Shows
Sunday MiscellanyA New York State of MindCoat checks and cityscapes in New York City; preparing for a family wedding; and reflections on wearing wigs. With Gary Coyle, Neil Hegarty, Cathy Power, John Tuomey, Julie Feeny and Lauren Green
2025-07-0633 min
Talking PracticeTalking Practice: Sheila O’Donnell
In this episode of Talking Practice, host Grace La interviews Sheila O’Donnell, architect, educator and co-founder of O’Donnell + Tuomey.
Sheila reflects on the creation of O’Donnell + Tuomey, the practice she formed with John Tuomey in 1988. She traces the evolution of her practice through the workings of Group 91 and shares her insights on how their collective energy reshaped Dublin’s Temple Bar District. She discusses how context fundamentally influences her design approach and the professional opportunities that opened for many of Ireland’s most successful practitioners.
Sheila describes the collaborative spirit within her firm, the cha...
2025-05-1546 min
Back to The Drawing BoardBack to the Drawing Board - S4E3 - Partners in Design: Love and Legacy in ArchitectureSend us a textCan love and architecture really coexist in harmony? Journey with us this Valentine's Day as we unravel the fascinating stories of couples who seamlessly blend their personal and professional lives in the world of design. Discover how my accountant wife, despite not having a background in architecture, plays an essential role in our business and why the myth of course mates ending up as lifelong partners isn't always true. You'll get a peek into our transition from Patreon to "Buy Me a Coffee," which marks a new chapter for us and adds a...
2025-02-0837 minSunday MiscellanySkyscrapers, painting by owl-light and wigsLove and a family wedding, an architect’s New York, navigating Irish-African inheritances, wigs and being an artist and easel painting in Donegal. With Brendan Kennelly, Cathy Power, John Tuomey, Alice Rekab, Julie Feeney and Cornelius Browne.
2024-07-0737 min
Material Matters with Grant GibsonJohn Tuomey on his childhood in rural Ireland, becoming an architect, and his beautiful memoir, First Quarter.There have been over 100 episodes of Material Matters but, for listeners who might be new to all this, the idea is that I speak to a designer, maker, artist, or architect about a material or technique with which they’re intrinsically linked and discover how it changed their lives and careers. However, once in a while I break my own self-imposed format and interview someone I’ve always wanted to meet. This is one of those episodes. Architect John Tuomey is the co-founder of multi-award winning practice O’Donnell + Tuomey, with his wife Sheila O’Donnell. T...
2024-02-1255 min
What Buildings Do:An architecture podcast.39. Valerie Mulvin | Group 91In this episode we talk to Valerie Mulvin. The podcast is part of the Temple Bar 30 Series, an ongoing recording project with members of Group 91. Back in the 1980s a group of young and eager architects began working together in a loose collective, anxious to make things happen in Dublin city. By 1991, this group formalised as Group 91 and contained among others, Shelley McNamra, Yvonne Farrell (Grafton Architects), John Tuomey and Sheila O Donnell, Mc Cullough Mulvin architects and McGarry NiEanaigh. Valerie was part of G91 with Niall McCullough, who died in 2022. As practitioners and writers in and of architecture...
2022-08-311h 05
Inside Fingal PodcastInside Fingal Ep19 - Swords Civic and Cultural CentreAs part of the rejuvenation of Swords town centre, Fingal County Council are planning to build a new Civic and Cultural Centre in the heart of Fingal’s county town. The Swords Cultural Quarter project has reached a major milestone with the plans for the new Civic and Cultural Centre going out to public consultation. In Episode 19 of Inside Fingal Gerry McDermott talks to County Architect, Fionnuala May; John Tuomey of O’Donnell Tuomey Architects; County Librarian Betty Boardman and County Arts Officer Rory O’Byrne about what is proposed.Support the show: https://www.fingal...
2022-07-2735 min
Think BrickThink Brick with Sheila O'DonnellSheila established O’Donnell+Tuomey with John Toumey in 1988. She graduated from University College Dublin in 1976, when she moved to London. In 1980 she was awarded an MA in Environmental Design from the Royal College of Art London. She worked for James Stirling, Colquhoun + Miller and Spence and Webster before returning to Dublin. In this episode, your host, Elizabeth McIntyre and special guest, Sheila O'Donnell, have an engaging conversation which covers topics such as; Growing up in Dublin Ireland, and how this shaped Sheila's aspiration for architecture; Her immersive experience at University; Meeting John and Starti...
2021-11-0851 minThink BrickThink Brick with John TuomeyJohn established O’Donnell+Tuomey with Sheila O’Donnell in 1988. The son of a civil engineer, he grew up on building sites, learning to draw on the back of his father’s blueprints. In this episode, your host, Elizabeth McIntyre and special guest, John Tuomey, have an engaging conversation which covers topics such as; The influence of having an engineer as a father; Moving for his fathers' job and how this shaped his sense of space; Travelling in London and Paris; The story behind his first job with John Sterling; Working with his partner in work and life; ...
2021-10-2544 min
What Buildings Do:An architecture podcast.11. Sheila O' Donnell | HOUSESIn this episode host Emmett Scanlon talks to Sheila O Donnell, one of Ireland’s most celebrated architects. With John Tuomey, Sheila has been running their practice O Donnell+Tuomey in Dublin for over 30 years.
The practice have designed and built theatres, cinemans, primary schools, university buildings, libraries, student centres, bridges, art galleries - It is impossible to summarise there their achievement and influence on architecture culture and discourse in Ireland and around the world, and in 2015 the pair were awarded the Royal Gold Medal in London one of architecture’s highest awards.
The conversation with...
2020-11-1858 min
What Buildings Do:An architecture podcast.7. Shane O' Toole | GROUP 91In this episode host Emmett Scanlon, talks to architecture critic Shane O' Toole. Back in the 1980s a group of young and eager architects began working together in a loose collective, anxious to make things happen in Dublin city. By 1991, this group formalised as Group 91 and contained among others, Shelley McNamra, Yvonne Farrell (Grafton Architects), John Tuomey and Sheila O Donnell, Mc Cullough Mulvin architects and McGarry NiEanaigh. As we approach the 30th anniversary of Group 91, the conversation begins with Shane recalling how he and he colleagues set it up and how they went about initiating and then winning...
2020-08-281h 04
Register - Architecture & LandscapeREGISTER - ODONNELL + TUOMEYIn this episode Andrew Clancy interviews Shiela O'Donnell and John Tuomey of O'Donnell and Tuomey.
John and Shiela are as much educators as architects, and this conversation roves freely between conversations about schools, and their own work in practice. It is clear that these two worlds are interconnected and interreliant in a profound way in their lives.
The work in both places has overlaps - not least a concern with close reading of site and context, and an investment in drawing out what the ‘utter’ aspect of a project might be through conversation and drawing.
We talk through their recent reti...
2019-12-121h 12
RTÉ - Arts TonightRIBA Royal Gold Medal recipients Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey in conversation with Vincent WoodsArchitects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey of O'Donnell and Tuomey discuss their practice and ideas around Space and Architecture, having been presented with the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture this February, 2015
2015-02-2352 min
ArchiveArchive, Volume 2 Episode 1: O’Donnell & TuomeyArchive, Volume 2 Episode 1: Michael Hayes in conversation with Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, October 2014.
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2014-10-2839 minArchiveArchive, Volume 2 Episode 1: O’Donnell & TuomeyArchive, Volume 2 Episode 1: Michael Hayes in conversation with Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, October 2014.
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2014-10-2839 min
2014 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfSpace for ArchitectureContributor(s): Sheila O’Donnell, John Tuomey | O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects won the LSE international architectural competition for the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in June 2009. Five years later, with the building completed and the Student Centre thriving in use, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey will discuss the ideas behind their architectural design. The lecture will be followed by the book launch of Space for Architecture the work of O’Donnell + Tuomey.
2014-06-161h 312014 | LSE Public lectures and events | VideoSpace for ArchitectureContributor(s): Sheila O’Donnell, John Tuomey | O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects won the LSE international architectural competition for the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in June 2009. Five years later, with the building completed and the Student Centre thriving in use, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey will discuss the ideas behind their architectural design. The lecture will be followed by the book launch of Space for Architecture the work of O’Donnell + Tuomey.
2014-06-161h 31Summer 2014 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfSpace for ArchitectureContributor(s): Sheila O’Donnell, John Tuomey | O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects won the LSE international architectural competition for the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in June 2009. Five years later, with the building completed and the Student Centre thriving in use, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey will discuss the ideas behind their architectural design. The lecture will be followed by the book launch of Space for Architecture the work of O’Donnell + Tuomey.
2014-06-161h 31Summer 2014 | Public lectures and events | VideoSpace for ArchitectureContributor(s): Sheila O’Donnell, John Tuomey | O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects won the LSE international architectural competition for the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in June 2009. Five years later, with the building completed and the Student Centre thriving in use, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey will discuss the ideas behind their architectural design. The lecture will be followed by the book launch of Space for Architecture the work of O’Donnell + Tuomey.
2014-06-161h 31
About LSESaw Swee Hock Student CentreContributor(s): Sophie Giscard D'estaing, Andrew Rajanathan | LSE is known for having one of the most active student bodies in the world and LSE is working to create a world class building that will feature the best facilities for students and will enhance the student experience. In this short film, LSE students Sophie Giscard D'estaing and Andrew Rajanathan set out to discover why the School is building a new students' centre and what the building will look like. 'It's a shame to lose a very old building' comments Andrew after a tour of the St Philips building, which will be...
2010-02-1711 minAbout LSESaw Swee Hock Student CentreContributor(s): Sophie Giscard D'estaing, Andrew Rajanathan | LSE is known for having one of the most active student bodies in the world and LSE is working to create a world class building that will feature the best facilities for students and will enhance the student experience. In this short film, LSE students Sophie Giscard D'estaing and Andrew Rajanathan set out to discover why the School is building a new students' centre and what the building will look like. 'It's a shame to lose a very old building' comments Andrew after a tour of the St Philips building, which will be...
2010-02-1711 min