shelley mcnamara + yvonne farrell of grafton: 8 landmark projects
shelley mcnamara and yvonne farrell of grafton architects have been announced as the 2020 laureates of the pritzker architecture prize ? the award often referred to as architecture?s highest honor. ?architecture could be described as one of the most complex and important cultural activities on the planet,? remarks farrell. ?to be an architect is an enormous privilege. to win this prize is a wonderful endorsement of our belief in architecture.?
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mcnamara and farrell?s native ireland ? replete with mountains and cliffs ? informs their acute sensitivities to geography, climates and nature in each of their sites. their buildings consistently remain purposefully rich, yet modest, enhancing cities and lending to sustainability while responding to local needs. in 2018, the duo curated the venice architecture biennale under the theme ?freespace?. Â
below, courtesy of the pritzker architecture prize, we take a closer look at eight projects that have defined the irish architects? career to date.
yvonne farrell and shelley mcnamara of grafton architects
image © alice clancy | all images courtesy of the pritzker architecture prize
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universita luigi bocconi | milan, italy (2008)
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image © federico brunetti (also main image)
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occupying an entire city block in milan, the massive stone-clad construction that houses universita luigi bocconi can be thought of as having three distinct parts: the sunken volume, which houses, among other things, the...
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