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Seán Harrington Architects is an Irish architecture firm established in Dublin in 2005.

The Practice
During the last 9 years Seán Harrington Architects have worked on a wide range of project types including housing, schools, community facilities and bridges.They are perhaps best known for their York St Housing Project and more recently for their design of the Rainscreen Umbrellas, Meeting House Square, Dublin and The Rosie Hackett Bridge.

The practice’s work is concerned with creating places and homes that are both humane and environmental sensitive. To achieve these objectives, Sean Harrington Architects are attentive to environmental, social an economic sustainability. They have developed a design language, based on green design principles and a deep understanding of technical matters.

The practice is internationally recognised for being innovative in it’s ambitious exploration of engineering and construction solutions. In 2013 Seán Harrington Architects was awarded The International Architecture Awards from the the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design for The Rainscreen Umbrellas in Meeting House Square, Dublin.

Previous to 2005 Sean Harrington was a partner in Howley Harrington Architects. In 2000 this practice was awarded a RIBA International Award for the Millennium bridge in Dublin. He has recently been the Vice-President of the RIAI, is a member of the RIAI Housing Committee, external examiner for Architecture at D.I.T. Bolton Street and visiting critic at UCD, DIT and Queens University Schools of Architecture. He has lectured on the subject of architecture, housing and sustainability, in Brussels and Moscow and all over Ireland including in Dublin and Belfast.

Projects

 * Rosie Hackett Bridge, Dublin, 2014
 * Rainscreen Umbrellas, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2013
 * Parish Centre, Malahide, Dublin, 2013
 * Pallet theatre, Dominick Street, Dublin. 2013
 * Sillogue Nursery, Ballymun, Dublin, 2012
 * Affordable Housing Building, Fenian Street, Dublin, 2009
 * York Street, Dublin, 2008
 * Tallaght Zip, 2008
 * Tallaght Village Plaza, 2008
 * Granard Library, Longford, 2008
 * Millennium Bridge, Dublin, 2000

Awards

 * The International Architecture Awards 2013 (from the Chicago Atheneum Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies).
 * RIAI Award 2013, commended, Meeting House Square Rainscreen Umbrellas.
 * OPUS Award for Housing 2010, Affordable Housing Building, Holles Street.
 * Irish Architect of the Year at the LAMA (Local Authority) Awards 2010
 * RIAI Awards 2009, Winner Best Sustainable Building, York Street Housing.
 * RIAI Awards 2009, Highly Commended, Housing, York Street Housing.
 * Irish Council of Social Housing Awards 2009; Winner, Regeneration category, York Street Housing.
 * International Green Good Design Award 2009 (from the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum (Museum of Architecture and Design).
 * OPUS Awards 2009; Winner Best Housing project, York Street Housing.
 * RIAI Awards 2009, Winner Best Public Space, Tallaght Zip.
 * Irish Landscape Architect Awards 2009. Commendation, Tallaght Zip.
 * RIAI Awards 2009, Commended, Housing Category, Parknasilloge Court Housing, Enniskerry.
 * OPUS Awards 2009, Commended, Housing Category,Parknasilloge Court Housing, Enniskerry.
 * OPUS Awards 2007; Commended, Balgaddy E Housing Project.
 * RIAI Silver Medal for Housing 2003-4, Highly Commended, Balgaddy A Housing Project.
 * RIAI Special Award (Best Housing Project) 2004, Balgaddy A Housing Project.
 * OPUS Special Award (Best Housing Project) 2004, Balgaddy A Housing Project.
 * RIAI Award 2000, Millennium Bridge, Dublin
 * RIBA International Award 2000, Millennium Bridge, Dublin
 * Construction Excellence Award 2000, Millennium Bridge, Dublin