Architectural Metalwork - Boundaries
This coveted award celebrates architectural metalwork that masterfully blends enduring security, practical functionality, and captivating visual artistry with lasting quality. It acknowledges the skill in transforming raw metal into features that are both protective and aesthetically pleasing, adding character and value to their environment through the collaborative efforts of designers, fabricators, and clients.
Who Should Nominate
Eligibility
What Judges Look For
Submission Requirements
- Nomination Type
- Business Name
- Project Title (e.g., “[Location/Client Name] Bespoke Gates & Railings”)
- Project Location
- Project Team (Essential where available): Details of the designer (if separate), lead fabricators, specialist finishers (e.g., galvanisers, powder coaters), installers, and the client or architect who commissioned the work.
- Project Summary (max 50 words)
- Full Project Description (max 1,000 words): Tell us the story of the project. Include details such as describing the design inspiration, material choices, key fabrication features, finishing process, installation challenges, and how the work enhances the site.
- Why Should It Win? – Focus on its craftsmanship, design merit, and functionality.
- Project Images (min 2, max 5 high-quality, showing the installed work clearly, and details of craftsmanship)
- Company Logo (PNG)
- Optional: Design sketches, close-up shots of intricate details, client testimonials.
Winners & Shortlist
The winning, runner-up and shortlisted entries in this category.
Contemporary Gates & Screens
Delahan Steel Fabrications
We think this project is worthy of an Irish Steel Award as these gates are a bespoke design and the attention to detail that went into these gates was second to none as everything had to be millimetre perfect to achieve the clean lines.
Main Entrance, Fitzwilliam Hotel , Dublin
IDS Irish Door Systems
The Fitzwilliam Hotel Entrance showcases how steel can deliver both architectural elegance and structural excellence. Located at one of Dublin’s most prestigious addresses, the project reflects innovation in design, fabrication, and execution—making it a strong contender for the Irish Steel Awards. Irish Door Systems (IDS) was commissioned to design, fabricate, finish, and install a bespoke Schüco Jansen ECO50 steel-framed glazed pivot door system, with clerestory fanlights and a VISS rooflight
Other Finished Project Awards
Constructional Steelwork – Buildings
This prestigious award celebrates the collective vision, meticulous engineering prowess, and superior construction skill behind Ireland’s finest steelwork in buildings. It recognises projects where the inherent strength, functional versatility, and architectural potential of Irish steel are maximised through exemplary teamwork and shared expertise. We seek to honour how inspired architectural design, precision structural engineering, skilled fabrication by dedicated people, and expert on-site erection converge to create structures that are not only fit-for-purpose but also enduring landmarks of quality and collaborative achievement across all building sectors.
Constructional Steelwork - Civil Works
We seek to honour outstanding civil engineering marvels born from strong partnerships and technical excellence. This award recognises projects where structural steel plays a fundamental role in creating durable, impactful public infrastructure, showcasing exceptional skill in design by consulting engineers, precision fabrication by steelwork contractors, and expert execution by main contractors and specialist erection teams in often challenging environments.
Structural Steel - Bespoke
This distinct category is for the true game-changers: projects where dedicated teams of designers, engineers, fabricators, and artists have pushed structural steel beyond its ordinary applications, solving complex puzzles with profound ingenuity and teamwork to deliver unique, often one-of-a-kind, structures that inspire or serve a highly specialized function. It celebrates the synergy that turns bold visions into steel reality.
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