Insights

STW Director Kevin Bates and Project Lead Justin Hynes were delighted to attend the unveiling of the new Scott Tallon Walker Architects designed National Isolation Unit at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin last Monday, 14th November, where Mater CEO Alan Sharp welcomed Minister Paschal Donohoe to inspect the facilities.

The Award was presented to the two recipients by RIAI President Sean Mahon and RIAI CEO Kathryn Meghen, with Scott Tallon Walker Architects Director, St. John Handley, at the RIAI Conference on Wednesday 9th October.

The project demonstrates how biodiversity can be leveraged to create a therapeutic and healing environment, one which benefits both service users and staff.

We have been shortlisted for the Irish Construction Industry Awards!

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the RIAI Scott Tallon Walker Student Excellence Award for Architecture.

The official commencement of the new Cystic Fibrosis In-Patient Unit at Beaumont Hospital was celebrated on site in Dublin last week with main contractor Elliott Group.

Miesian Plaza was featured as a case study in a recently-published report with recommendations for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to support the Irish construction sector's transition to a circular economy.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects was proud to be a practice sponsor this year’s Architects For Health Student Design Awards, which took place at The King’s Fund in London.

The Rock Wing, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, received the ‘Public Buildings and Infrastructure’ Award at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) on Friday evening.

Congratulations to Chinwe Kane, Project Director, who was recognised at the Women in Construction Awards which took place in Dublin on Thursday night, receiving the 'Excellence in Architecture and Design' Award!

The National Forensic Mental Health Service, Portrane, was recently shortlisted for the Irish Construction Excellence Awards in the 'Architectural Design Excellence – Project Value Over €10m' category.

Congratulations to all involved in the Ulster University Belfast Campus project!

We are delighted to hear that the RIAI Simon Open Door initiative raised €98,000 in donations this year.

The Rock Wing at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin was announced as the winner of the ‘Building of the Year – Medical and Health’ Award at Friday evening’s Building & Architect of the Year Awards.

STEM learning emphasises the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The integration of these four core disciplines provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving, critical thinking, and innovation, which in recent years have emerged as the critical framework for achieving goals across all our major industries including the construction industry.

Today is International Women’s Day and we are recognising in particular our female colleagues and those who paved the way for women working in architecture, here in Ireland and around the world.

The National Forensic Mental Health Service, Portrane, was recently shortlisted for the Irish Construction Excellence Awards in the 'Architectural Design Excellence – Project Value Over €10m' category.

The recently-completed Rock Wing at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin has just been shortlisted for the ‘Building of the Year – Medical and Health’ category at this year’s Building & Architect of the Year Awards.

Work has started on site for the New National Isolation Unit at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, which will be located in the recently completed Rock Wing Building, also designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects.

Tallaght University Hospital’s Intensive Critical Care Unit has been shortlisted in the ‘Healthcare Project of the Year’ category for this year’s Irish Building and Design Awards.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects is seeking enthusiastic and diligent design-focused architects and architectural technologists to join our Dublin studio working across an exciting range of projects.

Each year, since 1975, Scott Tallon Walker Architects have worked with an Irish artist to create a unique Christmas card which reflects our legacy and our commitment to the arts.

On Tuesday 28th November, the 10th National Business Post Property Summit took place at the Radisson Blue Royal Hotel in Dublin city.

The ‘Generous Architectures’ Symposium was held in City Assembly House on Friday 3rd November, coinciding with the publication of ‘More Than Concrete Blocks. Volume 3 (1973 – 1999)’, the launch of which was held after the event.

Congratulations to our healthcare team on the announcement that Tallaght University Hospital's Intensive Critical Care Unit won the 'Design Project of the Year' Award at the Irish Construction Industry Awards.

The National Forensic Mental Health Service, North Dublin, designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects in collaboration with Medical Architecture was announced as the recipient of several Awards at the 2023 Building Better Healthcare Awards in London on Wednesday 1st November.

We were delighted to take part in an event to mark the 70th Anniversary of Busáras/ Áras Mhic Dhiarmada in Dublin on Thursday 26th October.

On Saturday 14th October, Scott Tallon Walker Architects' Paul Hadfield and Aprar Elawad gave two fully-booked tours of Miesian Plaza for Irish Architecture Foundation's Open House Dublin festival.

As part of the Irish Architecture Foundation's Open House Dublin festival, Scott Tallon Walker Architects' Project Director, Philip Jackson took part in a panel discussion in Dún Laoghaire County Hall on Friday 13th October about the future of sustainable travel and public spaces.

Tallaght University Hospital Intensive Critical Care Unit has been shortlisted in the ‘Design Project of the Year’ category for this year’s Irish Construction Industry Awards, taking place on Thursday 2nd November.

Well done to our colleagues here at Scott Tallon Walker Architects and from across the property sector who took to the River Liffey on Thursday, 31st August for Dragons at The Docks at Dublin's Grand Canal Dock.

Ronan Phelan, STW’s Managing Director, was featured in the Business Post on Sunday 27th August discussing our design of MoLI, and how the sensitive approach taken to the adaptation of the historical buildings which make up MoLI facilitates bringing Ireland’s literary culture and heritage to life for thousands of visitors.

Ronan Phelan, Scott Tallon Walker Architects' Managing Director, is featured in this month’s Property Week Ireland feature, discussing the increasing interest in renovating and upgrading existing buildings in Dublin, highlighting Miesian Plaza.

Rebecca Ryan, Project Director with Scott Tallon Walker Architects, is featured in this month's Stable Media Education, Design & Build Magazine, where she shared her insights on the delivery of Ulster University’s Belfast Campus expansion. The new campus, opened for the 2022/23 academic year, adds 75,000 sq. m. to the University to accommodate 15,000 students and staff, making it one of the largest higher education capital builds in Europe.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects’ Deirdre Whelan gave a presentation at a CBRE Ireland Lunch & Learn event in their offices on Thursday 27th July on the topic of ‘Rethinking the Workplace: at Home, in the Office, and Beyond’.

Ronan Phelan, our Managing Director, took part in a panel discussion organised by the Embassy of Ireland in Denmark while attending the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen on the theme of ‘Common Space: An Irish-Danish Conversation on Diversity and Inclusivity in Architecture and Design’.

We are delighted to share that last night Béal na Bláth Centenary Project won the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Space and Urban Design Award!

Béal na Bláth Centenary Project in Cork has been awarded second place in the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Awards. Designed in collaboration with Cork County Council CIPU Architects and Professor Finola O'Kane, the new memorial delivers unbiased interpretation of Michael Collins death, maximising accessibility for daily visitors and commemorative crowds.

We are proud to share that the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) has been awarded a European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award 2023 for 'Citizen’s Engagement and Awareness Raising'. A partnership between University College Dublin and the National Library of Ireland, and designed by Scott Tallon Walker architects, MoLI is now a landmark cultural institution in the heart of Ireland’s capital city.

We are delighted to share that Béal na Bláth Centenary Project has been shortlisted in the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Award 2023 – and we are asking for your vote.

Karl Burton, Scott Tallon Walker Architects, along with Ruairi Reeves, Medical Architecture, presented a talk at the European Healthcare Design Conference on the new National Forensic Mental Hospital, Dublin and how our design of the Hospital promotes health outcomes and improves quality of life for those suffering from mental health issues.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects’ Sustainability Lead, Patrycja Kochaniuk, spoke at the Irish Green Building Council's SME Renovation Roundtables on office renovation and how working environments can be enhanced in such projects.

The National Forensic Mental Hospital was awarded Project of the Year – New Build International and Outside Space of the Year at the Design in Mental Health Awards, which took place on Wednesday 7th June in Coventry.

Ronan Phelan was featured in the Business Post where he discussed the environmental and social benefits of retaining and upgrading existing buildings.

Register by Friday 9th June 2023, submissions accepted from Friday 16th June until Saturday 16th September. Best of luck!

Nominated in the ‘Design for Adaptation and Transformation’ category, the bespoke extension added significant capacity to TUH’s Intensive Care Wing.

Ronan Phelan is appointed Managing Director, succeeding Michael Tallon who moves into the position of Executive Chairman

New Project Directors will further strengthen Scott Tallon Walker’s reputation as a leader in innovative design in Ireland and the UK.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are looking to hire a communications co-ordinator to join its team in Ireland. The role will involve the coordination of all marketing and communications activities across the practice.

STW are seeking enthusiastic and diligent design-focused architects to join our Dublin studio working across an exciting range of projects.

For five decades, STW has partnered with leading Irish artists to create unique Christmas card designs that reflect its commitment to the arts

The new building adds 75,000 sq. m. of additional campus space

STW the only Irish firm shortlisted in the festival’s healthcare global sector award category

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are delighted to share that planning has been approved by Wicklow County Council for the construction 265 houses and 100 duplex apartments at Tinakilly, Co. Wicklow.

Watch Professor Geoff Bellingan, Medical Director, Surgery and Cancer Board speak about Grafton Way Building

Monday 24th of October, our London Studio is moving to a new location in Victoria.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are excited to be selected as a Finalist for the Health and Wellbeing Project of the Year - AJ Awards 2022.

Register by Friday 3 June 2022, and submit by Friday 17 June 2022. Best of luck!

Flagship proton beam therapy hospital has been shortlisted for Design for Health and Wellness Award at EHD 2022.

STW will be exhibiting at AUDE Conference 2022. We hope to see you there.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are very proud that UCLH Wins Project of the Year at Construction News Awards

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are delighted that the UCLH Grafton Way Building is shortlisted in BREEAM Summit Awards 2022.

STW's Lee Point Student Accommodation features in Architecture Ireland Issue 319 for September/October 2021.

Six family homes given planning permission on North Dublin coastal landscape.

Our Cork project wins Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland award.

Lee Point Student Accommodation wins award in the 'Living' category at RIAI Architecture Awards 2021

UCLH Grafton Way Building wins Interior Design and the Arts at European Healthcare Design Congress Awards

STW's design for MoLI features in Architecture Ireland Issue 311 for May/June 2020

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are proud to have two projects shortlisted for the RIAI Awards 2020

This Bloomsday (7pm Tuesday 16th June), RTÉ One will screen 'Making A Museum: The Story of MoLI'.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are delighted Wexford County Council has received approval from An Bord Pleanala for the Trinity Wharf development in Wexford town.

Ireland's first purpose-built coherently modern campus celebrates 50 years. Scott Tallon Walker Architects continues to be a part of that history.

STW are delighted once again to be sponsoring the RIAI Scott Tallon Walker Student Excellence Award for Architecture.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects business continuity statement amid Covid-19.

The Museum of Literature Ireland is published in the Irish Arts Review, Spring Edition 2020.

An in-depth review of Miesian Plaza has been published in this months Passive House Plus magazine.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects spoke at Healthy City Design 2019 on the exciting developments in Ireland on actively creating healthy, living communities.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are proud of our continued sponsorship of student architects and excellence in contemporary architecture.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are delighted to announce the substantial completion of construction works at Newman House, St. Stephen’s Green, for Ireland’s new landmark cultural institution, the Museum of Literature Ireland - MoLI.

Scott Tallon Walker are proud to announce that Miesian Plaza is the first building in Ireland to achieve LEED Platinum v4 Certification, the highest accreditation from the USGBC. Redeveloped with Remley Developments Ltd, Miesian Plaza is only building in Ireland to be awarded LEED Platinum v4, and only the 179th building in the world.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are once again delighted to be associated with the RIAI in the launch of the “RIAI Scott Tallon Walker Student Excellence Award” (the former RIAI Travelling Scholarship student award) in memory of Scott Tallon Walker Architects’ three founding partners, Dr. Michael Scott, Dr. Ronald Tallon and Robin Walker.

Scott Tallon Walker are delighted to announce appointment of our Multi-discipline Design team to the new 5 year Technical Designers Framework for University of Oxford.

Scott Tallon Walker Architects are pleased to announce that they have achieved certification for the design and construction of BIM Level 2 projects in line with PAS 1192-2 by the British Standards Institute.

This ground-breaking facility is on track to treat patients in 2020, with the successful installation of the Cyclotron, the beating heart of the Proton Centre.