Des Ewing Architects wins Single House Building of the Year at Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026

Looking back at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026, Des Ewing Architects produced a home that earned unanimous praise from the judges for its command of landscape, climate, and everyday living, taking Single House Building of the Year for the Irish Countryside Home in Cookstown. As the profession looks ahead to the 2027 cycle, this project sets a confident benchmark for how residential architecture can root itself in place, culture, and the realities of the Irish countryside.

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Healy Partners Architects wins Building of the Year Retail at Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026

Looking back at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026, Healy Partners Architects delivered one of the year's most assured pieces of retail architecture, earning Building of the Year in Retail for Keanes Jewellers Limerick through a design language defined by restraint, craftsmanship, and enduring character. As the profession looks ahead to the 2027 cycle, their work stands as a benchmark for how retail architecture can elevate a streetscape while reflecting the precision and quality of the brand it houses.

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Hassett Leyden Flynn wins Social Impact Award at Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026

Looking back at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026, Hassett Leyden Flynn stood out as a practice that proved architecture can be a genuine instrument of social change, earning the Social Impact Award for their housing developments in Ennis, Co. Clare. As the profession looks ahead to the 2027 cycle, their work sets a compelling benchmark for what inclusive, community-centred design can and should achieve.

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