Our own Jordan Beattie Wins ‘Best in School’ from RSUA at Architecture Night 2021
Hamilton Architects’ own Jordan Beattie was awarded RSUA Best in School UU at Architecture Night, the annual extravaganza of the profession in Northern Ireland. Jordan was presented with his award by Donal MacRandal with help from event host, Mark Simpson of the BBC, in front of 225 guests in the unique setting of the Banana […]
Unique Campus Offers a Shared Future for Limavady Students
Construction has started at Limavady Shared Education Campus. It is expected to take about two years for the new facilities to be built. Plans for shared campuses were initially part of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Together: Building a United Community strategy. The strategy aims to allow pupils from different backgrounds in separate schools to come together […]
UN Recognises Erne Campus as Global Centre of Energy Excellence
The Erne Campus of South West College, designed by Hamilton Architects, has been recognised as a UN Centre of Excellence for High Performance Buildings. The £30m facility, which opened in September, is among the most environmentally friendly in the world, boosting both Passive House Premium and BREEAM Outstanding accreditations. Now it has officially joined 25 […]
RUA Bronze Award Goes to Photographic Artist Peter Richards
Photographic, video and performance artist Peter Richards (above left) is the winner of the RUA Perpetual Bronze Medal, sponsored by Hamilton Architects, at the 140th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Ulster Academy. The adjudicator for this year’s exhibition, which features 268 works in a variety of mediums and runs until 2nd January 2022 at the […]
The School House at Methody sees a new term – and a new lease of life
The School House at Methodist College, Belfast, has welcomed students into its classrooms for the autumn term after a £7m redesign. The redesign and refurbishment of this historic building, which dates back to 1865, delivered new teaching facilities and administration offices to accommodate a growing student enrolment. Crucial historical features, including the Tudoresque entrance, ornate […]
Everything to play for at Ballymena Showgrounds thanks to new masterplan for 6,500 capacity stadium
An ambitious masterplan to turn Ballymena Showgrounds into a 6,500-capacity stadium has been submitted to planners by Hamilton Architects. The masterplan, on behalf of Mid and East Antrim Council, is currently out to public consultation and includes: One covered stand with a capacity of 1,512 at the ‘Fisherwick End’ of the stadium One uncovered stand […]
Making Way For A New McWhinney!
Hamilton Architects have won a £1.3m contract to extend and refurb McWhinney Memorial Hall at Ards Community Hospital, Newtownards, to provide new meeting room suites, an adjoining breakout area for large events, and high specification refurbishment of the main hall. Construction has begun on the project, which is expected to complete in late April 2022.
Revamp is the Star of the Show at Armagh Theatre
The Marketplace Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, one of the best-known and highly regarded arts venues in Northern Ireland, has raised its curtains again after a revamp. Improvements included a reimagining of internal workshop space, upper ground floor reception, and lower ground floor bars, as well as provision of a small exterior lobby on the […]
Award-winning Jordan joins the Hamilton Architects team
Award-winning student Jordan Beattie returns to the Hamilton Architects team after completing a Masters in Architecture at Ulster University. Jordan is already a familiar face, having spent a year at the Belfast office after winning the Hamilton Architects Young Designer of the Year Award 2017 and gaining a BA in Architecture. His design for an […]
Minister Lyons Opens World Beating £30m Campus Designed by Hamilton Architects
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has officially opened the new £30m Erne Campus of South West College in Enniskillen, designed by Hamilton Architects. The 8,200 m2 state-of-the-art campus opened its doors to students at the beginning of September and can accommodate 800 full-time students, 2,000 part-time students and 120 staff. The Erne Campus is one of […]