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Ellen Rowley

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In this episode, Emmett Scanlon talks to Ellen Rowley, architectural and cultural historian. The podcast covers Ellen's discovery of buildings and architecture through the close noticing of the world around her, the role and value of history in architecture, when history starts and, what buildings do.ABOUT ELLEN ROWLEYEllen Rowley is Assistant Professor in Modern Irish Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning + Environmental Policy, UCD. She is an architectural and cultural historian, a teacher and a writer. Interested in architectural obsolescence, the intersection of social histories and buildings, and the place of the Catholic Church in Ireland’s built environment, she has published extensively including Housing, Architecture and the Edge Condition (2019, Routledge, Taylor + Francis); and (co-editor), Making Belfield. Space + Place at UCD (2020, UCD Press); as well as More Than Concrete Blocks, volumes 1 and 2 (2016/9, Four Courts Press) which are socio-cultural histories of Dublin’s buildings from 1900 to 1972. Volume 3 is currently under production.Before that she was co-editor of the landmark Yale series, Art and Architecture of Ireland (Volume 4, Architecture 1600 – 2000, YUP/RIA, 2014), Generally, this history is pioneering and so, she admits, there are mistakes. In 2017, Ellen was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, for services to Irish architecture. Being privileged with an education from Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University, UK, Ellen is an advocate for access to university education and specifically, the need for widening participation in architectural education.CREDITS:What Buildings Do is part of Story, Building the platform for the critical discussion of architecture in Ireland. Music is by Sinead Finnegan, design is by Eamonn Hall. The What Buildings Do logo is based on an enamel tile made by Livia Hurley. The podcast was recorded LIVE in March 2022.

In this episode, Emmett Scanlon talks to Ellen Rowley, architectural and cultural historian. The podcast covers Ellen's discovery of buildings and architecture through the close noticing of the world around her, the role and value of history in architecture, when history starts and, what buildings do. ABOUT ELLEN ROWLEY Ellen Rowley is Assistant Professor in Modern Irish Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning + Environmental Policy, UCD. She is an architectural and cultural historian, a teacher and a writer. Interested in architectural obsolescence, the intersection of social histories and buildings, and the place of the Catholic Church in Ireland’s built environment, she has published extensively including Housing, Architecture and the Edge Condition (2019, Routledge, Taylor + Francis); and (co-editor), Making Belfield. Space + Place at UCD (2020, UCD Press); as well as More Than Concrete Blocks, volumes 1 and 2 (2016/9, Four Courts Press) which are socio-cultural histories of Dublin’s buildings from 1900 to 1972. Volume 3 is currently under production. Before that she was co-editor of the landmark Yale series, Art and Architecture of Ireland (Volume 4, Architecture 1600 – 2000, YUP/RIA, 2014), Generally, this history is pioneering and so, she admits, there are mistakes. In 2017, Ellen was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, for services to Irish architecture. Being privileged with an education from Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University, UK, Ellen is an advocate for access to university education and specifically, the need for widening participation in architectural education. CREDITS: What Buildings Do is part of Story, Building the platform for the critical discussion of architecture in Ireland. Music is by Sinead Finnegan, design is by Eamonn Hall. The What Buildings Do logo is based on an enamel tile made by Livia Hurley. The podcast was recorded LIVE in March 2022.

37. Ellen Rowley

Dr Ellen Rowley is a cultural and architectural historian, a Dubliner with an eye and an ear for the stories of the people who lived in the buildings around us. 'If walls could talk' she says they'd tell us a multi-layered story of the lives of the people who passed through and made it a home.  Ellen is the editor of the book series 'More than Concrete Blocks, Dublin's 20th Century buildings and their stories' (https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/more-than-concrete-blocks/).  She is a Research Fellow with the School of Architecture, Planning &amp; Environmental Policy, UCD and previously worked as an Irish Research Council Fellow on heritage projects with Dublin City Council and that included working as a curator on the new Tenement Museum, 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin which is now run by the Dublin City Council Culture Company.  Ellen's interest in people as much as buildings ensures 14 Henrietta Street brings to life the rich tapestry of tenement Dublin and in this episode of the podcast This is Where we Live, recorded in Henrietta Street, she talks to producer Helen Shaw about how the past shines light on the present as we once again grapple with the challenge of housing shortages, of high rents and private profiteering landlords and the need for affordable and public housing. Follow Ellen on Twitter : twitter.com/Elsorowley Bike tour of Dublin with Ellen (Video) cyclingwith.com/ellen/ And do book a tour of 14 Henrietta Street : 14henriettastreet.ie/ ( Henrietta St is run by Dublin City Council Culture Company) Watch this little video to see pictures of what Ellen and the team created:  "Set in a Georgian townhouse, 14 Henrietta Street tells the story of the building’s shifting fortunes, from family home and powerbase to courthouse; from barracks to its final incarnation as a tenement hall. The stories of the house and street mirror the story of Dublin and her citizens. https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-tv/watch-inside-14-henrietta-street-dublins-newest-museum-37313710.html The house features film and audio storytelling and has a powerful bed chamber centred around women and birth that uses poetry by Paula Meehan. www.thisiswherewelive.ie Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/tiwwl Music credit: Michael Gallen 'Graceful' michaeljgallen.com Our thanks to our sponsors Happy Scribe www.happyscribe.co a fast and efficient way to transcribe audio and to the Dublin Housing Observatory. Dr Rowley's recent book titles are : 2019: Architecture, Housing and the Edge Condition www.routledge.com/Housing-Architec…ok/9781138103801 2019/2016: More than Concrete Blocks, Vol. I and Vol.2 https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/more-than-concrete-blocks/  Photo Credit : The Irish Times

Dr Ellen Rowley is a cultural and architectural historian, a Dubliner with an eye and an ear for the stories of the people who lived in the buildings around us. 'If walls could talk' she says they'd tell us a multi-layered story of the lives of the people who passed through and made it a home.  Ellen is the editor of the book series 'More than Concrete Blocks, Dublin's 20th Century buildings and their stories' (<a href="https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/more-than-concrete-blocks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/more-than-concrete-blocks/</a>).  She is a Research Fellow with the School of Architecture, Planning &amp; Environmental Policy, UCD and previously worked as an Irish Research Council Fellow on heritage projects with Dublin City Council and that included working as a curator on the new Tenement Museum, 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin which is now run by the Dublin City Council Culture Company.  Ellen's interest in people as much as buildings ensures 14 Henrietta Street brings to life the rich tapestry of tenement Dublin and in this episode of the podcast This is Where we Live, recorded in Henrietta Street, she talks to producer Helen Shaw about how the past shines light on the present as we once again grapple with the challenge of housing shortages, of high rents and private profiteering landlords and the need for affordable and public housing. Follow Ellen on Twitter : <a href="http://twitter.com/Elsorowley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/Elsorowley</a> Bike tour of Dublin with Ellen (Video) <a href="http://cyclingwith.com/ellen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cyclingwith.com/ellen/</a> And do book a tour of 14 Henrietta Street : <a href="http://14henriettastreet.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">14henriettastreet.ie/ </a>( Henrietta St is run by Dublin City Council Culture Company) Watch this little video to see pictures of what Ellen and the team created:  "Set in a Georgian townhouse, 14 Henrietta Street tells the story of the building’s shifting fortunes, from family home and powerbase to courthouse; from barracks to its final incarnation as a tenement hall. The stories of the house and street mirror the story of Dublin and her citizens. <a href="https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-tv/watch-inside-14-henrietta-street-dublins-newest-museum-37313710.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-tv/watch-inside-14-henrietta-street-dublins-newest-museum-37313710.html</a> The house features film and audio storytelling and has a powerful bed chamber centred around women and birth that uses poetry by Paula Meehan. <a href="http://www.thisiswherewelive.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thisiswherewelive.ie</a> Support us on Patreon <a href="http://www.patreon.com/tiwwl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/tiwwl</a> Music credit: Michael Gallen 'Graceful' <a href="http://michaeljgallen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michaeljgallen.com</a> Our thanks to our sponsors Happy Scribe <a href="http://www.happyscribe.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.happyscribe.co</a> a fast and efficient way to transcribe audio and to the Dublin Housing Observatory. Dr Rowley's recent book titles are : 2019: Architecture, Housing and the Edge Condition <a href="http://www.routledge.com/Housing-Architec%E2%80%A6ok/9781138103801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.routledge.com/Housing-Architec…ok/9781138103801</a> 2019/2016: More than Concrete Blocks, Vol. I and Vol.2 <a href="https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/more-than-concrete-blocks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/more-than-concrete-blocks/</a> Photo Credit : The Irish Times

TIWWL: Dr Ellen Rowley, Architectural Historian on 14 Henrietta Street