Shane O’Toole

Studied at University College Dublin, graduating 1979. Worked with Lynch O’Toole Walsh Architects (1979-86) and then as Project Manager at the Energy Research Group, University College Dublin (1986-91). Director of Group ’91 Architects. He has practised privately since 1991 and has been architect with Tegral Building Products since 1994. President of the AAI (1982-3) and Vice-President of the RIAL (1988). Founder of the Irish DoCoMoMo Working Party in 1991, he has received awards for his architectural work, including the Grand Prix at the Krakow Biennale (1989) and the AAI Downes Medal (1996). He has written widely on architectural subjects and curated the exhibitions ‘Collaboration: The Pillar Project’ (1988) and ‘Tales Prom Two Cities: Emerging Architects in Dublin and Edinburgh’. He has taught at University College Dublin and at the University of Edinburgh.

15 Usher’s Island, The House of The Dead

Brendan Kilty, host and owner, is literally run off his feet.

1995 – The Ark Children’s Centre, Eustace Street, Dublin

Architect: Shane O’Toole & Michael Kelly

The Ark is Europe’s first cultural centre for children and contains a gallery,

Eileen Gray: E-1027, Roquebrune Cap Martin

Le Corbusier, arguably the greatest architect of the 20th century, was obsessed and haunted by E-1027,

Francis Pym: Ulster Museum, Belfast

It’s Belfast’s Busaras, the building architects love and the locals love to hate.

Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects: Habitat 825, West Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles has always been a place where you could experiment.

Niall McLaughlin Architects: Dirk Cove, County Cork

Speaking to a packed hall of rapt architects in his hometown of Dublin two years ago,

Niall McLaughlin Architects: Shack, Northamptonshire

Two years ago, when Niall McLaughlin won the inaugural Young British Architect of the Year award,

Tadao Ando: Creating Dreams, Dublin

Squeals of delight greeted Bono as he showed up to introduce Tadao Ando,

Tom de Paor: A13 Artscape, East London

The 1980s was a dismal decade for Irish architecture. All the exciting construction projects were in civil engineering,

Tom de Paor: NÂ³, Venice Architecture Biennale

Irish architecture has always struggled to be heard on the international stage.