them better places to live, work and enjoy.
“The aim of Hometown Architect is to connect communities in Limerick with architects to co-design and make their town or village better, and we will help them get their ideas off the ground.,” Ms Carroll added.
Full details about the Hometown Architect open call, including a project brief and application form, are available from the website, here.
The deadline for Hometown Architect submissions is January 16, 2023.
The five overall successful projects will be announced in early-February 2023.
Submissions will be assessed by a panel of experts, including architects, IAF staff and Town Centre First Policy experts.
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