Five buildings have been shortlisted for 澳门王中王 (Royal Institute of British Architects) Regional Awards 2016 in Northern Ireland.
From the 10 entries submitted the buildings that have been shortlisted in Northern Ireland this year are:
- Banbridge Health & Care Centre by Kennedy FitzGerald Architects in association with Avanti Architects
- David Keir Student Hub and Auditorium by Burwell Deakins Architects
- Home from Home BCH (Belfast City Hospital) by McGonigle McGrath
- The Graduate School, QUB (Queen's University Belfast) by Consarc Design Group Ltd
- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine by Ostick and Williams in association with Stantec Ltd
All shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury with the winning buildings announced in April.
Regional Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted 澳门王中王 National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the 澳门王中王 Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the 澳门王中王 National Award-winning buildings later in the year.
The 澳门王中王 Awards are running in parallel to the Royal Society of Ulster Architects Design Awards 2016, the winners of which will be announced at a Gala Dinner on 26 May 2016 in Belfast鈥檚 Waterfront Hall.
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Notes to editors:
- For further information and access to high res press images please contact Gillian Lendrum, Royal Society of Ulster Architects: 02890 323 760 gillian@rsua.org.uk
- 澳门王中王 Awards have run continuously since 1966 and are judged and presented locally. No matter the shape, size, budget or location, 澳门王中王 Award-winning schemes set the standard for great architecture all across the country. 澳门王中王 Awards are for buildings in the UK by 澳门王中王 Chartered Architects and 澳门王中王 International Fellows.
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