A social housing development in Dublin has won a prestigious international architecture award.
Judges from the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) selected the Timberyard building in the Liberties area for the award.
Another three Irish buildings received awards for architectural excellence at the RIBA awards, including the Visual Centre for Contemporary Art and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, located on the grounds of Carlow College, and Dublin’s innovative Alzheimer’s respite centre.
A cutting-edge house in Spanish Cove, west Cork, designed by Niall McLaughlin architects, was also chosen by the judging panel of architects and leading arts figures.
Opened in September, the Timberyard social housing development comprises of a modulated wall of housing and a triangular-shaped wedge of communal space.
The €12.5 million project, designed by O’Donnell and Tuomey architects, will also go head to head with two developments for the institute’s much-coveted Lubetkin Prize for best international building by an RIBA member.
Rival finalists are the UK Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai and the Anchorage Museum in Alaska.
The winner will be announced on June 29th.
