Two Irish architects have been awarded a top international prize
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, the two founders of Grafton Architects. Image: PA Images Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, the two founders of Grafton Architects. Image: PA Images THE UK’S HIGHEST honour for architecture has been awarded to two Irish architects.
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were presented with the Royal Gold Medal for architecture at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects. The pair co-founded Grafton Architects, which is currently working on projects including the new Marshall Building at the London School of Economics and the School of Economics at the University Toulouse 1 Capitole.
Grafton Architects have also been charged with designing the new Dublin City Library at Parnell Square. From designing houses in wind-swept rural landscapes to substantial inner-city university projects, from curating and contributing to world class exhibitions to teaching within some of the world’s leading schools of architecture, the scale and scope of Grafton Architects’ influence is extraordinary.
They also won the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland’s 2008 prize for world building of the year for their work at the Universita Luigi Bocconi in Milan.
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