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THE LIGNACITE LECTURE 2018

OCTOBER 2018

The Lignacite Lecture 2018

At Sadlers Well’s on the 16th October Niall will be giivng a lecture alongside Kim WIlkie titled Cultivated Land. ‘The mythical state of man living in nature never existed. We have always significantly altered and managed our landscapes for practical and symbolic reasons. We will explore the relationship between man and cultivated land, how this shaped our world and gave rise to the possibility of architecture. We will explore the future of our relationship with nature in these islands’. Tickets can be reserved through the Lignacite website here.

RIAI SILVER MEDAL HOUSING AWARD

FEBRUARY 2017

Somerville College Student Accommodation in Oxford was awarded a certificate of commendation for the RIAI Silver Medal for housing 2011-2012.  The award is to encourage excellence of design in housing by giving public recognition to architects responsible for buildings of exceptional merit. It is awarded five years after the competition so the building can be evaluated in a mature setting.

Information on the award can be found here.