Despite stiff competition, Aviva Stadium has taken the Overall Award and Best Building Award for 2010 at the Irish Concrete Society Awards.

The awards ceremony took place on Saturday night, 26th March in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin.

The Irish Concrete Society Awards recognise excellence in the design or construction of a completed concrete building, structure or element.

• Client: Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company
• Architect: Populous & Scott Tallon Walker Architects
• Engineer: Buro Happold
• Contractor: John Sisk and Sons Limited
• Major Concrete Supplier: Kildownet/Banagher/ Techcrete/ Cemex

The competition has been running since 1979 and attracts a wide range of entries from small and large projects alike. The awards are open to Clients, Architects, Consulting Engineers, Materials Suppliers, Contractors or others directly involved with the nominated project and must refer to completed work, located in Ireland.

The Irish Concrete Society was established in 1973 to cater for the needs of all who have an interest in concrete, in its widest sense. It is the primary organization in Ireland concerned with the technical aspects of design and construction in concrete.