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Better Building Awards
Cork Better Buildings Awards is a Cork Marketing Partnership initiative aimed at raising awareness of, and applauding the effort that goes into, the good design, maintenance, conservation and presentation of Cork Buildings. The Awards seek to congratulate staff, managers, property owners, developers, architects and designers for high standards in design, conservation and creativity, and salute the window cleaners, painters and maintenance staff on their good practice in the presentation and upkeep of the buildings.
This, the 9th year of the Awards, now an established Cork annual event was launched in the newly refubished Bodega @ St. Peter's Market, along with our media partners 96FM and The Evening Echo.
The 2009 Cork Better Building Awards Categories and Winners:
Retail Front - 1st Leaders Menswear, North Main St. | 2nd Vodafone, Oliver Plunkett St. | 3rd Leonidas Chocolate Shop, Oliver Plunkett St.
Pub Front - 1st The Abbey Tavern, Gillabbey St. | 2nd The Flying Enterprise, Barrack St. | 3rd St Peter's Market, Cornmarket St.
Café / Restaurant - 1st Cork Coffee Roasters, Bridge St. | 2nd Café Mexicana, Carey's Lane | 3rd Butlers Chocolate Café, Oliver Plunkett St.
Commercial Business Frontage - 1st Matthew House, Father Matthew St. | 2nd Eamon Murray & Co Solicitors., Sheares St. | 3rd Mary Dorgan Solicitors, South Mall
New Development - 1st Opera Lane / Half Moon Street | 2nd Tyndall National Institute, New Laboratory Building | 3rd Douglas St. Education Centre & Residential Facility
Tourism - 1st Cork Opera House, Emmet Place | 2nd Cork Airport, Kinsale Road | 3rd Cork City Gaol, Sunday's Well
Heritage & Conservation Project - 1st Lee Mills House, UCC, Dyke Parade | 2nd Lifetime Lab / New Turbine House, Lee Rd. | 3rd Proby's Quay Slipway, Proby's Quay
Judges Choice - Dunnes Stores, Patrick St.
Every building in the City Centre is eligible to enter, with Tourism facilities in the greater Cork region also invited. Closing date for nominations is Friday, 28th August 2009. Adjudication will take place in September 2009 by our expert panel of judges.
A Gala Breakfast Awards Ceremony took place Friday November 13th, 2009 at The Gresham Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain Street, Cork City, from 7:30am until 9am, when the winners were announced and feted by the Lord Mayor and Cork business community.
Click here for the Cork Better Building Awards Presentation & Winners 2009 (Powerpoint presentation)
Previous Cork Better Building Award winners include the Elysian, Cork School of Music, Boqueria, Scoozis, Kent Station, Crawford Observatory, Beamish & Crawford, St Johns College, Household Linens and the Classic Bar.
For further information or photographs please contact Elizabeth McAvoy, Programme Manager on 021 4317895 or email liz@corkmarketingpartnership.ie
