The FE McWilliam Centre, Banbridge

January 2009 - Grove Well Being Centre wins William Keown Trust Access Award

The Grove Well Being Centre received the prestige William Keown Trust Access Award at a ceremony held in December.

The Trust Access awards were established almost 20 years ago to provide public recognition for those organisations that have worked to make their buildings accessible for everyone in the community.

November 2008 - The Grove Health & Well Being Centre, Belfast wins National Healthcare Award

The Grove Health & Well Being Centre, Belfast designed by Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates in association with Avanti Architects has won the Best Community Care Design Award in the Better Building for Healthcare Awards.

Kennedy FitzGerald collecting their prize at the BBH Awards

Designed to provide a range of services for the community the Grove Health & Well Being Centre includes GP practices, two swimming pools, a ten pin bowling alley and library.

The project also benefited from consultation with the Carbon Trust to maximise low carbon design features such as natural ventilation, rainwater harvesting and a green roof.

October 2008 - Strule Arts Centre, Omagh receives an RICS Grand Final Commendation

The Strule Arts Centre, Omagh was Commended in the Regeneration Category of the RICS Awards Grand Final held in London on the 17th November 2008.

October 2008 - Grove Health & Well Being Centre Shortlisted for National Healthcare Award

The Grove Health & Well Being Centre has been shortlisted in the Better Building for Healthcare Awards Community Category. The winner will be announced on the 13th November 2008.

May 2008 - Strule Arts Centre, Omagh Wins Awards

Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates have received the following awards for the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh

RIBA Regional Award 2008
RSUA Design Award 2008 - Category Construction value over £3million
RICS Award 2008 - Category Regeneration
RICS Award 2008 - Overall Award for Excellence in the Built Environment

The Strule Arts Centre is a new theatre seating 400 people with additional arts based facilities including a cinema / lecture theatre, dance studios, gallery and recording studios. The Arts Centre is the centre piece of a wider riverside regeneration scheme that creates a new focus to the town adjacent to the River Strule.

February 2008 - Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates – Competition Wins

The practice was successful with two competition entries in February 2008.

As a result of a competitive design process Kennedy FitzGerald in association with Avanti have been appointed Architects for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust under the Northern Ireland Primary Community Care Infrastructure programme.

The Avanti / Kennedy FitzGerald team were successful in a second healthcare design competition this month when the Western Health and Social Care Trust confirmed our appointment as architects for a new Mental Health Crisis Unit.

December 2007 - RIBA Exams Passed

Congratulations to KFA staff Aaron Crozier, Orla Conlon and Jonny Cassidy who have all passed their final RIBA professional exams.

September 2007 - Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates Competition Win

The Practice has won the RSUA architectural competition to design the new Newry Leisure Centre. The practice won the contest as one of a shortlist of six practices. Newry and Mourne Council have now appointed KFA to develop their design for the new £20 million facility which is to include swimming and dry sports facilities and replaces the city’s current sports centre and swimming pool.

May 2007 - University of Strathclyde appoint Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates for New Sports & Health Sciences Centre

Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates have been appointed by the University of Strathclyde to design their new Sports & Health Sciences Centre in Glasgow. This is an opportunity to provide an exemplary sports and learning facility, one of the largest in the UK. The project provides a replacement for the University's existing sports centre as well as providing academic teaching facilities for the Department of Sports, Culture and the Arts and the Glasgow City Centre Colleges.

April 2006 - RIBA Award for Falls Leisure Centre

Kennedy Fitzgerald & Associates received RIBA Regional Award 2005 for Falls Leisure Centre, Belfast. Project involved construction of a new leisure centre with 25m pool, sports hall, minor hall and additional facilities..