Hugh Wallace

Hugh Wallace

Contributor

Hugh Wallace, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a founding partner of the Douglas Wallace architectural practice and presenter of The Great House Revival on RTÉ.

Hugh Wallace: All I want for Christmas is to change the way we deliver housing

The time for moaning is over. We must shake things up to bring an end to our housing crisis

Hugh Wallace: The time is right to reclaim land in Dublin Bay for new homes

Reclaiming land between Clontarf and Sandymount Strand could create a valuable land bank for high-density – not high-rise – housing

Hugh Wallace: Living over the shop can give a new lease of life to our cities

A seismic shift in building regulations is needed to make good use of the empty upper floors on our high streets

Hugh Wallace: Here’s how to bring Ireland’s soulless buildings back to life

Why do many apartment blocks include empty shops? We’ve misunderstood how to make buildings foster community

Hugh Wallace: We once had the Million Pound Scheme. Time to get our ambition back and plan homes for all

When it comes to housing its people, the State has all the financial firepower it needs, plus a plethora of delivery mechanisms

As an architect, I am dumbfounded by the vagaries of Ireland’s planning system

From the late 1920s to the 1950s, the State was able to deliver housing and infrastructure for the common good

Hugh Wallace: We have a real chance to alleviate Ireland’s desperate housing needs. This is how we can do it

We have more than 160,000 vacant properties across the island of Ireland, in various states of repair, but all ready to be refurbished and reoccupied

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