22 Awards for projects delivering Ireland’s built environment at 2025 RIAI Awards
The winners of the 2025 RIAI Architecture Awards have been announced, demonstrating the quality being delivered in Architecture across Ireland and internationally. This year’s Awards recognise projects across 12 categories showcasing the depth and diversity of architectural achievement with buildings and places that are central to our everyday lives.
From carefully restored heritage buildings and reclaimed public spaces, to innovative new housing, schools and workplaces – the winning projects highlight Architecture’s powerful role in shaping sustainable, inclusive, and vibrant communities.
In addition to the jury Awards, the RIAI Public Choice Award – where the public votes for their favourite building or public space – was also revealed. The Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey by Axo Architects was voted Ireland’s favourite building in 2025, topping a shortlist of 48 projects. The runners-up included: Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant by Clancy Moore Architects in collaboration with Ayesa Engineers (2nd Place), and Scoil Naomh Bríd Culleens by SJK Architects (3rd Place).
View the RIAI Awards 2025 Winners, Highly Commended and Commended in the video below.
The RIAI Awards 2025 recognised Two Grand Parade by Henry J Lyons as the winner of the Adaptation and Re-Use category, while Trinity College’s beloved Campanile, restored by Howley Hayes Cooney Architecture, won one of two Conservation Awards, the second going to a beautifully restored Georgian home by Elizabeth Burns Architects in collaboration with Camille O'Sullivan.
In Public Buildings, the jury recognised diverse projects that positively impact on society – including water infrastructure, a primary school and a public space with Awards going to: Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant by Clancy Moore Architects in collaboration with Ayesa Engineers; Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School by tún - architecture + design; and Monaghan Peace Campus by Hall Black Douglas. The International Award went to Westminster Coroner’s Court by Lynch Architects.
In the largest category, Living, the jury recognised different types of homes, including House Adaptions, with Awards going to Rathdown by Scullion Architects and Sundial by Donaghy + Dimond Architects.
The Award for a New Build Home went to Beechville Gate Lodge by A2 Architects, while the winning Housing projects were 49 - 51 Amiens Street by Lawrence and Long Architects and the Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey by AXO Architects.
The Workplace and Fit-Out Award went to a new Architects' Studio by O’Donnell + Tuomey, while the Award for large Workplaces went to Work IQ by McCullough Mulvin Architects.
The importance of well-designed public spaces was highlighted by the Awards for Urban Design which went to Church Square, Monaghan, by Henry J Lyons and Tolka Estuary Greenway by Darmody Architecture and TTT (thirtythreetrees).
The Universal Design Award, which is supported by the Centre for Excellence for Universal Design at the National Disability Authority, went to Monaghan Peace Campus by Hall Black Douglas.
Sustainability in Architecture was recognised with two awards: Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant by Clancy Moore Architects in collaboration with Ayesa Engineers and The Jackson Library, Oxford by Nex—.
In addition to built work, the RIAI Awards also recognise the importance of Research and the benefits it can bring to our communities by driving innovation and engagement. The Research Winners are: The Reason of Towns Exhibition by McCullough Mulvin Architects, the Irish Architecture Foundation and AP+E; and Mulranny - .WAY – a project by Brock Finucane that arose from an RIAI architectural commission for Mulranny TidyTowns.
RIAI President Sean Mahon FRIAI said:
A massive congratulations to all the Architects recognised this year. These Awards celebrate not only individual excellence but also the profound positive impact Architecture has on our communities, economy, and cultural identity. The common theme in these Awards is the value that Architecture brings to people and places, at every scale in our villages, towns and cities – from our homes, to our workplaces, to our community buildings and spaces and to our public infrastructure.
It is about Architecture that goes beyond aesthetics to create places and spaces that support communities, and enhance how we live, work, and connect every day.
Adaptation and Re-Use
WINNER:Two Grand Parade
Architects: Henry J Lyons
Client: Hines
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Bailieborough Bridewell
Architects: Cooney Architects
Client: Cavan County Council
Conservation
Winner: Trinity’s Campanile Tower
Architects: Howley Hayes Cooney Architecture
Client: Trinity College Dublin
Winner: Wilton Place
Architects: Elizabeth Burns Architects in collaboration with Camille O'Sullivan
Client: Private
International
Winner: Westminster Coroner’s Court
Architects: Lynch Architects
Client: Westminster City Council
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sadler’s Wells Dance Theatre
Architects: O’Donnell + Tuomey
Client: Sadler’s Wells
COMMENDED: Achilles, London
Architects: ConForm Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: Shacklewell Lane, London
Architects: Lynch Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: Terzetto, London
Architects: ConForm Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: The Jackson Library, Oxford
Architects: Nex— Architects
Client: Exeter College, University of Oxford
Living: House – Adaption
Winner: Rathdown
Architects: Scullion Architects
Client: Private
Winner: Sundial
Architects: Donaghy + Dimond Architects
Client: Private
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tulach House
Architects: Ryan W. Kennihan Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED:Brick Built House
Architects: Courtney McDonnell Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: Leeson Park Avenue
Architects: desiun architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: Victorian Return
Architects: Gró.Works
Client: Private
Living: House - New Build
Winner: Beechville Gate Lodge
Architects: A2 Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: Castle Avenue
Architect: Architectural Farm Architects
Client: Private
Living: Housing
Winner: 49 - 51 Amiens Street
Architects: Lawrence and Long Architects
Client: Trenthall
Winner: Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey
Architects: AXO Architects
Client: The Kylemore Trust
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Richmond Place, Inchicore
Architects: OBFA Architects
Client: Circle Voluntary Housing Association, ALONE, HSE & Dublin City Council
COMMENDED: 55 Lad Lane
Architects: ODAA Architects
Client: Private
COMMENDED: Railway Court Social Housing
Architects: Seán Harrington Architects
Client: Circle VHA
Public Buildings
Winner: Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant
Architects: Clancy Moore Architects in collaboration with Ayesa Engineers
Client: Uisce Éireann / Irish Water
Winner: Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School
Architects: tun - architecture + design
Client: Department of Education and Youth
Winner: Monaghan Peace Campus
Architects: Hall Black Douglas
Client: Monaghan County Council
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Dublin Simon Community
Architects: O'Connell Mahon Architects
Client: Dublin Simon Community
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Saint Paul’s Secondary School, Monasterevin
Architects: de Blacam and Meagher Architects
Client: Department of Education and Youth
COMMENDED: 1774 Pavilion, Friends’ School Lisburn
Architects: Studio idir Architects
Client: Friends’ School Lisburn
COMMENDED: Scoil Naomh Bríd Culleens
Architects: SJK Architects
Client: Board of Management, Scoil Naomh Bríd Culleens
Workplace and Fit-Out
Winner: Architects' Studio
Architects: O’Donnell + Tuomey
Client: Private
WINNER: Work IQ
Architects: McCullough Mulvin Architects
Client: South Dublin County Council
COMMENDED: Coopers Cross Commercial
Architects: Henry J Lyons
Client: Kennedy Wilson
Research
WINNER: Mulranny - .WAY
Architect: Brock Finucane
Client: Mulrannny TidyTowns
WINNER: The Reason of Towns Exhibition
Architects: McCullough Mulvin Architects, Irish Architecture Foundation and AP+E
Client: The Arts Council, the Department for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and the Department of Rural and Community Development
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Reimagine Tuam
Architects: Helena McElmeel Architects, in collaboration with Creative Places Tuam and Niall O Cleirigh
Client: Irish Architecture Foundation
COMMENDED: Demolition Take Down
Architects: Islander Architects
Client: Creative Ireland
COMMENDED: Rethinking Demolition
Architects: Rose Bonner Alexander
Universal Design - Supported by The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD)
WINNER: Monaghan Peace Campus
Architect: Hall Black Douglas
Client: Monaghan County Council
Highly COMMENDED: Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey
Architects: AXO Architects
Client: The Kylemore Trust
COMMENDED: Brady’s Court
Architects: OBFA Architects
Client: South Dublin County Council
COMMENDED: Saint Paul’s Secondary School, Monasterevin
Architects: de Blacam and Meagher Architects
Client: Department of Education and Youth
COMMENDED: Scoil Naomh Bríd Culleens
Architects: SJK Architects
Client: Board of Management, Scoil Naomh Bríd Culleens
COMMENDED: Springvale Grove
Architects: ABK Architects with Levitt Bernstein Architects
Client: Dublin City Council, City Architects Division
COMMENDED: Sundial
Architects: Donaghy + Dimond Architects
Client: Private
Urban Design
WINNER: Church Square, Monaghan
Architect: Henry J Lyons
Client: Monaghan County Council
WINNER: Tolka Estuary Greenway
Architect: Darmody Architecture and TTT (thirtythreetrees)
Client: Dublin Port Company
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Athlone Greenway Bridge
Architects: Seán Harrington Architects
Client: Westmeath County Council
COMMENDED: Droichead an Dóchais
Architects: Seán Harrington Architects, with John McLaughlin Architects post-planning
Client: Galway City Council
COMMENDED: Lough Corrib 471
Architects: Helena McElmeel Architects
Client: Claran, Clydagh, Collinamuck and St. Annins National Schools, Corrib Beo and Arts Council
COMMENDED: Roscommon Covered Space
Architects: GKMP Architects
Client: Roscommon County Council
COMMENDED: The Redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire Baths
Architects: dlr architects and A2 Architects
Client: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
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Sustainability
WINNER: The Jackson Library, Oxford
Architect: Nex—
Client: Exeter College, University of Oxford
WINNER: Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant
Architect: Clancy Moore Architects in collaboration with Ayesa Engineers
Client: Uisce Éireann / Irish Water
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey
Architects: AXO Architects
Client: The Kylemore Trust
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Leeson Park Avenue
Architects: desiun architects
Client: Private
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sundial
Architects: Donaghy + Dimond Architects
Client: Private
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Teach Sprúis
Architects: EDEN Architects
Client: Private
The RIAI Awards 2025 are proudly supported by Gold Sponsors – Sika Ireland and VELUX.
The Universal Design Award is supported by The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD).
Images of the winning projects can be accessed online here.
RIAI Awards Jury 2025
Séamus Guidera MRIAI, Chair; Annie Fletcher, Director, IMMA, Distinguished Guest Juror; Carmel Brennan MRIAI; Nicci Brock MRIAI; Mark Costello MRIAI; Martin Liepmann MRIAI; Derbhile McDonagh MRIAI; Anna Meehan MRIAI; Sharon O’Gara MRIAI; Declan Scullion MRIAI.