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The vision of the Irish Georgian Society is to conserve, protect and foster a keen interest and a respect for Ireland’s architectural heritage and decorative arts. These aims are achieved through its scholarly and conservation education programmes, through its support of conservation projects and planning issues, and vitally, through its members and their activities.

Winners announced for the IGS 2024 Architectural Conservation & Original Drawing Awards

11.10.2024

Posted by IGS

The winners of our 2024 Architectural Conservation & Original Drawing Awards were announced on Thursday the 10th of October at the City Assembly House.

Bank Buildings (left) and McKee Barracks (right)
Bank Buildings (left) and McKee Barracks (right)

Attendees enjoyed a wine reception, an exhibition of all applicants in the Knight of Glin room followed by speeches by John Devitt, Head of Sales & Marketing with Awards sponsors Ecclesiastical Ireland and Livia Hurley, Chair of the independent judging panel.

This year we received a record twenty applications for our Conservation Project category who were then shortlisted to nine finalists, and seven applications for our Original Drawing category.

The standard of work was extremely high and we were pleased to announce two joint winners for the Conservation Project category: Bank Buildings, Belfast by Hall Black Douglas Architects and McKee Barracks, Dublin by Taylor McCarney Architects. 14 Clarendon Street by Shaffrey Architects was highly commended, and two projects, Ardgillan Vinery by de Blacam and Meagher Architects and the Bungalow, Dromineer by Lotts Architecture and Urbanism, were commended.

The conservation team from Taylor McCarney Architects with John Devitt of Ecclesiastical (second from right)

In the Original Drawing category Ciaran Dolan was the overall winner for his drawing of the Lion Gate in Mote Park, Roscommon. Two further drawings received recognition as highly commended works the Tullamore Capriccio by Fergal MacCabe and the Scottish Provident Building by Alex Peacock.

Stephen Douglas of Hall Black Douglas (right) with John Devitt of Ecclesiastical Ireland (left)

We would like to thank this year's sponsors Ecclesiastical Ireland, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the IGS London chapter, as well as the judging panel and all who applied.

An exhibition of all applicants is open to the public until Saturday the 19th of October.

For more information on this year's awards click here.