| John Tuomey | |
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| Birth Place: | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Spouse: | Sheila O'Donnell |
| Awards: | RIAI Gold Medal (twice) Royal Gold Medal Elected to Aosdána (2011) |
| Practice: | O'Donnell & Tuomey |
| Significant Buildings: | Neue Staatsgalerie Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
| Significant Projects: | Temple Bar, Dublin |
John Tuomey (born 1954) is an Irish architect. He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists, and is best known for his work with his wife Sheila O'Donnell in the O'Donnell & Tuomey firm (founded 1988).[1] [2]
Tuomey was born in Tralee in 1954; he spent most of his childhood in Dundalk.[3]
Tuomey studied architecture at University College Dublin (UCD), graduating in 1976 and then joining Stirling Wilford & Associates. With them he worked on projects including the Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.[4] [5] In 1988 he founded In 1991 he was the managing director of Group '91 Architects, who oversaw the transformation of Temple Bar, Dublin.[6]
O'Donnell and Tuomey won the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) gold medal twice.[7] According to Architectural League of New York, they are "noted for their expressive form-making, designing buildings that reveal the integrity of their construction and their relationship to the physical and historical context."[8]
Tuomey received a MArch in 2004 and was elected to Aosdána in 2011.[9] [10] He also taught at UCD from 1980 to 2019, and was inaugural Professor of Architectural Design.[11] [12]
Tuomey lives in Rathmines with his wife and professional partner Sheila O'Donnell.[7] He has described the stone architecture of the Aran Islands as among Ireland's architectural wonders, and visits them annually.[13]