Valerie Mulvin Explained

Valerie Mulvin
Birth Date:
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:	Irish
Alma Mater:	University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin
Spouse:	Niall McCullough
Children:	1
Awards:	Elected to Aosdána (2020)
Practice:	McCullough Mulvin

Valerie Mulvin (born 1956)^[1] is an Irish architect.^[2] She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.^{[3] [4]}

Early life

Mulvin was born in Dublin in 1956,^[5] the eldest child in a family of six; her father worked in insurance and they lived in Dublin and London.^[6]

Career

Mulvin attended University College Dublin where she met Niall McCullough, her professional partner and later husband; they graduated in 1981 and founded McCullough Mulvin Architects in 1986, and in 1987 published A Lost Tradition: The Nature of Architecture in Ireland.^[7] In 1991 she completed a master's degree in Urban Studies (MLitt) at Trinity College Dublin.^[8]

Mulvin worked on buildings such as Blackrock Further Education Institute and Public Library, the Irish Architecture Foundation, the Trinity Long Room Hub and the James Ussher Library. In 2020 she was elected to Aosdána.^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

Mulvin married Niall McCullough; he died in 2021.^[7]

Bibliography

• A Lost Tradition: The Nature of Architecture in Ireland (1987; with Niall McCullough)^[11]
• The Long Room Hub at Trinity College (2010)^[12]
• Blackrock Quartet: Blackrock Further Education Institute and the Carnegie Library (2014)^[13]
• Approximate Formality (2020)^{[14] [15]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: EUMiesAward. miesarch.com.
2. Book: Jodidio, Philip. McClean Design: Creating the Contemporary House. April 2019. Rizzoli. 9780847863501. Google Books.
3. Web site: Meet the 12 new members of elite artist association Aosdána. Denise. O’Donoghue. 14 October 2020. Irish Examiner.
4. Web site: Aosdána. aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
5. Web site: New Irish Architecture: AAI Awards. Architectural Association of Ireland. Google Books.
6. News: McCullough and Mulvin, space explorers. The Irish Times.
7. News: Niall McCullough obituary: Brilliantly unconventional architect and author. The Irish Times. 4 September 2021. 4 February 2022.
8. Web site: McCullough Mulvin Architects. 20 December 2021. McCullough Mulvin.
9. News: Twelve artists elected to Aosdána. Patsy. McGarry. The Irish Times. 13 October 2020. 4 February 2022.
10. News: Funnels, ferns and layers: new Blackrock library is full of surprises. Emma. Cullinan. The Irish Times.
11. Book: Graby, John. 150 Years of Architecture in Ireland: RIAI, 1839-1989. 20 December 1989. RIAI. 9780950462837. Google Books.
12. Web site: The Long Room Hub at Trinity College / [editor]

    McCullough Mulvin Architects]

    . 2010.
13. Web site: Blackrock Quartet: Blackrock Further Education Institute and the Carnegie Library. BOOKS.IE.
14. Web site: Approximate Formality by Valerie Mulvin. Books Upstairs.
15. News: 'We don't realise what we have.' In praise of the 'majestic' rural Irish town. Gemma. Tipton. The Irish Times.