... BIG THANKS for your welcoming open arms, didactic input, caring, worrying, listening skills, sweat, tears, sleepless nights, comforting words, hot whiskey, hugs, running around, understanding, prompt answers, surveillance, guidance through the mountains, charm chatting, and the most possible with a wide open smile in your faces… it’s probably not new that I have a special crush by Irish people, so here I openly declare my gratitude and love for you all!

Congratulations for the wonderful results in the workshops, which are obviously the product of tutors and participants’ work (well done everybody!), but for which we all must praise your enormous input to make it possible.

I got home a few hours ago, getting cozy at a surprisingly warm Amsterdam and ready for an ordinary working day tomorrow, but, as we all know, heart and mind are still hanging around there in the beautiful wild nature of Letterfrack. I know most of you will still stay busy there for the next few days, so I wish you a great, enjoyable, relax despite working week!!! And you should definitely get some pleasure out of the work we’ve done… like for instance get some “Zauna” moments… I would be very happy to know you did!

A huge kiss and hug to you all! X

So EASA008 has finally come to an end( well for the participants anyway).

Its hard to believe the its all over.

These last too weeks have been the most exciting, tiering, energetic, exhausting, saddest, happyest, longest, shortest, best, worst, memorable, forgetable, crazyest, wettest, emotional

the most unforgetable two weeks of my life.

I know that makes no sense what so ever, but fuck it neither does EASA.

I hope Ireland has given a little bit of easa spirit to bring back to your own countries.

I would just like to thank the great easa participants and also my fellow organisers who are a fantstic groupe of people.

See you all on face book.

Paddy.

I'm back home now and resume work on my thesis bright and early tomorrow morning so thoughts of EASA 008 will have to be put on hold then, but for now I just want to extend (again) my heart felt thanks to the organisers who provided an excellent platform for this years participants to perform, and looking at the out put I think we can all agree that they rose to the challenge.

So here's to EASA 008 a tremendous success.

Hey guys,

what's happening over there? have you cut your cables to outside world? Or am I the only person who can't find umbrellas, photos or anything else that could provide any flavor of what's up in Letterfrack?

Kotrynaaaaa??? Zhmona - neisdykauk!

Inpatient - Agne

Hello my lovliest easa people!!!

Just want to tell that miss and love all of u very very much. Hope u are having loads of fun. sending u loads of hugs and kisses

Anuka

p.s. not retired dino yet, will be in italy next year if I will survive this horrible and unpredictible situation which is now in Georgia.

Today EASA kicks off in Dublin, how things have moved on since Ireland was a "lost country" back in 2001...

Todays begins with what should be a very interesting discussion: Dublin’s Metamorphosis

This will be followed by about 12 guided tours of the city, including the Green and Blue walk: eco threads for Dublin city

This is an EASA event and is open to all the public, we will walk and talk, imagine what Dublin as an eco city might look like and think about strategies to turn these BOLD eco ideas into tomorrows realities...

The Botanic Spine is an architectural project for Dublin city in Ireland. The proposal is for an 18-kilometre ecological corridor, or greenway, for Dublin city, which is to be called the "botanic spine". The spine is a circular loop through the city that links up the river Liffey, the royal and grand canals, the botanic gardens and Europe's largest city park, the phoenix park. The spine is a "pearl necklace" type of park with the narrow line of the canal and the green space along its edges threading through a series of pocket parks, which house public buildings of interest. The Liffey will be spanned by a public walkway, alongside the rail bridge, through the soon to be developed lands around Heuston station and by an adjustable bridge spanning the river on the east side.

watch related botanic spine vids at FUSPEY and view the PDF of architectural proposal: Botanic Spine

related article about all things sustainable: Adapt Or Die (how to build a sustainable world)

hey girls and boys!

i guess you're all counting the hours till the 2 most interesting weeks of the summer...

i wish you all 2 have nice weather, lack of mosquitos, amazing parties, super productive workshops and as the GGG /gorgeous greek girls/ would say "the time of your life"...

sending you loads of easa spirit, from this /finally/ retired dino /and since a moth ago an architect/. :)

hugs & big thumbs up to irish org team and special hugs for both croatian and danish teams ...

miss u all...

If you wish to stay in a hostel, we recommend the Old Monastery Hostel, Stephen Gannon is your man. If you say you are with EASA, he will give you a discounted rate of €15. He is contactable at +353872349543. We can offer you a bedroom in our apartments but unfortunately only until 23rd and at €20 a night.

Guest fee is €10 a day for your breakfast, lunch and dinner.