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Shelley McNamara
Architect

Shelley McNamara

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Co-founding Grafton Architects and designing major university buildings.

UTEC Lima · Kingston Town House

Born
1952
Birthplace
Lisdoonvarna

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Shelley McNamara

Shelley McNamara is an Irish architect whose collaboration with Yvonne Farrell is known for substantial structures and generous shared spaces.

Early life

Education

Graduated in architecture from University College Dublin in 1974.

Career

  1. 1978

    Grafton Architects

    Co-founded the Dublin practice with Yvonne Farrell.

  2. 2008

    Bocconi University

    Completed a major university building in Milan.

  3. 2020

    Pritzker Prize

    Shared the prize with Farrell.

Selected buildings

UTEC Lima

A university building awarded the 2016 RIBA International Prize.

Kingston Town House

A university building awarded the 2021 Stirling Prize.

Beyond architecture

Teaching

Taught architecture at University College Dublin and other universities.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

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