Friday, June 26, 2009 : McNamara Projects win RIAI Awards

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) announced the winning projects for this year’s Irish Architectural Awards. Among them are two Michael McNamara & Company Projects.

Best Health Building: Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore- Construction of this state of the art General Hospital which provides a major landmark in public health services. This hospital is a 4 storey hospital building constructed on a green field site adjacent to the existing operational hospital which included maintenance buildings and associated roadways, car parking and site services. This project included new laboratories and a pharmacy for training.

Best Sustainable Project: York Street Social Housing - A new, exciting and sustainable social housing scheme. The project entailed the construction of 66 apartments for local authority tenants, a basement car-park, ground floor retail units, a community centre and a secure communal garden for the residents.