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Established in 1976 by Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson,  the Irish Architectural Archive collects and preserves the records of Irish architecture – from the earliest structures to contemporary buildings – and makes these freely available to all who wish to consult them.

To achieve its core objectives, the IAA acquires records relating to Irish architecture, architects and buildings, preserves those records by housing and storing them securely, catalogues the records to facilitate public access and use, and provides that public access directly in its Reading Room in 45 Merrion Square, online via its catalogue, and through its exhibitions programme and related activities.

About the IAA

Established in 1976 by Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson,  the Irish Architectural Archive collects and preserves the records of Irish architecture – from the earliest structures to contemporary buildings – and makes these freely available to all who wish to consult them.

To achieve its core objectives, the IAA acquires records relating to Irish architecture, architects and buildings, preserves those records by housing and storing them securely, catalogues the records to facilitate public access and use, and provides that public access directly in its Reading Room in 45 Merrion Square, online via its catalogue, and through its exhibitions programme and related activities.

Vision

The IAA seeks to be an authoritative and comprehensive repository of primary evidence relating to Ireland’s architecture, architects, and buildings. Through the holdings of the IAA, freely accessible to all, that architecture and built environment can be celebrated, interrogated, understood and reimagined.

 

 

Values

The IAA is open, inclusive, inquisitive, grounded in the past yet forward thinking.

The IAA is a non-contentious body which does not involve itself in the planning process or matters of conservation controversy.

 

The IAA is an independent private company limited by guarantee. It has charitable status and is registered with the Charities Regulatory Authority.

 

Company Number: 54867

 

Charity Number: CHY6240

 

Charities Regulatory Authority Number (RCN): 20010843

 

The IAA’s Constitution is available here.

 

The IAA complies with the Charities Regulatory Authority’s Charities Governance Code.

 

The IAA complies with the Governance Transparency Scale for organisations in receipt of recurring Arts Council funding.

 

The IAA is an approved body for tax relief on donations under of Section 848A Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997. The IAA complies with the standards set out in the Charity Regulatory Authority’s Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public.

 

Being Accessible: An Equality, Human Rights and Diversity Policy for the IAA is availabe here.

 

The IAA’s Data Protection and Privacy Policy is available here.

 

The IAA’s policy in relation to paying artists is available here.

 

The IAA’s Child Protection Policy is available here.

 

The IAA’s Cimate Action Policy is available here.

 

 

The current Members of the Archive are:

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