Results of the Irish Cult Music Venue Competition have been announced

Participants were challenged in the The Irish Cult Music Venue Competition with envisioning the renovation of a music venue located in Leap, a village in County Cork Ireland. With a rich music culture, this site builds on the Connolly’s of Leap venue which is located on a steep hill next to a ravine and waterfall. The existing site contains a music venue building, family quarters, and a collection of outbuildings used for storage. 

All projects were tasked with re-thinking the site to offer a unique setting for musical performance through refurbishing the existing venue, and by expanding the site to include programs such as an external performance, a bar, a cafe or restaurant, external seating area, a recording lab, management offices, a creative workshop and studio spaces etc. 

1st Prize: "The Leap" by Ian O'Brien, Enrique Garcia Blázquez, and Oliver James
Country: United Kingdom

2nd Prize: "Connolly's of Leap: Shaping the Sound" by KGA ARCHITECTURE 
Country: United States

3rd Prize: "Rooted|Rootless" by Lisa Mullikin and Kevin Stevens
Country: United States

Student + Green Award: "Bring the Artist and the Audience will follow" by Ineta Leonavičiūtė
University: Vilnius Academy of Arts