Irish Architecture Awards 2007

Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop have been given a Special Award in recognition of their work, by architects in Ireland

The Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) awarded the Radisson SAS Hotel in Glasgow, the Special Award for the Best Commercial Building at the Irish Architecture Awards 2003 ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, on July 7th.

The Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland Award was given to Gordon Murray from gm+ad and Mr Brian Day of MWB Argyle Street Ltd, their clients for the Radisson SAS by Mr Martin Cullen TD Minister for the Environment for the Irish Government and Mr Toal O'Muire, President of the RIAI.

Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland Special Award : Radisson SAS Hotel

"This is a great honour for the practice and for Glasgow, especially as it is given by architects in Ireland where the standard of new architecture is so very high" says Gordon Murray.

Irish Awards Judges:-

Shane O'Toole FRIAI Chairperson
Greg Tisdall MRIAI Dublin Region Representative
Mary Kerrigan MRIAI Northern Region Representative
Gerard O'Callaghan FRIAI Southern Region Representative
Colm Nolan MRIAI Eastern Region Representative
David Thomson MRIAI Western Region Representative
Mary Hanna FRIAI Heritage Council Representative
Sean Madigan MRIAI Overseas Region Representative

Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects - Building PR



There were 8 Special Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland Awards, of which the Radisson is one. 177 Entries, 23 Awards, 28 Selected for RIAI Exhibition.

RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2003

This year the RIAI celebrates the fourteenth year of Irish Architecture Awards, which travels to approximately twenty venues around Ireland and to London. The object of the Irish Architecture Awards is to communicate the range, variety and quality of the architect's work in any one year. The importance of the Irish Architecture Awards is that immediate recognition if given to good architecture in the year of its completion.

In response to the range and quality of the Irish Architecture Awards in recent years, the RIAI has decided to make Eight Special Awards from the overall Awards in the following categories.

Best Building in the Landscape
Best Public Building
Best Commercial Building
Best Conservation Project - Sponsored by the Heritage Council, Ireland
Best Housing Project
Best Contribution to Urban Design
Best Accessible Project - Sponsored by the OPW
Most Sustainable Building Project - Sponsored by the Irish Department of Environment & Local Government

The Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland Award entries are assessed on a regional basis in three categories: category 1: under EUR300,000; category 2: between EUR300,000 and EUR3,000,000; category 3: over EUR3,000,000. Entries are selected for award or exhibition. This year, 177 projects were submitted, and from them 23 projects were selected for award, and a further 28 were selected for exhibition.An assessor from a particular region does not participate in the assessment of entries from that region. The Irish Architecture Awards form a unique annual record of the quality and diversity of architecture in 2003, both at home and abroad. The RIAI thanks Roadstone, sponsor of the awards, whose support enables this exhibition and accompanying
publications to travel throughout Ireland and abroad, celebrating Irish architecture.

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