BREAKING: Limerick's International Rugby Experience is named as nation's favourite building
The International Rugby Experience in Limerick has been named the nation's favourite building as it became the winner of the Public Choice category at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Awards 2023.
The announcement was made shortly before 9am on RTÉ Radio One this Thursday morning.
The International Rugby Experience faced competition from a shortlist of 53 projects.
Winning first place, the International Rugby Experience by Niall McLaughlin Architects – entered into the Cultural and Public Buildings category – is a new cultural institution and visitor experience to celebrate the worldwide game of rugby.
Located in the heart of Limerick, this project seeks to reinvigorate the city centre, complement the existing local arts and heritage attractions and forge links with Muster Rugby.
RIAI President Charlotte Sheridan was “thrilled” to announce the International Rugby Experience as the nation’s favourite building
“The shortlist for this year’s Public Choice Award has some incredible buildings that demonstrated the highest level of architecture. It is clear from the level of entries that Irish architects are amongst the best in the world, supporting not just design but Ireland’s economic, cultural and social structure. I would like to congratulate our winner, our runners up and the entire shortlist on their superb entries.”
The RIAI Irish Architecture Awards are the most prestigious awards of their kind in Ireland. They celebrate the quality of current work by RIAI Members at home and abroad and create awareness of the important role that architecture plays in delivering Ireland’s societal and economic infrastructure.
This year shortlisted entrants were located across the length and breadth of the country in Belfast, Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Kildare, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Waterford and Wicklow, as well as internationally in London and Lesotho.
All of the projects on the shortlist were designed by Registered Architects based in Ireland and completed in 2022 and selected for the shortlist by the RIAI Awards Jury who visited the projects.