Tom de Paor explained

Tomás "Tom" de Paor (; born 1967) is an Irish architect[1] and member of Aosdána.

Early life

De Paor was born in London in 1967 and grew up in County Clare.[2]

Career

de Paor studied architecture at TU Dublin (1985–88) and in UCD (1989–91), where he graduated with first class honours.

Built works

In 1991 he won (with Emma O’Neill) the international competition for the design of a reception building at the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Ballincollig, County Cork, a building which won an AAI award in 1993 and an RIAI award in 1994.[3] Since then his public work has included works to the A13 in Barking and Dagenham in London (1996), the National Sculpture Factory Cork (1998),[4] [5] Comhdháil Naisiúnta na Gaeilge Dublin (1999),[6] Clontarf Pumpstation and landscape (2007), Irish Aid Centre Dublin (2008),[7] Druid Theatre Galway (2009)[8] and the Landside Bar Dublin airport (2011).

More recently de Paor designed the Pálás cinema in Galway (2017), which was awarded an AAI and RIAI award for Best Cultural Building, two Irish Concrete Society awards, two Civic Trust awards and a World Architecture Award.[9] [10] [11] He has also designed a number of one off houses and gardens, both urban and rural, across Ireland.[12] [13] [14]

Exhibitions

In 2000 he was invited to design the inaugural Irish representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale[15] [16] [17] and he contributed to subsequent Irish Pavilions in 2006, 2008 and in 2010, which he co-curated.[18] [19] [20] He exhibited in the international pavilion in 2010 and 2018. He represented Europe in New Trends of Architecture Europe and Japan in 2001.[21]

In 2022 de Paor staged the retrospective exhibition ‘i see Earth: building and ground: 1991–2021’, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, The Irish Architecture Foundation, Visual Carlow, and curated by N. Weadick.[22] He works with Peter Maybury under the imprint Gall.[23]

Recognition

In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland and voted Young Architect of the Year by Building Design and Corus.[24] In 2015 he was elected to Aosdána, and in 2017 became an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, only the third Irish architect to receive that honour; he was described as "the leading Irish architect of his generation."

Teaching

He has been an invited lecturer and critic internationally,  teaching at UCD since graduation and various schools including Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Santiago, Chile, the Porto Academy, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he was Design Critic from 2016-21

Personal life

de Paor lives and works in Greystones,County Wicklow.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carragáin, Tomás Ó. Churches in Early Medieval Ireland: Architecture, Ritual and Memory. 26 December 2010. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-15444-3. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Aosdána. aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  3. Book: Wilfreid., Becker, Annette. Olley, John. Wang. Ireland : 20th. Century Architecture. 1977. Prestel. 868617727.
  4. Book: Ó Muirí, Seán Antóin. Irish Architecture, 200+ Buildings since 1990. Gandon Editions. 2015. Cork. English.
  5. 17 March 2000. Soft shell: Tomas de Paor's interlocking moves. Building Design. Supplement. 15.
  6. 17 March 2000. Soft shell: Tomas de Paor's interlocking moves. Building Design. Supplement. 15.
  7. Book: Sean, Antoin Ó Muirí. Dublin Architecture : 150+ buildings since 1990. 2014. Gandon Editions. 978-0-948037-58-0. 905831766.
  8. Book: Seán, Antóin Ó Muirí. Irish Architecture, 200+ Buildings since 1990. Gandon Editions. 2015. 978-0-948037-59-7. Cork. English.
  9. Web site: Zarzycki. Lili. 2019-06-17. Wild west: Pálás cinema in Galway, Ireland by dePaor. 2022-01-28. Architectural Review. en.
  10. News: Heathcote. Edwin. 2018-07-25. The Pálás in Galway: seduced by a glowing picture palace. Financial Times. 2022-01-28.
  11. Tuomey. John. October 2018. Tower House. Architecture Ireland. 301. 49.
  12. Book: Bell, Jonathan . The new modern house: redefining functionalism . Stathaki . Ellie . 2010 . Laurence King . 978-1-85669-684-5 . London.
  13. Scanlon . Emmett . 2005 . Double House in Dublin, de Paor Architects . . 5.
  14. O'Toole . Shane . 14 July 2006 . His dark materials . . 1730.
  15. News: Campbell. Hugh. Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 2000 – N3, by Tom de Paor. The Irish Times.
  16. News: Magan. Manchan. Tom de Paor: 'A door should be a door, but also much more'. The Irish Times.
  17. Book: Gissen, David. Subnature: Architecture's Other Environments. 7 October 2009. Princeton Architectural Press. 978-1-56898-777-4. Google Books.
  18. News: Campbell. Hugh. Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 2000 – N3, by Tom de Paor. The Irish Times.
  19. Book: The lives of spaces : [Ireland's participation at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice 2008|date=2008|publisher=IAF|others=Hugh Campbell, Irish Architecture Foundation, Dublin University College, International Architectural Exhibition|isbn=978-1-905254-35-4|location=[Dublin]|oclc=641548464].
  20. Web site: Editors. A. R.. 2019-11-21. Imagined Ireland: Tom de Paor in conversation with the AR. 2022-01-28. Architectural Review. en.
  21. Web site: 2003-03-16 . Tom de Paor: Young Architect of the Year, 2003 Archiseek - Irish Architecture . 2024-02-19 . en-US.
  22. Web site: Tom dePaor, i see Earth, VISUAL Carlow, 26 February–22 May, 2022 – Paper Visual Art . 2024-02-15 . papervisualart.com.
  23. Web site: Tom dePaor, i see Earth, VISUAL Carlow, 26 February–22 May, 2022 – Paper Visual Art . 2024-02-15 . papervisualart.com.
  24. Book: Lappin, Sarah A.. Full Irish: New Architecture in Ireland. 23 September 2009. Princeton Architectural Press. 978-1-56898-868-9. Google Books.

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