The best architecture of 2023 announced
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ESB Headquarters, Grafton Architects & O'Mahony Pike Architects Photo: Alice Clancy. The building was one of two winners in the Workplace and Fit-Out category.Image 2 of 17
Charleville: Scullion Architects. One of two winners in the Houses-Living category. Photo: Fionn McCann.Image 3 of 17
Winner of the Best Public Space and Design award: Cork County Council CPIU Architects with Scott Tallon Walker Architects and Professor Finola O'Kane. Photo: Benson Russell.Image 4 of 17
Beyond the Trees Avondale House & Forest Park, one of two winners in the Culture and Public Buildings category.Architect: van Dijk Architects and Stöger + Kölbl Architekten. Photo: Shane WalshImage 5 of 17
One of two winners in the Houses-Living category: An Tuí: Karen Brownlee Architects. Photo: Aisling McCoy.Image 6 of 17
Wellbeing category winner: Ardee Ambulance Base: Moloney OBeirne Architects. Photo: Ste Murray Photo by Ste MurrayImage 7 of 17
One of two winners in the Workplace and Fit-Out category. Writing room: Clancy Moore Architects Photo by Fionn McCannImage 8 of 17
One of the winners in the Living: Housing category; O'Devaney Gardens Regeneration Phase 1: Dublin City Council City Architects Department. Photo: Donal Murphy. Photo by Donal MurphyImage 9 of 17
Learning Environments category winner: Printing House Square, Trinity College, Dublin. Architect: McCullough Mulvin Architects and O’Mahony Pike ArchitectsPhoto: Ros Kavanagh.Image 10 of 17
International category winner: Quadrangle Building, King's College London. Architect: Hall McKnight. Photo: Johan Dehlin.Image 11 of 17
Sustainability category winner: Silver Bark House for FourSeven. Architect: Marshall McCann Architects Photo by Marshall McCann ArchitectsImage 12 of 17
Winner of the Conservation, Adaptation and Re-Use category: FKP Architects, Fitzgerald Kavanagh + Partners, Grangegorman Development Agency, TU Dublin, Lower House. Photo by Aisling McCoyImage 13 of 17
The Public Choice winner and one of two winners in the Culture and Public Buildings category: International Rugby Experience: Niall McLaughlin Architects. Photo: Nick Kane. Photo by Nick KaneImage 14 of 17
One of three winners in the Living: Housing category: Ladyswell Square for Cluid. Architect: ABK ArchitectsPhoto: F McCann.Image 15 of 17
Research category winner: Military Architecture and Brick Manufacture:Taylor McCarney Architects. Photo: Donal Murphy.Image 16 of 17
Clones Renewal Scheme by Craftstudio Architecture received the Special Award for Rural Town Renewal. Photo: Ronan Fitzpatrick.Image 17 of 17
One of three winners in the Living Housing category: Dominick Hall: Cotter and Naessens Architects, Denis Byrne Architects Joint Venture. Photo: Paul Tierney.Winner: Dominick Hall Photo by PAUL TIERNEY www.paultierney.comThe Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the winners of the 2023 RIAI Awards. The RIAI works to inspire excellence in Architecture to deliver a sustainable and resilient future and the awards recognise the contribution Registered Architects make to the built environment.
The RIAI announced 19 winners across 12 categories, including Conservation, Adaptation and Re-Use, Cultural and Public Buildings, International, Learning Environments, Living (Individual houses and housing development), Public Space and Urban Design, Wellbeing, Workplace and Fit-Out, Research, Sustainability, Universal Design and Public Choice.
This year’s awards recognised The Lower House by Fitzgerald Kavanagh & Partners as the winners of the highly competitive Conservation, Adaptation and Re-Use category.
Beyond the Trees: Avondale House & Forest Park in County Wicklow by van Dijk Architects and Stöger + Kölbl Architekten and the International Rugby Experience in Limerick by Niall McLaughlin Architects both took home the awards for the Cultural and Public Buildings category, recognising the significant contribution made by both projects to culture.
Sustainability was a core element of this year’s awards with Silver Bark House by Marshall McCann Architects recognised for its contribution to innovation in sustainable architecture, receiving the overall award for this category.
The importance of well-designed learning environments was highlighted by the Awards with Printing House Square by McCullough Mulvin Architects and O’Mahony Pike Architects receiving the award for the Learning Environments category.
The International Award also went to a learning project, Quadrangle Building at King's College London by Hall McKnight Architects.
This year’s awards represented architects’ commitment to sustainable residential developments with four awards given to housing projects located in both Dublin and Monaghan. In Dublin, the three winning projects included Dominick Hall by Cotter & Naessens Architects and Denis Byrne Architects; Ladyswell Square by ABK Architects; and O'Devaney Gardens by Dublin City Architects receiving awards for their contribution to high quality housing design. In Monaghan, the Clones Renewal Scheme by Craftstudio Architecture received the Special Award for Rural Town Renewal.
Architectural excellence in individual houses was also recognised with both An Tuí by Karen Brownlee Architects and Charleville by Scullion Architects receiving awards within the Living category.
Investment in high-quality Public Space was recognised with the award for the Béal na Bláth Centenary project in West Cork. This project was designed by Cork County Council CPIU Architects with Scott Tallon Walker Architects and Professor Finola O'Kane.
The award for excellence in the Workplace and Fit-Out category was given to the ESB Headquarters, designed by Grafton Architects and O'Mahony Pike Architects. A small bespoke Writer's Room by Clancy Moore Architects was the second Winner in this category.
In Wellbeing, the award was given to Ardee Ambulance Base, designed by Moloney O'Beirne Architects for the Health Service Executive.
In the Research category, Military Architecture and Brick Manufacture by Taylor McCarney Architects was awarded by the jury for its revival of the tradition of brick-making.
The Universal Design category also recognised Beyond the Trees: Avondale House & Forest Park by van Dijk Architects and Stöger + Kölbl Architekten as the winner for its excellence in design.
Earlier in the day, the RIAI President Charlotte Sheridan also announced the Public Choice Winner - the International Rugby Experience, in Limerick by Niall McLaughlin Architects.
RIAI President, Charlotte Sheridan MRIAI, said: “We are delighted to be here at the 34th annual RIAI Architecture Awards, to celebrate the value that architecture brings to society through excellence in design innovation – from our urban spaces in towns and cities and our workplaces, to our healthcare buildings and homes. I would like to congratulate the 19 winners of this year’s Architecture Awards on their outstanding designs, which represent the contribution that architecture can bring to the creation of an inclusive and sustainable society.”
The RIAI Awards 2023 are proudly supported by our Awards Gold Sponsor Equitone.