It’s impossible for a young person to get the same start that we got
World-renowned architects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey say the key to creating great architecture is place, space and form
CV: Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey
Roles: both are the principal architects at O’Donnell+Tuomey and teach at UCD’s School of Architecture, where O’Donnell is a lecturer and Tuomey is a professor.
Ages: O’Donnell, 61; Tuomey, 60.
Family: two sons, aged 25 and 29.
Favourite books: too many to choose just one.
‘We can’t get university work in Ireland,” says Sheila O’Donnell, her hands folded on the table before her. “We ...