Abbey Quarter Scoops Top Placemaking Award
24th November 2021
The Abbey Quarter in the heart of the medieval city recently was rewarded for some of its efforts to date by scooping the top prize at the 2021 ULI (Urban Land Institute) Excellence in Placemaking Awards, winning €5,000 towards further enhancement of the facility.
The awards were established a number of years ago to reward organisations and communities throughout Ireland that make genuine efforts to improve their local communities through the initiation of placemaking projects that add to the public realm and make these places better places in which to ‘live, work, and play’.
The Abbey Quarter Riverside Garden and Skatepark won Best Public/Private Sector Project in Leinster and went on to win the overall top award.
The Abbey Quarter overall is in a transformation stage and will be home to commercial, residential, and public realm spaces for everyone to enjoy.