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Ballymore wins approval for 159-unit residential scheme at former Bray golf club

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Ballymore Properties has secured planning approval from An Coimisiún Pleanála for 159 residential units at a former Bray golf club, overturning a resident appeal. The scheme carries significant architectural and density implications for suburban residential development in Ireland.

NBK Architects wins Building Refurbishment award for Weston Airport Terminal at Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

NBK Architects has been named winner of the Building Refurbishment for a Single Building or Development award at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026 for the Weston Airport Terminal, a project that reinterprets Art Deco heritage through contemporary detailing while delivering seamless operational continuity throughout a live aviation environment. The judges praised the scheme for its phased delivery, architectural identity, and the social value introduced through a new public-facing restaurant, recognising a refurbishment that repositions Weston Airport Terminal as an open and engaging destination.

Fit Out Conference 2026 Speaker Lynne O'Loughlin on What the Sector Stands to Gain from Convening in One Place

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Lynne O'Loughlin, Director of Studio Lynne O'Loughlin and lecturer in design at Atlantic Technological University, reflects on what the Fit Out Conference 2026 means for practitioners across Ireland ahead of the inaugural forum on 11 June.

Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects wins House Extension Refurbishment for On the Bay at Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects has been named winner of the House Extension Refurbishment award at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2026 for On the Bay, a project that translates vernacular coastal forms into a refined contemporary architectural language with clarity, restraint, and coherence. The judges praised the scheme as a composed and accomplished piece of architecture that sits comfortably within its landscape, recognising the practice's careful handling of materials and sensitive response to a coastal setting.

Stable Ground: How Ireland's Building Sector Can Convert Cost Pressure Into Competitive Advantage

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

CIF data shows 94% of Irish firms faced raw material cost rises in Q1 2026, yet turnover and employment held firm. Firms that act on cost strategy now will be best placed to protect margins and win in Q2.

Lincoln Property Company appoints Patrick Tighe Architecture for revised 232-unit Santa Monica residential scheme

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Lincoln Property Company has filed a revised entitlement application for a 232-unit residential complex appointing local firm Patrick Tighe Architecture as the new design architect. The updated scheme scales back a 2025 proposal that had sought 257 units on the same site.

Aranchii Architects completes 12,000 sq m PROSTIR Business Hub in Ukraine with computationally designed sculptural roofs

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Ukrainian practice Aranchii Architects has completed the PROSTIR Business Hub in Zymna Voda near Lviv. The project combines office, warehouse, and commercial functions within a computationally developed modular framework.

Planning application lodged to convert former Ballinamore convent into 12-unit aparthotel and restaurant

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

A planning application has been submitted to Leitrim County Council to convert the former Convent of Mercy in Ballinamore into a 12-unit aparthotel. The application covers the convent building, chapel, and outbuildings on Convent Road, Aghadark.

Alanna Homes secures Bank of Ireland financing for 576-unit mixed-tenure Westmeath development

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Alanna Homes has secured Bank of Ireland financing for the Plovers Wood development in Co. Westmeath, a 576-unit mixed-tenure scheme. Each unit will be built to a minimum BER A3 rating under a licence agreement with Westmeath County Council.

COWI acquires PUNCH Consulting Engineers to expand Irish buildings and infrastructure engineering capability

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

COWI has acquired PUNCH Consulting Engineers, one of Ireland's largest Irish-owned multidisciplinary engineering consultancies. The deal supports COWI's ambition to grow its Irish business to over 300 employees across buildings, infrastructure, and energy projects.

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