Aai Awards 2005
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AAI AWARDS 2005
The following are the results of the Architectural Association of Ireland’s AAI Awards 2005 – the 20th in this series of annual awards for excellence in architectural design – which were adjudicated on Friday 10 December 2004.
MEDAL
The Downes Bronze Medal may be awarded at the discretion of the Assessors. This year, the jury awarded the Downes Bronze Medal to:
#63 (HOUSE AT) Alma Lane, South Dublin
— Boyd Cody ArchitectsAAI AWARDS
The maximum number of AAI Awards is seven. This year the jury selected 3 projects for Awards.
They are (in alphabetical order by architect):#64 (HOUSE AT) Wellington Road, Dublin 4
— Boyd Cody Architects#52 Youth and community Centre, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8
— Henchion + Reuter Architects#53 Peabody Housing, Silvertown, London E16
— Niall McLaughlin ArchitectsSPECIAL MENTIONS
A number of entries may be selected for Special Mention. This year the jury selected 9 projects for Special Mention. They are (in alphabetical order by architect):
#7 Refurbishment of Car Park, Drury Street, Dublin 2
— Robert Payne, Naomi Lloyd, Cullen Payne Architects#46 Connemara BoatHouse, Moyard, Co Galway
— Agata Falat, Michael Cullinan, MV Cullinan Architects#70 DUBCO Credit Union, Little Green Street, Dublin 2
— Donnelly Turpin Architects#71 Finglas Swimming Pool and leisure Centre, Mellowes Park, Dublin 11
— Donnelly Turpin Architects#54 House at Dirk Cove, Clonakilty, Co Cork
— Niall McLaughlin Architects#55 Houseboat
— Niall McLaughlin Architects#5 Vehicular and Pedestrian Bridge, University of Limerick
— Hugh Kelly, Murray O’Laoire Architects / Adrian Duffy, Arup Consulting Engineers#39 Lewis Glucksman Gallery, University College Cork
— O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects#40 Ireland’s Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Arsenale, Venice
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boyd cody are doing very well at the moment. selected by alberto campo baeza for the new 10×10. good stuffNot to take away from their great work but its also good to have contacts…………….
check out the profiles.
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In contemporary Ireland I would say that providing space is the main objective of most involved in the built environment field. The wording of your question is very interesting and of course the primary focus of architecture is to design structures for various facets of life. Projects that are conceived as ‘monumental projects’ more often than not fail to acheive that objective, if all the implications on lives of the users of the building along with those affected by the structure are well considered a quality piece of architecture will emerge. It is unlikely to look like a monument and probably sadly unlikely to maximise its financial value but its users and design team will be all the better for it.
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“Elegant”?..Someone enlighten me because to my eye its an austere, humourless, charmless lump of architectural masturbation – like an unimaginative child given their first set of lego..maybe its all the hard landscaping around but I bet its uncompromising nature makes it an pretty unpleasant environment to live in too..
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your understanding of what can be elegant appears to be stunted. like an unimaginative child given a learning disorder.
this small house is elegant both in its proportioning and the integrity and restraint shown in its materials.the last time i checked (i.e. post 1995) humour was not a prerequsit for good architecture
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@Deadonarrival wrote:
Someone enlighten me because to my eye its an austere, humourless, charmless lump of architectural masturbation
Your point being?
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The fact that a small albeit beautiful house has won the downs medal begs me to ask the question which Eddie Conroy touched on last year. Can the level of achievement in completing a house really be compared to the tackling down of something much more complex like community centre or art gallery? Are we really comparing like with like.
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My point is, Helloinsane, to question the merit of awarding a pretigious design award to a building thats frankly pretty dull and conventional. What were the critera for the award – does inventiveness, pushing boundries of ‘taste’ play a part? I guess I’m playing devils advocate – I’m not an architect just a joe soap with an interest in my built environment.
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i dont think the fact the house is small or ‘conventional’ in the realms of modern houses is necessarily a reason not to give the medal to this house.
At the end of the day it is a beautifully executed piece of architecture. it has been particularily successful in becoming what it set out to be. And im sure this is what the judges saw in it above some other more complex or innovative schemes which may have been let down by other aspects, or not been as wholly successful.It is of course debatable whether this house was better than all the other projects submitted. But there is no denying it is a successful piece of architecture.
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@Deadonarrival wrote:
“Elegant”?..Someone enlighten me because to my eye its an austere, humourless, charmless lump of architectural masturbation…
Crude, but agreed.
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Do you not find beauty in its austerity?
Admittedly I’m not a fan of the brick – dusty residue aside – but the sheer simplicity of the architecture shines through.
As to whether it should have won, I’m certainly not one to ask, but agreed that it seems a little strange that such a project should have won.
Not that small or domestic isn’t worthy – just seems a bit odd that this is the winner out of all shapes and kinds of projects entered from all over the country… -
@Deadonarrival & Agreed by Lexington wrote:
“Elegant”?..Someone enlighten me because to my eye its an austere, humourless, charmless lump of architectural masturbation –
DOA, I have yet to see you post what you consider a freindly, humourous, charming and proportioned form of architectural grace.
Lexington,
https://archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=3165&highlight=lexington+watergold
Explain your comments in relation to the above.
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@Graham Hickey wrote:
I’m sorry to have to tell you this sw, but, well, it never goes 🙁
Even if things seems get better during the day – it still returns in your sleep.
Curiously both in nightmares and fantastical dreams – yet to figure out why…they’re creepy and they’re spooky…
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