James F. Horan

James F. Horan, born in Ireland 1948, is an architect, president of the EAAE, head of School of Architecture in Dublin and Director of Design Strategies.

Teaching:
Horan has been visiting professor at the Royal Danish Institute of Fine Arts, Copenhagen | Henry van de Velde Institute, Antwerp | Jon Minku School of Architecture, Bucharest, Romania. James Horan is member of the Advisory Body to the European Commission on the education and training of architects as well as he is chairman of the EU working group on architectural diplomas.

Research:
1999-2002 Archiwood; The use of timber in architectural education - resulting in an interactive CD and web-site for architectural students | 2002 Vernacular Architecture in Ireland; A research programme dealing with appropriate architectural form and language in the Irish landscape | 2002 Leonardo Funded Research Programme into Thematic Networks for Heads of Schools of Architecture in Europe - 75 Schools participating | 2002 Research Programme; Vernacular Shop fronts, Ennistymon, Co Clare.

With his office James Horan has received a wide number of awards and distinctions among those; 1983 first prize in First National Building Society - House of Today Competition | 1985 Zanussi International Design of the Year | 1988 Irish Timber Council competition | 1991 Arranmore Housing Competition | 1985, 1986 Architectural drawings exhibited at the Royal Academy, London.