Helen McFadden

Helen is an architectural graduate, researcher, and educator. She follows interests in the intersection of natural and cultural landscapes with climate change through drawing, writing, photography, and making.

Helen's current work stems from her M.Arch. thesis (SABE, TU Dublin), which was located in Mulranny in County Mayo. Through its designated Decarbonisation Zone status, the community must reduce Mulranny’s carbon emissions by 51% before 2030. This research-through-design project involves working with historical infrastructure, traditional methods of construction, and emerging nature-based solutions to protect depleting coastal wetlands in the face of climate change. Since 2023 she has continued to work on this project with support from a trans-disciplinary team, stakeholders, and the community.

This project is foundational - she is exploring the future role and contribution of an architect working in / with / for / on the natural, cultural, and legislative landscape.