The Born building in Newtownsmith was voted Galway’s favourite building in a telephone poll carried out by Galway Bay FM to mark Open House Galway 2010 which was held last weekend. Born headed a list which included the Augustinian Church, the Marine Institute, GMIT, and the Galway City Museum.
Eighteen-year-old Ciara Forde from Moycullen, who selected the winning building, was presented with her prize of two flights to Venice by Open House Galway chairman Patrick McCabe at the official opening of Open House Galway last Friday.
Some 250 people attending the opening exhibition, Architecture at the Edge, in the Centre Pier Buildings which was presided over by Mayor of Galway Michael Crowe and Dr Fabio Bartolozzi, honorary counsel to the Italian Embassy.
Organisers declared the second Open House Galway weekend a resounding success with up to 3,000 people attending the building visits and participating in tours over the weekend. Presented in partnership with the Irish Architecture Foundation, Open House Galway 2010 featured free tours to more than 30 buildings in the city along with architectural tours of Galway’s waterways, NUIG, urban spaces, and contemporary Gaeltacht designs.
The exhibition in the Centre Pier Building continues for the next week as part of the Open House Galway Open Minds education outreach programme. An estimated 250 post primary and third level students from city schools and third level colleges will be attending the exhibition.
