The Royal Society of Ulster Architects

The Royal Society of Ulster Architects The Royal Society of Ulster Architects strives to enhance Northern Ireland's built environment for the benefit of all through the promotion of architecture.

The Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) is the professional body for chartered architects in Northern Ireland with c.900 members. It was established in 1901 and then its objectives included the general advancement of architecture and the promotion and maintenance of a high standard of qualification in the profession, both of which are every bit as relevant today. A direct alliance was formed

with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1925 and the RSUA continues to act for the RIBA in Northern Ireland. The RSUA is committed to a comprehensive continuing professional development strategy and is a vital information network for architects providing a support service on a wide range of issues including contract and legal matters, professional indemnity, changes in planning law, building regulations and government legislation. Find out more, including current staff and council members at www.rsua.org.uk/about-us/

The RSUA Study Trip group returned from Oslo, Norway on Sunday afternoon. The aim for every RSUA Study Trip is to make i...
10/06/2026

The RSUA Study Trip group returned from Oslo, Norway on Sunday afternoon.

The aim for every RSUA Study Trip is to make it stimulating, engaging, thought provoking and friendship forming. This year’s trip was planned with a focus on the regeneration of Oslo’s waterfront area to inspire attendees on what’s possible for Belfast.

The itinerary included a visit to Norwegian architects Snøhetta's office to explore their workshop and hear more about their approach to projects all over the world, an afternoon with the Nordic Office of Architecture, including a guided tour of two of the practice's regeneration projects, a promenade along the 9km of Oslo's reimagined waterfront and a closer look at the iconic Opera House.

A huge thank you to Paul Crowe for curating the trip’s itinerary of meaningful visits, and to JP Corry and Tarkett as the trip's sponsors.

Read more about the study trip on the RSUA website here: https://rsua.org.uk/four-days-in-the-fjords/

A very warm welcome to James Grieve who took up his post as 58th President of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects at ...
09/06/2026

A very warm welcome to James Grieve who took up his post as 58th President of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects at the Annual General Meeting on Friday 29 May 2026.

He follows John Lavery who has just finished his two year term in the role.

RSUA Director Ciarán Fox extends his thanks to John Lavery for his dedication to the role of President over the last two years and wishes James Grieve the very best for his term.

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Ireland and Great Britain AwardWinner: Meadow of Eve by Arigho Larmour Wheeler ArchitectsThe judges said: “Set within a ...
28/05/2026

Ireland and Great Britain Award

Winner: Meadow of Eve by Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects

The judges said:

“Set within a designated Conservation Area, this renovation transforms a compromised Victorian cottage into a calm, spatially rich family home. Poorly conceived later additions were removed, enabling a confident re-ordering of the house around its principal asset: a generous rear garden.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography by Simon Menges

Private Housing Development AwardWinner: The Residences at King’s Hall Belfast by TODD ArchitectsThe judges said:“The Re...
28/05/2026

Private Housing Development Award

Winner: The Residences at King’s Hall Belfast by TODD Architects

The judges said:

“The Residences at King’s Hall presents a confident rethinking of age-exclusive housing, showing how later-life living can be both socially vibrant and architecturally assured. Set within the wider King’s Hall masterplan in south Belfast, the scheme transforms a previously underused corner into a clear residential presence that balances civic identity with a domestic scale.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography by Joe Laverty

Social Housing Development AwardWinner: The Savoy by McGarry Moon ArchitectsPresented by VELUXThe judges said: “The Savo...
28/05/2026

Social Housing Development Award

Winner: The Savoy by McGarry Moon Architects

Presented by VELUX

The judges said:

“The Savoy Apartments are a careful reworking of a constrained urban site in Bangor, transforming a former sheltered housing complex into a clear, well-composed residential development for over-55s. Located close to the town centre and adjacent to the former Savoy Hotel, the scheme responds sensitively to its surroundings, balancing domestic scale with a more civic presence.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography credits to McGarry Moon Architects

Social Housing Development AwardWinner: Ross Street Mews by Studiorogers ArchitectsPresented by VELUXThe judges said:“Ro...
28/05/2026

Social Housing Development Award

Winner: Ross Street Mews by Studiorogers Architects

Presented by VELUX

The judges said:

“Ross Street Mews is a clever reworking of the traditional Belfast terrace, adapting its familiar rhythm and sense of enclosure into a contemporary mews street. Built in the Falls area of West Belfast, it replaces the former Ross Street Flats, once defined by crime and neglect, with a clear, coherent and welcoming residential setting.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography by Mafra Media

Community AwardWinner: Shankill Shared Women’s Centre by TODD ArchitectsThe judges said: “The Shankill Shared Women’s Ce...
27/05/2026

Community Award

Winner: Shankill Shared Women’s Centre by TODD Architects

The judges said:

“The Shankill Shared Women’s Centre succeeds because it understands the complexity of this city. It manages to make perforate the many layers of people, boundaries, traffic, culture, society, division, union and inclusion in a historic part of residential fabric. From the entrance foyer alone there’s a clear diagram of how whole place comes together. There is light, there is space, there is safety and visibility of where the journey of safety, engagement and inclusion begins.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography by Joe Laverty

Work & Leisure AwardWinner: Irish Salt Mines Exploration (ISME) New Headquarters by Knox Clayton ArchitectsPresented by ...
27/05/2026

Work & Leisure Award

Winner: Irish Salt Mines Exploration (ISME) New Headquarters by Knox Clayton Architects

Presented by Department for Infrastructure

The judges said:

“The ISME New Headquarters at Kilroot is an outstanding example of how architectural leadership can elevate a highly technical, operational brief into a place of identity, dignity and long term value for those who work there. It demonstrates workplace architecture that goes well beyond competence, embedding meaning, wellbeing and context into an industrial setting.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography credits to Knox Clayton

Regional Public Building AwardWinner: Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service – Learning and Development College by Ken...
27/05/2026

Regional Public Building Award

Winner: Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service – Learning and Development College by Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects and Arcadis

Presented by Metal Technology

The judges said:

“This is a building which nestles easily in its landscape. It’s not by accident that it sits in a beautiful glacial bowl, but because it has specifically been designed by the architects to do so. By addition, subtraction, plantation and expansion, the brief of this complex set of circumstances has become a global centre of excellence when it comes to teaching of response to all emergencies.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography by Felix O’Hare / Donal McCann

Regeneration AwardWinner: Custom House Belfast by TODD ArchitectsPresented by the Department for CommunitiesThe judges s...
27/05/2026

Regeneration Award

Winner: Custom House Belfast by TODD Architects

Presented by the Department for Communities

The judges said:

“The RSUA judges were impressed by Todd Architects transformative regeneration approach and their ultra-close engagement with an enlightened and committed client to undertake such a refined refurbishment and sympathetic repurposing of the former HM Customs & Excise building.”

Read the full citation and view the full photo gallery here: https://kavpmlgssr.zite.so

Photography by Joe Laverty

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