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John Tuomey
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationArchitect
SpouseSheila O'Donnell
AwardsRIAI Gold Medal (twice)
Royal Gold Medal
Elected to Aosdána (2011)
PracticeO'Donnell & Tuomey
BuildingsNeue Staatsgalerie
Lyric Theatre, Belfast
ProjectsTemple Bar, Dublin
Websiteodonnell-tuomey.ie

John Tuomey FRIAI FRIBA, Hon FAIA Hon RSUA (born 1954) is an Irish architect. He is a member of Aosdána, an Irish association of artists, and is best known for his work with his wife Sheila O'Donnell in the O'Donnell & Tuomey firm (founded 1988).[1][2]

Early life

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Tuomey was born in Tralee in 1954; he spent most of his childhood in Dundalk.[3]

Career

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Multidenominational school, Ranelagh, Dublin, for which O'Donnell & Tuomey were nominated for the 6th Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture.

Tuomey studied architecture at University College Dublin (UCD), graduating in 1976 and then joining Stirling Wilford & Associates. With them he worked on projects including the Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.[4][5] In 1988 he founded In 1991 he was the managing director of Group '91 Architects, who oversaw the transformation of Temple Bar, Dublin.[6]

O'Donnell and Tuomey won the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) gold medal twice.[7] According to Architectural League of New York, they are "noted for their expressive form-making, designing buildings that reveal the integrity of their construction and their relationship to the physical and historical context."[8]

Tuomey received a MArch in 2004 and was elected to Aosdána in 2011.[9][10] He also taught at UCD from 1980 to 2019, and was inaugural Professor of Architectural Design.[11][12]

The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, for which O'Donnell & Tuomey won the RIAI gold medal.[3]

Personal life

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Tuomey lives in Rathmines with his wife and professional partner Sheila O'Donnell.[7] He has described the stone architecture of the Aran Islands as among Ireland's architectural wonders, and visits them annually.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Rencontre with architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey". Centre Culturel Irlandais.
  2. ^ O'Donnell, Sheila; Tuomey, John; Campbell, Hugh; Leatherbarrow, David (15 May 2007). O'Donnell + Tuomey: Selected Works. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568986012 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "RIAI Gold medal for firm co- founded by Dundalk architect". independent. 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Stirling at Stuttgart: Rear View / Up Views". drawingmatter.org.
  5. ^ Tuomey, John (15 May 1986). Figurative Architecture: The Work of Five Dublin Architects, Rachael Chidlow, Paul Keogh, Sheila O'Donnell, John Tuomey and Derek Tynan. Architectural Association. ISBN 9780904503692 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Graduate Architecture | Weitzman School". www.design.upenn.edu.
  7. ^ a b Kelliher, Eve (31 December 2021). "Architecture's golden couple shaping spaces across the world". Irish Examiner.
  8. ^ "In conversation: Sheila O'Donnell + John Tuomey with Kenneth Frampton". The Architectural League of New York.
  9. ^ "Award-winning practice based in Dublin, Cork…". O’Donnell + Tuomey. 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ "John Tuomey elected to Aosdána". 5 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey of O'Donnell + Tuomey: Outstanding C". architects-awards. 1 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  13. ^ "50 Wonders | John Tuomey: The Aran Islands, Ireland". Building Design.
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