DUBLIN SQUARES CONFERENCE 2013 Maximising the city’s Georgian heritage DUBLIN CIVIC TRUST is pleased to announce a major one-day conference assessing the role and significance, past, present and future, of the historic squares of Dublin. Placing a special emphasis on the north Georgian area of the city in association with The Mountjoy Square Society, this major symposium will be hosted in the magnificent environment of the former ballroom of the Assembly Rooms of the Rotunda Hospital on Parnell Square. Please find details about the conference and a full programme overleaf. Hosted in association with The Mountjoy Square Society and the support of Dublin City Council Dublin Civic Trust, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2 | 01 475 6911 |
[email protected] Speakers and Topics This major conference will feature a host of expert national and international speakers highlighting the architectural, cultural, social and economic significance of the five major historic squares of Dublin and their hinterlands. It will showcase their historic evolution through estate planning and management, building speculation and development, public landscape design, and the various international influences that helped shape the now familiar landscape of the city. It must also recognised that the role of the squares in Dublin is much greater than as an isolated cultural asset, as they serve as a key social and economic resource for the city at a time of growing environmental awareness and international competition between major urban centres. For the first time in a public forum, this conference aims to stimulate public discussion about the conservation of the built and natural environments of Dublin’s squares through exploring new uses for buildings, reinventing the public realm and promoting new perspectives on the role and design of their public gardens and parks.