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Pol Gallagher scoops the $100,000 OMG! Fund from Airbnb to design a pod in his home county of Donegal, Ireland

Pol Gallagher, lecturer in interior design and architecture at the

University of East London

 (UEL), has won an international competition with Airbnb worth around $100,000 to design a housing pod in Donegal, Ireland. 

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The

$100,000 OMG! Fund

 was organised by

Airbnb

, an online marketspace connecting people with short-term homestays and experiences. It invited tens of thousands of entries from architects and designers who presented their plans for creating dynamic and creative homes in their chosen locations. 

Pol’s winning entry was entitled ‘caislean oir’ [cash-lan-ore] which in Gaelic means ‘the gold castle’ – a reference to a local Irish folklore story from the vicinity.

https://uel.ac.uk/about-uel/news/2022/october/architectural-design-expert-wins-airbnb-prize