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NO 26 YORK STREET, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has been voted Ireland’s favourite building.
The new medical education building has won the public choice award at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Awards 2018.
The building was designed by Henry J Lyons, who won the public choice award back in 2010 for the new Criminal Courts of Justice.
The ten-storey building has four basement levels to get around planning height restrictions in Dublin’s city centre.
Described as a state-of-the-art facility for medical students, surgical trainees and staff, the building is equipped with modern cutting-edge facilities as well as a new library, auditorium and sports facility.
Now in their 29th year, the awards are the primary architectural awards in the country.
The shortlist for the public choice award included 31 entries around the island of Ireland and one in India.
22% of the votes cast by members of the public online went to the winning project. Over 10,000 people voted in the public choice section.
Mayo and Dublin
Second place went to Scoil Phádrig, a primary school in Westport designed by SJK Architects, while third place went to a Dublin project- One Microsoft Place, the tech giant’s Dublin campus in Leopardstown, designed by RKD Architects.
RIAI president David Browne said that the shortlist was made up of ”exceptional projects”, adding: ”It’s encouraging that Irish people recognise the value that Irish architects add to all aspects of the built environment, supporting Ireland’s educational, economic and social infrastructure.”
The rest of the winners, in 14 other categories, will be announced this evening at an awards dinner at the Mansion House, Dublin.
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Why would fundamentalist Islamists want to destroy something so important to islamic history in North Africa? The mind boogles how idiotic and destructive people can be
Because fundamentalist Islam strongly opposes the idea of idolatry. Presumably they see the veneration of saints tombs as a usurpation of faith that should be directed at god alone. nnI absolutely agree with you though, the mind boggles at this kind of mindless destruction. It saddens me deeply to see human culture be irretrievably damaged by idiots like this the world over.
Taliban cultural vandalism revisited?
It must be a quiet week for the Islamic fundamentalists if ancient buildings is what they have to focus their ire on. The list of things that doesn’t annoy these eejits is a lot shorter than the opposite one.
Sickening. Do those idiots have any respect for anything but their batshit crazy delusions
Bricks and mortar at the end of the day. Better that than people
I think that it’s reasonable to assume that that is either happening already or will follow.
Hakuin, what would you think if someone destroyed Newgrange, Christ church cathedral or even your home?
People are next.n
5 lads in a van
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