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 on July 7th.
The 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.
“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. The award from Ireland, follows the Architecture Grand Prix prize given to gm+ad for the Radisson SAS at the recent Scottish Design Awards 2003