The AAI is delighted to announce the selected projects from the 2026 AAI Awards.
Following a long but enjoyable day of debate and discussion amongst the many varied entries, the jury of the 2026 AAI Awards were pleased to recognise nine projects, with five Awards and four Special Mentions awarded.
The jury confessed to finding the selection process a real challenge due to the high quality and standard of the entries.
Comhghairdeachas to the winners and our sincere thanks to all the entrants for your submissions. We look forward to celebrating with you.
Awards
The five Awards were given to:
Bog Bothy – 12th Field and Irish Architecture Foundation
Civic Workspace in the Ravine Woodland – Bucholz McEvoy Architects
Cruit Island – Pasparakis Friel Architects
New Wave House – Thomas McBrien Architects
Suburban Family House in Co. Tipperary – t o b architect
Special Mentions
While the following four projects received Special Mentions:
Bellevue Heights – Reir
Capel Street – Bernard Seymour Landscape Architects
Reimagining Logistics Architecture – Gottstein Architects
Scoil Mhuire Borrisokane – Reir
Adjudication + Jury
The adjudication occurred in City Assembly House Friday, April 17th 2026. Many thanks to our generous hosts, The Irish Georgian Society.
We also want to thank the jury for their generous commitment to this process and their insightful commentary and debate. We hope that it will make for an interesting read.
Critic and Chair:
Phineas Harper – London-based writer, founder and cultural leader.
Irish Architects:
Conor Sreenan – State Architect and Principal Architect at the Office of Public Works (OPW).
Ben Mullen of Ben Mullen Architects
International Architect:
Petra Marko – CEO of the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava (MIB) and Architect and placemaking expert dedicated to creating people-centric cities and public spaces.
Distinguished Non-Architect:
Jeanette Lowe – Visual artist examining the relationship between people, place, culture, and the evolving city.
