Liath Lenihan.A CASTLEMAINE woman was announced as a University of Galway winner at the Future Timber Design Awards this week.
The Future Timber Design Awards have been developed by Forest Industries Ireland to promote sustainable and innovative timber construction and design by bridging academic learning with real-life application for undergraduate students of architecture, engineering and related courses at the University of Galway and TU Dublin.
A Master of Engineering (Civil) student at the University of Galway and former student at Killorglin Community College, Liath Lenihan was awarded an Honourable Mention for Best 3D Visuals for her project, which creatively explored the potential of timber as a primary structural and architectural material.
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For her project, Liath was required to focus on using homegrown timber as the key structural material, keeping in mind real-world challenges or design constraints.
Congratulating the Kerry awardee, Mark McAuley, Director of Forest Industries Ireland, said: “I am heartened to see the level of innovation and enthusiasm towards modern methods of timber construction amongst our next generation of architects, engineers, manufacturing and timber processing professionals, including Liath Lenihan from Co Kerry, who will be leading the way.”
Commending on Liath, Dr Patrick McGetrick, Associate Professor, School of Engineering at the University of Galway,said: “We’re extremely proud of Liath Lenihan and all the winners of the very first year of these exciting awards. An astonishing level of work and effort was put in by our students to create innovative and clever designs showcasing the vast opportunities that homegrown timber-based construction offers.”
The entries were judged by University of Galway lecturers and FII representatives, with the overall winner presented with a Future Timber Design trophy and €500, while various cash prizes were awarded to the runners-up.
