Irish Architecture 2000 : RIAI Regional Awards

I think Smithfield is an overhyped disaster, and the more I see of it, the more I thin k it is wrong.

Dublin Under 100,000 IRP
Warehouse Conversion, Green Street East, Dublin 2 – NBK Designs Ltd.
Garage Cobersion, Dun Laoghaire – Box Architecture
Milkbar, Montague Street, Dublin 2 – O’Doinnell + Tuomey Architects
Domestic Extension, propry Ave, Stillorgan – Duffy Michell Architects

Dublin Over 100,000 IRP
NABCO Social Housing, Townsend Street, Dublin 2 – Brian Hogan Architects
Mews, Reaglan Lane, Dublin 4 – P + A Lavin Associates
No1 Castle Street, Dublin 2, De Blacam and Meagher Architects
Morrison Hotel, Ormond Quay – Douglas Wallace Architects

Dublin Over 1 million IRP
The Bookend, Essex Quay – Arthur Gibney & Partners
Millenium Bridge – Howley Harrington Architects
Smithfield – McGarry NiEanaigh

Eastern Over 100,000 IRP
Coill Dubh Credit Union, Co. Kildare – Hassett Ducatez Architects
Clomantagh Castle Restoration, Co. Kilkenny – Arthur Gibney & Partners
St Mary’s Oratory, Maynooth, Co. Kildare – Richard Hurley & Associates

Eastern Over 1 million IRP
Community Care Headquarters, Waterford – Brian Hogan Architects
Baltinglass Court House & Heritage Centre, Co. Wicklow – Newenhan Mulligan & Associates
Celbridge Community School, Co. Kildare – Grafton Architects

Western Over 1 million IRP
No.2 Pery Square Restoration, Limerick – John Thompson + Partners

Northern Over 1 million IRP
Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan – Grafton Architects

Southern under 100,000 IRP
Van, National Sculpture Factory, Cork – De Paor Architects

Southern over 100,000 IRP
Infill Housing, Barrack Street, Cork – Neil Hegarty, City Architect

Is it just me that thinks that awards for developmenst under 100,000 are so much more worthwhile? encouraging people to hire architects no matter how small the job and be bold about the design?

why is this information not on the RIAI site yet?

any pictures?

There is the issue of offices being too busy to submit details of their work, and consequently not get mentioned in either set of awards.

A number of buildings of merit have failed to be recognised over the last few years and I wonder if there is a way of involving the public or the end-user in the judgement of these awards.