Ireland’s favourite building: Public voting opens for RIAI 2026 architecture awards shortlist

Home Editor Eve Kelliher checks out the buildings and spaces in the running for the 2026 RIAI Public Choice Awards

Greenville Terrace, Rachel Carmody Design. Picture: Peter Molloy

From a medieval holy island in Co Clare — complete with a monk’s cell — to a sleek centre for scholars of the present and the future, there’s no shortage of opportunity to venerate and learn as we select Ireland’s favourite building or space. 

The designs represent 12 counties across Ireland, alongside six projects by Irish architects internationally — from Okinawa to Ontario.