@Inter_Arch

We provide analysis, strategy and design toward the transformation of 'Interface Areas' in Belfast. A not-for-profit Co-operative Studio.

 Belfast, London, Dublin
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Video Lecture on 50 years of #Peacewall development focussing on area between the #Falls and the #Shankill in #Belfast by James O’Leary @BIP_Interfaces @Justice_NI @FallsResidents1 @FallsWomens @shankillhistory @ShankillWomens @FundforIreland @naomi_long
Dr James O'Leary@OLearyJames18 Jun 2020
100 Day Studio: James O'Leary: INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE: 50 Years of Belfast ‘Peacewalls’. Now on Architecture Foundation #100DayStudio You Tube Channel youtu.be/aCbvohzq8Pc
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The Irish News
@irish_news18 Sep 2024
A new £7 million shared community space has opened in west Belfast, replacing 30 meters of peace wall on the former Finlay's factory site. The Black Mountain Shared Space facility aims to foster cross-community engagement and provide a base for joint programming.
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Our Peace Barriers Programme (PBP) is designed to be the first step in a process leading to the physical removal of barriers. Find out how these interventions within and between interface communities develop here: internationalfundforireland.…
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Cages around houses: Life at Belfast's peace wall bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-norther…

Cages around houses: Life at Belfast's peace wall

There are over 20 miles of peace walls - or peace lines - across Northern Ireland.

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NI Troubles: 'I would love to see that wall coming down' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…

NI Troubles: 'I would love to see that wall coming down'

Ten years after a target to remove or reduce Northern Ireland's peace walls by 2023, about 60 remain.

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Part of peace wall removed for Black Mountain community centre - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23k…

Part of peace wall removed for Black Mountain community centre

The building has an education space, a multi-purpose hall and a function hall.

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Portadown peace wall removed after almost 27 years. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9…

Portadown peace wall removed after almost 27 years

Community groups in the town have welcomed the removal of the peace wall.

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Peter Osborne@OsborneTweets20 Jan 2025
Welcome step. Peace barriers have become barriers to peace. The more can be removed the better, with communities. Portadown peace wall removed after almost 27 years buff.ly/40qLnKa
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Black Mountain Shared Space Community Hub is nearing completion. Well done to all involved.
Virtual Towns@Virtual_Towns19 May 2024
Black Mountain Shared Space Project new build. We're looking forward to getting a look inside. @BLACKMOUNTAINSS @fieldsofturf @belfastcc #bmssp #DronePhotography ✌️🕊⛰️
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This project facilitated removal of steel ‘peace wall’ panels to Ballygomartin Road.
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Virtual Towns@Virtual_Towns20 May 2024
A quick showreel of the new @BLACKMOUNTAINSS new premises on the foot of the Black Mountain. A spectacular newbuild. @fieldsofturf @belfastcc
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NI_CRC@NI_CRC25 Apr 2024
The Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report 6 is now live. Find out more about peace & community growth 👉 ow.ly/xnzq50Qt1C3 #CommunityRelations
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We have invested over £9m in the Peace Barriers Programme delivering a range of confidence and relationship building interventions to help residents reach a position where they feel it is safe and appropriate to proceed with the removal of peace barriers in their area.
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Belfast City Council
@belfastcc4 Apr 2024
We’re holding PEACEPLUS procurement info sessions for community/voluntary sector orgs. 📍Skainos Centre, 9 April 📍Girdwood Community Hub, 25 April Registration is essential - email peacepluslap@belfastcity.gov.uk. ➡️belfastcity.gov.uk/peaceplus
Graphic promoting our Belfast PEACEPLUS public information sessions

ALT Graphic promoting our Belfast PEACEPLUS public information sessions

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North Belfast shared space project sees plans for new cafe, playpark and retail units belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfa…

Plans for new cafe, playpark and retail units in Belfast shared space project

The Imagine Shared Space Project has announced the plans for a shared space in the the Lower Oldpark and Cliftonville area

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#jobfairy The Imagine Peace Barriers Project, a community initiative looking at peace wall structures around Lower Oldpark and the Cliftonville area of north Belfast, is looking to recruit a Peace Barriers Project Co-ordinator. More info here: communityni.org/job/peace-ba…
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Changing perceptions for the next generation is key. We support a range of initiatives that seek to nurture and support our peacebuilders of the future. [via @Guardian] theguardian.com/news/video/2…

Beyond the Troubles: the women building hope along Derry’s peace line – video

Northern Ireland still has more than 100 'peace walls' separating Catholic and Protestant communities, 25 years after the signing of the Good Friday agreement ended the Troubles

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Positive consultation event this morning facilitated by our Peace Barrier Project - Imagine with LOCA and CCRF on their proposed shared space project in the Lower Oldpark and Cliftonville area
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TheNornIronPodcast@TheNornIronPod12 May 2023
Episode 6 trailer - I speak with @OsborneTweets from @FundforIreland about the impact of peace barriers on society today - thanks so much for speaking with me! Episode released on Monday 15th at 5pm!
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Dr James O'Leary@OLearyJames12 May 2023
It would have been interesting to overlay the @BIP_Interfaces Map of #Belfast #peacelines on these maps, to understand their impact on people's perceptions of threat. @Domsball @bsturgeon82. #Interfaces @FundforIreland @Justice_NI
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BMSSP@BLACKMOUNTAINSS20 Apr 2023
why the disconnect locally, where were the voices of the working class communities who remain at the coal face, who remain left to deal with endemic levels of poverty, segregation and no strategic investment policy.
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