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Brick Awards 2016: Voting now open for Architect’s Choice Award
Architects are invited to decide the winner of the Architect’s Choice Award at this year's Brick Awards. Professionals and students alike can pick their favourite
projects across 14 categories covering brick excellence in public, educational and commercial buildings, as well as housing developments. The Best Worldwide Project category will be considered separately. From over 200 entries, 77 made the shortlist including the
Newport Street Gallery, the Peabody Scheme at St John’s Hill, and Eastwood Health and Care Centre in Glasgow. Now celebrating its 40th year, the Brick Awards annual
ceremony hosted by the Brick Development Association is held at the Hilton Park Lane in London on 10 November. Votes can be cast at
www.brick.org.uk
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Irish architect pulls out of UK after Brexit
Award-winning Irish architectural practice O’Mahony Pike has decided to shut its London office in the wake of Britain's decision to leave the EU. O'Mahony Pike's Clerkenwell office is expected to close
at the end of August, resulting in five job losses. According to managing director John O’Mahony
the practice was considering leaving the capital before the referendum but the Brexit vote was the “final straw” for the firm. “We’re not shutting down the company but we decided a
full-time presence was too risky,” he said. “Our strong view is it’s going to get tougher and tougher. Being an Irish practice operating in London,
as things tighten up consideration will be given to local practices. “Taking all that into account we decided we should
withdraw. It wasn’t a spur of the moment thing but Brexit was the straw that broke the camel’s back.” They noticed the market was slowing at the end of 2015
while Glengall Quay, the OMP-designed mixed-use scheme on the Isle of Dogs, has stalled. Meanwhile the practice has 60 jobs on its books in
Ireland, according to O’Mahony. “We are thriving here, with 9,500 units on the go at the
moment,” he said. “Things have really started moving again. We’re extremely busy and we’re hiring.”
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