From Augustus Pugin to French postcards, a guide to lectures taking place this autumn

Some Open House events book out almost immediately: here’s our pick of doors you can still get behind this weekend, from halls of justice to private homes

Lucan House, the former home of Patrick Sarsfield and of Lord Lucan, has been maintained by six decades of Italian government investment

A firm of Irish architects is addressing the question of how buildings make us feel at the ‘Sensing Spaces’ exhibition at the Royal Academy in London’s Piccadilly

Your guide to indulging in the holy trinity of activities – sleeping, eating and shopping – in these three vibrant cities

Connolly Cleary’s latest clever installation takes one of Ireland’s most intricately designed buildings as its source material and setting

Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank visited Limerick’s Georgian heart this week to celebrate its vernacular style amid concern about its demise