The 9th Venice Architecture Biennale at which Ian Ritchie Architects are represented in the British Pavilion, opened to the press on 9 September and to the public on 12 September. It continues until 7 November.

On 15 September Ian Ritchie was the guest assessor at the judging of the Leeds Award for Architecture 2004. The awards are sponsored this year by the Leeds Chamber of Commerce’s Property Forum and involve the Leeds Architecture and Design Initiative, The Leeds Society of Architects, The Landscape Institute, The Institute of Historic Building Conservation, Leeds Civic Trust and the Development Department of Leeds City Council. Ian Ritchie will announce the results and give a short presentation at the awards ceremony to be held at The Royal Armouries in Leeds on 20 January 2005.

Ian Ritchie with Jim Barrett of Dublin City Council is presenting The Spire project at the RIBA Annual Conference, ‘Good Clients = Good Architecture’, which is taking place at Trinity College Dublin on 9th and 10th July 2004.

Ian Ritchie has been invited to be President of the jury for the Compasso Volante international competition for students in Italy in September 2004.

The Spire of Dublin has received a RIBA Award.

Ian Ritchie Architects have been invited by the British Council to exhibit at the Venice Biennale 2004. Professor Peter Cook will be curating the exhibition.

The British Museum has appointed Ian Ritchie from Ian Ritchie Architects to act as an advisor on its space planning operations.

Ian Ritchie Architects ‘works outing’ this year is over the weekend of May 8/9^th in Dublin to see the Spire, and to enjoy Ireland’s revitalised capital city which has just hosted its first European event having taken over the Presidency of Europe.

A Public Inquiry will take place from April 29th to assess the planning application for the development of disused land adjacent to Potters Fields.

Ian Ritchie will give a talk in Chania, Crete on Saturday 25^th April during the conference organised by the Centre for Mediterranean Architecture. Other speakers include Alexandros Tambiazis, Michael Hopkins, Herve Descottes (US) and Professor David Lowe. The conference is sponsored by leading lighting companies including Artemide and Erco.