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Grafton Architects is an architectural practice based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1978 by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who met while studying at University College Dublin. The firm's work includes the Bocconi University building in Milan, completed in 2008, and the Marshall Institute buil...
Shelley McNamara is a prominent Irish architect recognized for her innovative approach to civic design. She co-founded Grafton Architects in Dublin, producing notable projects including the National Children’s Hospital in Dublin and significant additions to the city's urban fabric. Her work frequent...
Yvonne Farrell is a prominent Irish architect recognized for her innovative designs in education and civic spaces. She co-established Grafton Architects and, alongside Shelley McNamara, received the prestigious 2020 Pritzker Prize. Her work focuses on creating engaging and sustainable environments p...
How Our Laws Are Made is an official pamphlet published by the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) that outlines the federal legislative process. Originally authored by Charles W. Johnson and later updated by John V. Sullivan, both Parliamentarians of the House of Representatives, the d...
Marlon Blackwell is an American architect who founded Marlon Blackwell Architects in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1992. He received the 2020 AIA Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Institute of Architects, recognizing his body of work that integrates modern design with regional archit...
C. F. Møller is a Danish architectural practice founded in 1924 by Christian Frederik Møller, recognized for designing Aarhus University and championing Nordic modernism. The firm is one of Scandinavia's oldest architecture studios, with a portfolio that features educational, civic, and healthcare f...
Níall McLaughlin is an Irish-born architect based in London and the founder of Níall McLaughlin Architects. His practice is known for carefully detailed cultural, educational, residential, and religious buildings, including the Bishop Edward King Chapel and the New Library at Magdalene College, Camb...
These groups are dedicated to preserving the narrative of a specific place. By collecting oral histories, digitizing old records, and researching forgotten local figures, they anchor a community's sense of self. They combat historical amnesia, ensuring that the stories of the people who built the ar...
Will Alsop was a British architect and artist known for large civic buildings with bold forms, elevated volumes, and vivid color. His Peckham Library in south London, completed with Alsop and Störmer, received the 2000 RIBA Stirling Prize and is distinguished by an inverted L-shaped reading room rai...
