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The New York Times: Not Worth the Paper It’s Built On
DUBLIN — As an emblem of the modern Irish condition, Frank Buckley is almost too apt. Dead broke, he lives in a house made of money. Euros here, euros there. Euros in the fireplace. Euros on the floor, on the chairs, in the windows. Worthless euros, taken out of circulation and shredded by Ireland’s [...]
Guardian Article: ENTIRE HOME MADE FROM 1B DECOMMISSIONED EURO NOTES
Ever wonder what happens to misprinted currency? In the case of decommissioned Euro notes, the money gets shredded and formed into a papery brick. The blocks hold no monetary value and are likely viewed as useless hunks of paper by the masses, but not to Irish artist, Frank Buckley. Buckley collected the pulped bricks totalling [...]
Official launch of the Billion Euro House and Gallery
A clip from the official launch of the Billion Euro House and Gallery on 5th April 2012.
The House was opened by Robert Ballagh, who designed the Irish euro notes which now coat the walls and floors of the Billion Euro House!
It’s Official: The Billion Euro House has gone viral!
The irishtimes.com video, uploaded to YouTube on 24th of January, has officially gone viral!
Times of India: “Euro notes useless? No worries, build a home with them”
Now India knows about the Billion Euro House!
Huffinton Post: “Frank Buckley’s Billion Euro House Is Literally Made Of Money”
The Huffington Post catches up with the hottest story coming out of the Eurozone – the Billion Euro House!
Gizmodo News Website: “This is a Billion Euro House. Literally.”
Gizmodo.com News Website: “This is a Billion Euro House. Literally.”
BBC World Service: “The house that a billion euros built”
BBC World Service interviews Frank about the Billion Euro House!
Stephanie Hegarty has published a feature article on the BBC News Magazine website
Time Magazine Website select Billion Euro House!
“Frank Buckley may not be made of money, but Dublin house literally is…”
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