The official video of the Building & Architect of the Year Awards 2025 captures the creativity, innovation, and collaboration that continue to shape Ireland’s built environment.

Bringing together the country’s leading architectural firms, designers, and developers, the event celebrated the people and projects redefining excellence across residential, commercial, and public architecture.

From red-carpet moments to the announcement of the Building of the Year – Retail and Conservation Award winners, the highlights video offers a front-row seat to an inspiring evening of recognition and achievement.

Among the standout moments were reflections from award winners who shared their pride and gratitude.

“It’s amazing to be part of a competition with such high-quality professionals. It’s great to see everybody with this calibre in one space,” said Gary Cohn, Design Director at COHN.

Seamus Guidera, Commercial Sector Lead and Director at RKD, added, “We were delighted and surprised. The calibre was incredibly high, some really fantastic projects, so we’re truly honoured to win.”

Relive the highlights and hear from the winners, watch the video here: Building & Architect of the Year Awards 2025.

The Building & Architect of the Year Awards, organised by BusinessRiver, celebrate Ireland’s most innovative individuals and companies driving excellence in building and architecture.

Entries for the 2026 Awards close on December 19th, 2025, submit your project before the deadline to be part of next year’s celebration of design excellence.

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