Outstanding designs for a new, sustainable rural primary school have won two Ulster University students cash prizes in the Hamilton Architects Bursary Awards 2025.
Architectural Technology & Management students Annie Ni Lochlainn and Conor McColgan impressed judge Graeme Ogle with their ideas for a theoretical new school for Crawfordsburn, Co Down.
Graeme, a Partner at Hamilton Architects who specialises in education projects, said all the finalists, who included Aeryn McCracken and Evan Doherty, had put a huge amount of work into their projects.
“I could see any of these projects, with a bit of professional input, becoming live schemes,” said Graeme. “I’m just blown away by the level of thought, imagination, and technical expertise expressed by all the entries.”
“Overall, we are delighted with the enthusiasm for this year’s awards from UU architecture and ATM students. The competition is proving, once again, to be a great experience for all involved, stretching students and offering them a platform for their ideas.”
This year, the practice decided to run two competitions, one for ATM students and one for Architecture undergraduates. The Architecture competition takes place later this month.
