Students recognised at Architecture Night 2022

November 10th, 2022

At Architecture Night 2022 Universities and students displayed the best architecture projects from their institutions, and we revealed the winners of the RSUA Bronze and Silver Medals.

This section of the evening started with the announcement of the Best in School awards for undergraduate students from Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, followed by the overall winner of the RSUA Bronze Medal. The Best in School awards for postgraduate students from Ulster University and Queen’s University Belfast were then announced followed by the overall winner of the RSUA Silver Medal.

The judges were Karen Crilly, Principal Architect, Department of Justice and Paul McAlister, RSUA President.

On the night, the awards were presented by Paul McAlister with help from Architecture Night host Mark Simpson.

Silver Medal Shortlist

Alex Knowles QUB
Darcy Carroll QUB
Matthew Graham QUB
Courtney McIlkenny UU
Zoe Gibson UU
Rory Magee UU

Best in School QUB: Matthew Graham

RSUA President Paul McAlister presents Postgraduate Best in School to Matthew Graham of Queen’s University, Belfast

Best in School UU and Silver Medal Winner: Zoe Gibson

RSUA Director Ciarán Fox awards Postgraduate Best in School and the Silver Medal to Zoe Gibson of Ulster University (who joined us live from Venice)

‘Rathlin Island; A Landscape Repository. How do we archive the landscape?’ by Zoe Gibson

Bronze Medal Shortlist

Conor Quinn UU
John Matthew Manlapaz UU
Thomas Crowe UU
Matthew Lui QUB
Sara Sokolowska-Katzer QUB
Malgorzata Migut QUB

Best in School UU: Thomas Crowe

RSUA President Paul McAlister presents Undergraduate Best in School to Thomas Crowe of Ulster University

Best in School QUB & RSUA Bronze Medal Winner: Malgorzata Migut

RSUA President Paul McAlister presents Undergraduate Best in School and the Bronze medal to Malgorzata Migut of Queen’s University, Belfast

‘Sandy Grow. Vertical Studio Time Out of Time’ by Makgorzata Migut

Best Student Architecture Projects in Northern Ireland Showcase

Prior to announcing the winners of this year’s President’s Medals at Architecture Night 2022, the shortlisted students had the opportunity to showcase their projects. If you weren’t able to join us for this showcase you can watch below.