Contents

Introduction

December 2010
21 Meeting Professor Carol O’Sullivan reconstructing riots in real-time…

January 2011
10 Getting Started what’s the project about?
14 Meeting NOHO scoping and scheduling the 3D modelling…
18 Meeting Zia Holly learning about lighting in the early Abbey…
19 In Daithi P. Hanly’s Garden an intriguing lead…
20 Irish Architectural Archive a treasure trove of architectural history…
22 New Abbey Theatre – British Pathe rare film footage of the old Abbey…
22 Brilliant Irish Artists – British Pathe extraordinary online footage…
22 Coming Soon… the discovery diary fills up…
24 Holloway’s Plans in the NLI the Abbey’s original architectural plans…
25 Twittering creating #OldAbbeyDigital…
26 Archiving Holloway more discoveries at the National Library…
27 Gardening anticipating a promising fieldtrip…

February 2011
Feasting on Killiney Hill the last surviving remains of the old Abbey…
3 @ GV2 showing early results to Trinity’s visualisation experts…
7 The Moment of Truth… meeting modellers and mapping methodologies…
Entering the Archive historic photos and plans at the Abbey…
Programme Notes the Abbey’s first programme…
9 Without whom… thanks to the project’s many supporters…
16 Day 1 of 3D Modelling seeing the model emerge – a video documentary…
18 Meeting Provost John Hegarty an inspiring morning in the Provost’s House…
24 Day 1 of 3D Modelling: Images first renders of the draft model…
24 Launch Event & S H I F T the project launch event, and more…
25 Maps and Fires never before published maps of the old Abbey…

March 2011
3 Day 2 of Modelling video diary by Niall Ó hHoisín
10 Contact getting in touch with the project
22 It’s a riot… current project plans and preparations
22 New Discoveries at the National Library amazing finds in the most unexpected places…
24 @work@noho Hugh and Niall pictured puzzling over problems
27 Day 3 of Modelling the latest installment of Niall’s video diary
28 Archival Photos c.1904 earliest known images of the old Abbey

April 2011
12 Preparing for the Project Launch there’s a bit of a buzz going about the 15th
12 Day 4 of Modelling Neil’s latest video showing the evolution of the digital model
15 In the Press… Articles in the Irish Times and on noho’s blog
17 The Launch A great evening at the Samuel Beckett Centre
17 The Completed Model Images of the Abbey Theatre, 1904

May 2011
20 Videos of the Completed Model Six short video clips



image: detail of installation by Bronwyn Lace