The following are recipiants of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) Housing Medal which is the premier award in housing in Ireland. The medal is designed to promote buildings of exceptional merit and is only awarded every three years to allow buildings to mature.

Year	Architect	Building
1953-55	Dermot Smyth	Housing, Cornelscourt, Dublin
1956-58	Dermot Smyth	Housing, Stepaside, Dublin
1959-61	James Cairncross	Housing, Suffok Hillhead Belfast
1962-64	C. Harvey Jacob	Hitschmann House, Waterford
1965-67	Robin Walker	Weekend House, Kinsale, Cork
1968-70	Neil Hegarty	Dundanion Crt, Blackrock, Cork
1971-73	Ronald Tallon	House, Foxrock, Co Dublin
1974-76	Anthony Horan	Richmond Hill, Monkstown, Co Dublin
1977-78	Denis Anderson	Martello Mews, Ballsbridge, Co Dublin
1979-81	Burke-Kennedy Doyle	City Quay Housing, Dublin 2
1988-90	Neil D. Hegarty	Share Housing, Cork
1991-93	M.V. Cullinan	St. Peter's Port, Athlone
1996-96	Derek Tynan Architects	The Printworks, Temple Bar, Dublin
1997-97	de Blacam & Meagher	1 Castle Street
2000-02	de Blacam & Meagher	The Wooden Building, Temple Bar, Dublin
2003-04	Urban Projects	Clarion Quay, Dublin