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Wed 02 Feb 2007Glasgow firm wins Wexford council competitionA young Glasgow-based architectural practice has won an international competition to design Wexford County Council's new headquarters on a hilly site with commanding views over the town.NORD Architecture's design for the €34 million project was chosen unanimously by the competition jury for its clarity of design, organisation, legibility, environmental strategy and landscaping, which includes a terraced "civic garden".