Building & Design Awards 2011 Winners Announced
Design and build quality on display as large industry attendance gather to hear the winners announced at the 2011 Building & Design Awards
At a glittering gala evening in the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge Dublin, over 220 industry professionals from the construction industry gathered to hear who the judges voted as the winners of the 2011 Building and Design awards, selected from 14 industry categories.
Big winners on the night included Robin Lee Architecture who landed the Architectural Practice of the Year Award, while Sammon Group walked away with the Contractor of the Year Award. The highly contested ‘School & Educational Building Project of the Year’ category was won by New Engineering Building, NUI Galway, designed and submitted by Taylor Architects and RMJM and BAM Building.
The 2011 Building & Design Awards had a very high profile judging panel consisting of nine highly respected industry individuals that included John Power, Director General, Engineers Ireland; Dr Louis Gunnigan, President, International Construction Project Management Association; and Professor James Horan, Dublin School of Architecture, DIT.
“These awards differ from other award ceremonies in that they are industry awards as opposed to sector awards and I believe that has been the distinguishing feature of this event as it has grown, year on year, despite the extremely difficult climate,” said Tony Cantwell, managing director of CMG, the event organisers. “CMG have committed a lot of time and resources to this project and we were delighted to see the fantastic design and building quality on display at these awards.”
That point was reiterated by Dr Louis Gunnigan, President of the International Construction Project Managers Association, during his keynote address to the hundreds who attended. “It is truly invigorating to celebrate success and achievement and remind everyone just how talented and respected Irish construction is the world over, especially at a time when the focus seems to be on negativity,” he stated.
Ivan Yates was the MC for the evening and the winners and finalists are as follows:
Architectural Practice of the Year –
sponsored by TATA Steel & Eurobond
Winner: Robin Lee Architecture
Pictured (l-r): Leon Shakeshaft – Arthur Gibney & Partners
Robin Lee – Robin Lee Architecture
Ger Clarke, Eurobond
Contractor of the Year Award –
sponsored by Irish Construction Industry Magazine
Winner: Sammon Contracting Ltd
Pictured (l-r): Martin Heffernan - Sammon Contracting Ltd
Tony Cantwell, CMG
Miceal Sammon – Sammon Contracting Ltd
David O’Farrell - Sammon Contracting Ltd
Ivan Yates, MC
Engineering Practice of the Year Award –
sponsored by Kingspan Insulated Panels
Winners: Fehily Timoney & Company
Pictured (l-r): Ivan Yates, MC
Gerry O'Sullivan, Fehily Timoney & Company
Ger Higgins, Kingspan Insulated Panels
Construction Consultant/Project Management Firm of the Year –
sponsored by CMG Events
Winner: Healy Kelly Turner & Townsend Ltd
Pictured (l-r): Michael Hamill, Director; Greta Nagle, Associate Director; Martin Stonehouse, Director; Mark Kelly, Managing Director; Ivan Yates, Sarah Doolan, CMG; Kevin Duke, Director; Michael Nyland, Associate Director.
Specialist Contractor of the Year – sponsored by irishconstruction.com
Winner: Safegard Systems
Pictured (l-r): Michael McDonnell, MCD Media
Conor Walsh – Safegard Systems
James White – Safegard Systems
Ivan Yates, MC
Award for Sustainable Construction 2011 –
sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland
Winner: Stewart
Pictured (l-r) Brian Dowd – ESB Electric Ireland
Steven McGee - Stewart
Brian Gorman – Stewart
Ivan Yates, MC
Renewable Energy Award – sponsored by Kirby Group
Winner: WINDTURBINES.IE
Pictured (l-r): Alan Ryan – Kirby Group
Debbie Hogan, CMG receiving the award on behalf of WINDTURBINES.IE
Ivan Yates, MC
Architectural Project of the Year 2011 –
sponsored by Armstrong in conjunction with CPD
Winner: Wexford County Council Headquarters/
Robin Lee Architecture & Arthur Gibney & Partners
Pictured (l-r): Ivan Yates, MC
Leon Shakeshaft – Arthur Gibney & Partners Architects
Robin Lee – Robin Lee Architecture.
Tony Lettis – Armstrong & CPD
Water Infrastructure Project of the Year – sponsored by VP Groundforce
Winner: The Belfast Sewers Project – Atkins
Pictured (l-r): Liam Brew – Groundforce, sponsors
Brian Henderson, Northern Ireland Water
Bill Gowdy Northern Ireland Water
Adam Green Atkins
Ivan Yates, MC
School & Educational Building Project of the Year – sponsored by Kilsaran
Winner: New Engineering Building, National University of Ireland Galway – RMJM/Taylor Architects/BAM Building
Pictured (l-r): David McKeown, Kilsaran
Eamon McCarney, Taylor Architects,
Padraig Fahey, NUIG
Aidan O’Connell, BAM Building
Ivan Yates, MC
Retrofit Project of the Year – sponsored by Plan Magazine
Winner: Dundalk Institute of Technology – Building Design Partnership Ltd
Pictured (l-r): Denise Maguire, CMG
Michael Hamill, Healy Kelly Turner & Townsend, accepting the award on behalf of BDP
Ivan Yates, MC
Irish Building Project of the Year Winner –
Monks Accommodation Wing Mount Melleray Abbey
Pictured (l-r): Dr Louis Gunnigan, ICPMA
Fintan Duffy, DHB Architects
Maire Henry, DHB Architects
Ivan Yates, MC
Public Building Project of the Year Winner – Monaghan Court House Restoration
Pictured (l-r): Shane O'Toole, judging panel
John Mahon, Courts Service,
Ivan Yates, MC
Managing Director of the Year 2011
Winner: Eamon Timoney, Fehily Timoney and Co. Ltd
Pictured: Tony Cantwell, CMG
Oliver Tierney, Fehily Timoney and Co. Ltd accepting the award on behalf of Eamon Timoney
Ivan Yates, MC
A big thank you to all the sponsors of the CMG Building and Design Awards 2011:
