dePaor
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Ardsilla
Chapel Road
Greystones
Co. Wicklow
Ireland
A63 YK70

telephone: +353 (0)1 287 8226
electronic: office@depaor.com
lecture
  • The Architecture Foundation, London, UK - 10-2017
  • Graduate School of Design, Harvard, USA - 02-2017
  • Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK - 01-2017
  • Kingston University, London, UK - 2016
  • University of Limerick, Ireland - 2016
  • University College Dublin, Ireland - 2016
  • Graduate School of Design, Harvard, USA - 2016
  • ETH Zürich, Switzerland - 05-2015
  • Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany - 05-2015
  • Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University, UK - 04-2015
  • Graduate School of Design, Harvard, USA - 12-2014
  • EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland - 10-2014
  • University College Dublin, Ireland - 10-2014
  • Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK - 03-2014
  • Manchester School of Architecture, UK - 12-2013
  • Architectural Association of Ireland - 11-2012
  • Mackintosh School of Art, Glasgow, UK - 10-2012
  • ETH Zürich, Switzerland - 04-2012
  • School of Architecture, Univerisity of Limerick, Ireland - 11-2011
  • LACMA Los Angeles, UC Berkeley Architecture, Art Institute of Chicago, USA - 11-2011
  • Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia - 08-2011
  • National Sculpture Factory, Cork, Ireland - 08-2011
  • Dublin City Museum, The Hugh Lane - 03-2011
  • Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland - 10-2010
  • RIBA, London, UK - 04-2010
  • University of Strathclyde, UK - 03-2010
  • Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, UK - 02-2010
  • Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen - 11-2009
  • University of Ulster, Belfast, UK - 11-2009
  • Architectural Association of Ireland - 04-2008
  • The Architecture Foundation, London, UK - 2004
  • Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland - 2004
  • London Metropolitan University, UK - 2003
  • Kingston University, London, UK - 2003
  • Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK - 2002
  • University of North London, UK - 2002
  • Berlage Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands - 2001
  • Institute of Architecture, Nagoya, Japan - 2001
  • University College Dublin, Ireland - 2001
  • Schonhauser Series, Vancouver - 2000
  • Landscape Institute of Ireland - 2000
  • Architectural Association of Ireland - 1997

interview
  • Tom de Paor san Ind, Irish language documentary on mud construction, R. Magan, Nasc series, TG4 1999
  • delay (for Picture Palace, Galway), printed interview, S. O’Toole, Irish Arts Review Biennale Supplement on 11th International Architecture Biennale, 08-2008
  • Alibi of Use, filmed interview with David O’Brien on Van, National Sculpture Factory Cork, 20-08-2009
  • Meet Tom dePaor: 4am at the Biennale, printed interview, R. Conway, Archiseek, 21-06-2010
  • of, filmed interview with Ruan Magan, documentary on the Irish Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Biennale, Venice, as part of dbgallo (DVD, Irish Architecture Foundation 2010)
  • Now Interviews, 12th International Architecture Biennale, Venice, filmed interview with H. Obrist, 24-08-2010
  • Tom de Paor’s inspiration, St. FinBarre’s cathedral by P. Buxton, Building Design, 07-01-2011
  • the notebook, filmed interview by P. Clarke for Secret Laboratory, 2012
  • dysart, filmed interview by P Clarke for Secret Laboratory, 2012
  • drawing on life film by P. Clarke, 2013
  • architecture/art: a collaborative approach PhD by D. Murphy, 2013
  • picture palace, RTE radio documentary by V. Wood, 2013
  • Narrating a Nation: Ireland’s Identity at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Masters interview by R.Gallagher, 2014
  • On Architeture, film, D.Grass, 2017

writing
  • House in a Long Back Garden (O’Donnell and Tuomey), Tom de Paor, RIAI Journal 03-1999
  • Furniture College Letterfrack (O’Donnell and Tuomey), Tom de Paor, RIBA Journal, London 03-2001
  • Circle book, softsleeper de paor architects, edition of 88, 2003
  • N3, Haus, Dublin 2001 (incl. texts by Peter Noever and Raymund Ryan), ISBN 0954012204
  • tall-house, Tom dePaor, in SubUrban to SuperRural, exhibition catalogue Irish pavilion at Venice Biennale 2006, Gandon Editions, Kinsale 2006, p. 42-53
  • delay, Tom dePaor, The Lives of Spaces, exhibition catalogue Irish pavilion at Venice Biennale 2008, ISBN 978-1-905254-35-4, p.126-133
  • Reservoir, Tom dePaor / Peter Maybury, Gall Editions, Dublin 2010, ISBN 978-0-9566293-1-9
  • N cubed, Tom dePaor, in i.e. Patterns of Thought, Ellen Rowley / Maxim Laroussi, Dublin 2012, p.262-269
  • Of, Tom dePaor / Peter Maybury, Gall Editions, Dublin 2012, ISBN 978-0-9566293-2-6
  • Forst Perspective, essay Tom dePaor, Forst Atlas, Studio Tom Emerson, ETH Zurich, 10-2012
  • What’s wrong with the primitive hut? San Rocco Number 8 Winter 2013. Page 142-145, INTERALIA (gall)
  • A Sense of Place, Robin Walker, Irish Architectural Review, RIAI 2015
  • A study. ETH Zurich. Book for Architects, 2015
  • Desert. Domus 999, Febuary 2016
  • The Fountain Today. Harvard Design Magazine, issue 44, ’Seventeen’, 2017

exhibition
  • Royal Academy, London – Hybrid / Superimposition – curated by C. Hawley – 1992
  • Matthew Architecture Gallery, Edinburgh; Mies van der Rohe Haus, Berlin; The Architecture Centre, Dublin; The Architecture Foundation, London – Tales of Two Cities (S.O’Toole) – 1994
  • Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt; RHA, Dublin – Architecture of the 20th century, Ireland – 1997
    • Barking Gallery, Essex – A13 Arterial – 1998-2000
  • Arts Council of Ireland – A Room of Ones Own – commissioned by A. O’Neill – 2000
  • 7th International Architecture Biennale, Venice – the Irish Pavilion – N3 – curated by R. Ryan – 2000
  • RIBA, London – Emerging Architecture A&D – 2000
  • Artfront Gallery, Tokyo, Japan – New Trends in Architecture – curation A. Siza, W. Arets – 2001
  • Caixa Geral de Depositos, Porto; Berlage Institute, Rotterdam – Europe and Japan – 2001
  • Van Alen Institute, New York – OPEN new designs for public space (A13) – curation Z. Ryan – 2003
  • National Building Museum, Washington DC – OPEN new designs for public space – 2004
  • Royal Hibernian Academy, Ashford Gallery – N3 – 2004
  • The Architecture Foundation, London / The WAPPING Project – A13 – curation R. Moore – 2004
  • ‘Modern Equations’, D. Gilbert exhibition, Photofusion Gallery, London – 2004
  • 10th International Architecture Biennale, Venice – the Irish Pavilion – ‘SubUrban to SuperRural’ (UGH) – curator FKL, commissioner S. O’Toole – 2006
  • Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2007 – Line To Surface (Clontarf Landscaping) as part of Irish participation – selected by P. Cody, P. Carroll – 2007
  • Dublin, Canada, USA – Homework Exhibition – selected by J. Tuomey – 2007
  • 11th International Architecture Biennale, Venice – the Irish Pavilion – The Lives of Spaces (delay) – curator H. Campbell, commissioner N. Waedick (IAF) – 2008
  • PLACE, Belfast, NI; Cork City Hall; Dublin City Council; Verbal Arts Centre Derry – Secret Laboratory (7 sketchbooks) – curation P. Clarke – 2010
  • ev+A 2010 ‘matters’, Hunt Museum, Limerick – Reservoir (with P. Maybury, invited) – selected / curated by E. Hatz – 2010
  • 12th International Architecture Biennale, San Gallo, Venice – the Irish Pavilion – Of deBlacam & Meagher (curation) – commissioner N. Waedick (IAF) – 2010
  • 12th International Architecture Biennale, Palazzo delle Esposizione, Venice – 4AM – invited by K. Sejima (director) – 2010
  • New Irish Architecture / Rebuilding the Republic – Museum Leuven, Leuven, Belgium – N3, Clontarf – selected by S. O’Toole – 2011
  • Kilkenny Arts Festival – Ireland at the Venice Architecture Biennale, 2000-2010 – N3, UGH, delay, of – selected by S. O’Toole – 2011
  • Pivot Dublin, National Library, Dublin – Hylo, Reservoir, 4am – selection A. Grehan (Dublin City Architects) – 2012
  • Inspirations, portrait by E.Tyler, The Gallery, Redchurch Street. London – 2013
  • Memorial for victims of institutional abuse, The Office of Public Works, Darc Space, Dublin – 2013
  • The Everyday Experience, curated by The Architecture Foundation, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin – 2013
  • Post Primary school, RIAI gallery, Dublin – 2014
  • Mendrisio School of Architecture - BSI International Architecture Award exhibition – 2014
  • The Everyday Experience. Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal - 2014
  • Scientia Civitas: Missing Titles as part of Phoenix Rising: Art and Civic Imagination. The Hugh Lane, Municipal Gallery, Dublin - curation A. Murphy, C. Smyth, 2014
  • Make Ready. Print Studio, Temple Bar, Dublin - March 2015
  • A Study. Book for Architects ETH Zurich - curation F. Fischli, N. Olsen, 2015
  • A Study. ID2015, Face Forward. Dublin Institute of Technology - 2015
  • Liminal Spaces. Model Arts Centre, Sligo - 2015
  • Brandub, The Souvenir Project, Liminal. London Design Festival, Eindhoven, New York and Dublin 2015, and at Showcase in 2016 - curation J. Legge
  • Venice Biennale fuori. 'In practice. The state of committed architecture in Europe'. Irish representative -curation A10/The Italian, Association of Architects - 2016
  • Dublin Art Book Fair, 'Art and Architecture Interwoven’. Curation C. Shaffrey - 2017

publication - general
  • Soft Shell – Tomas de Paor’s Interlocking Moves, Building Design supplement, 17-03-2000
  • Architect’s Journal, London 29-06-2000
  • Image Interiors, Dublin 03-2001
  • Building Design, London 04-2001
  • The Dubliner, 06-2001
  • Irish Architectural Review, Vol. 3, Gandon Editions, Kinsale 2001
  • (Young Architect of the Year Award YAYA 2003) Irish Times 14-03-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) Sunday Times 16-03-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) Building Design 14-03-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) London Times 18-03-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) Rowan Moore, London Evening Standard 25-03-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) Deyan Sudjic, The Observer Review 23-03-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) ICON issue 1, 04-2003
  • (YAYA 2003) The Irish Post 12-04-2003
  • Irish Architect 04-2003
  • Irish Examiner Property supplement, 11-05-2003
  • Forma Interiors Vol 3, 2003
  • 10x10_2, Deyan Sudjic, Phaidon, London 2005, ISBN 0-7148-4441-1
  • 10x10_2, review Shane O’Toole, Sunday Times, 2005
  • Irish Times 28-04-2005
  • A10, 09/10 2005
  • Blueprint, London 26-08-2005
  • Plan 07/08-2006
  • AIT, Stuttgart 11-2006
  • Review of Home Work exhibition, E. Scanlon, Architecture Ireland 225, 03-2007
  • The Full Irish, S. Lappin, Princeton Architectural Press, 2009, ISBN-10: 1568988680
  • Hatch - The new architectural generation, K. Long, Laurence King Publishers, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-85669-562-6
  • Dublin Architecture; 150 Buildings from 1990-2010, S. A. Ó Muirí, Gandon Editions ISBN 978 0948037580
  • Art and Architecture of Ireland. Volume 4: Architecture, Yale /Royal Irish Academy ISBN 978-0-300-17922.4(v.4)
  • Dublin Architecture Guide 1947-2014
  • Baunetz, 05-2015
  • Fifty Under Fifty:Innovators of the 21st Century, 2015.The Images Publishing Group, Victoria, Australia
  • University College Dublin Alumni magazine, 2015/6
  • RIBA International Fellowship citation. S.O’Donnell, Royal Gold Medal and Fellowships. RIBA 2017
  • Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks. H. Campbell, The Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-908996-92-3
  • In Practice. The state of Committed Architecture in Europe. Irish representative, 2016 Venice Biennale, for A10/The Italian. ISBN 978-88-98448-23-4
  • el croquis 187 - Global Architectural Political Compass
  • One Hundred and One Hosannas for Architecture. S. O’Toole. Gandon Editions. ISBN 978-1-1-910140-14-7
  • A Door but Also More. M.Magann, The Irish Times, 14.01.17.
  • Irish Arts Review. Summer 2017.