Superdry scoops award for preservation of iconic ‘Moderne’ building facade

Superdry, which was forced to reinstate the famous ‘The Moderne’ sign over its premises in Cork last year following the intervention of planning officials and a formal complaint from a member of the public, has won an award for its preservation of the building.

The Cork Better Building awards honour the best-designed and best-kept buildings in Cork City and suburbs, and are aimed at rewarding businesses and building caretakers for their efforts to protect, enhance, and improve the city’s streetscape.

Superdry on St Patrick’s Street received a Special Merit Award in the Best in Retail section for “integrating the needs of a modern, international, clothes store with the preservation of a historic building and shopfront on Cork’s main shopping street and destination”.