The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland will participate for the first time with a free Advice Centre at the 2012 National Ploughing Championships.
From Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th September, the RIAI will run an Advice Centre at the show where the public can meet a registered architect for a 20-30 min. consultation, completely for free.
What can I discuss with an Architect at the Ploughing Championships?
A Registered RIAI Architect can provide professional advice on a wide range of issues relating to your home and your project including:
- Improving energy efficiency and reducing your utility bills
- Building a new home or extending your current home
- Planning applications and planning issues
- LEADER funding
- Registration of septic tanks
- Sustainable development and reuse of vacant buildings
- Rep 4 Traditional farm building grants
- Conservation issues – an RIAI Conservation Architect will discuss appropriate methods and materials
Isabel Barros, B.Arch. (Hons.) MRIAI will be providing advice on the 26th September from 3pm to 6pm.
To book your time with Isabel or any other architect, please visit Stand No. 726 – Row V – Block 1, within the ‘Avondale Arcade’.
To help the architect give you the best advice, please bring with you (if possible) some photos, a brief description of what you want to do, and some measurements to give an idea of how much space there is to work with.
For more information visit the RIAI website.
Isabel Barros Architects - Wexford is driven by a passion for creating high quality contemporary Architecture. Our goal is to make good design available to the general public while maintaining a strong focus on the energy efficiency and sustainability of our designs.
A graduate of Lusíada University in Lisbon, Portugal, Isabel is a Senior Architect with over 20 years experience. She is a registered member of both the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Portuguese Association of Architects. Isabel is also Accredited in Conservation at Grade 3.
