Review: O'Donnell + Tuomey: Selected Works

O'Donnell + Tuomey: Selected Works -- cover.

Architecture-Page rating

9/10

Reviewed by: Suprio Bhattacharjee

The Review

The Irish duo of O'Donnell + Tuomey (Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey) enjoyed a brief moment in the international spotlight in the early 1990's for their work in regenerating the Temple Bar District into a cultural hub for Dublin, Ireland's capital. After almost a decade of small and medium-scale projects that have received accolades within Britain and Ireland, the completion of the Lewis Glucksman Gallery at the University of Cork in 2004 heralded a rejuvenated worldwide interest in the portfolio of this poetic, if not prolific, architectural practice. For the international press it became a highly prized, if tiny, jewel. And not without reason.

O'Donnell + Tuomey: Selected Works -- spread.

The Glucksman Gallery was as radical as it was understated. Besides breaking new typological ground for the design of art galleries, it also became a rare example of a near-perfect synthesis of culture, landscape and architecture. The building was a finalist for the 2005 Stirling Prize, and a watershed for this small practice that believes in the creation of highly crafted buildings, rich in materials and rife in implicit references to the land and context while conveying a renewed sense of identity for contemporary architecture in Ireland. A selection of this growing body of work is brought together in this book, put together by the architects themselves with the same care and thoughtfulness that characterises their work.

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Book Details

Title

O'Donnell + Tuomey: Selected Works

Authors

Sheila O'Donnell (Author), John Tuomey (Author), Hugh Campbell (Author), David Leatherbarrow (Author), Tod Williams (Foreword), Billie Tsien (Foreword)

Publisher

Princeton Architectural Press

Year

2006

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

9.4 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches

Content pages

200+

Language

English

ISBN-10

1568986017

ISBN-13

978-1568986012