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09-03-2020

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara win the 2020 Pritzker Prize

Their integral approach, generosity toward their colleagues, commitment to excellence in architecture, responsible approach to the environment and faith in collaboration are all merits the Pritzker Prize jury listed in its motivation for awarding the prestigious Pritzker Prize, a sort of Nobel Prize for architecture, to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, founders of Grafton Architects in Dublin, Ireland.

10-10-2019

The Grafton Architects firm wins the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

The Grafton Architects firm, founded by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, has won the Royal Gold Medal 2020, the highest UK recognition awarded to an architect. The prize is personally approved by Queen Elizabeth II and is awarded to an architect or architecture firm that has had a significant influence on the progress of the discipline.