Farrell and McNamara of Grafton Architects Win 2020 Pritzker Prize

In 2020, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, the co-founders of Grafton Architects, were awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, marking a return of the accolade to Europe following Balkrishna Doshi in 2018 and Arata Isozaki in 2019. The jury comprised notable figures such as Stephen Breyer, Kazuyo Sejima, and Martha Thorne. Graduates of University College Dublin in 1976, Farrell and McNamara established Grafton Architects in 1978. Their notable works feature North King Street Housing, UTEC Lima, and Università Bocconi. They have garnered numerous accolades, including the Silver Lion in 2012, the RIBA International Award in 2016, the RIAI James Gandon Medal in 2019, and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2020. Farrell has highlighted the importance of teaching and promoting gender equality in architecture.