Saltmarsh House has been awarded an AIA UK Award in the Small Projects category. The AIA Awards confer trans-Atlantic recognition for design excellence. The awards were judged based on their design achievements, design intentions, distinguishing aspects of the design resolution, and sustainability, which focused on the AIA Ten Measures of Design Excellence.
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Niall has been elected as one of six new members of Aosdána.
Founded in 1981, Aosdána was established by the Arts Council to honour artists for their contributions to Irish society and to support them in their artistic endeavours. Membership is capped at 250 living artists from a range of creative disciplines. All members are elected by their peers.
Visual artist Aideen Barry; film and video artist Clare Langan; Man Booker prize winner Anna Burns; writer Doireann Ní Gríofa; and painter and printmaker Margaret Irwin West were also elected.