Valerie Mulvin

Valerie Mulvin
Born1956 (age 68–69)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
OccupationArchitect
SpouseNiall McCullough
Children1
AwardsElected to Aosdána (2020)
PracticeMcCullough Mulvin
Websitemcculloughmulvin.com/studio/team/valerie-mulvin

Valerie Mulvin FRIAI (born 1956)[1] is an Irish architect.[2] She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[3][4]

Early life

Mulvin was born in Dublin in 1956,[5] the eldest child in a family of six; her father worked in insurance and they lived in Dublin and London.[6]

Career

James Ussher Library, designed by Mulvin
Long Room Hub (left)

Mulvin attended University College Dublin where she met Niall McCullough, her professional partner and later husband; they graduated in 1981 and founded McCullough Mulvin Architects in 1986, and in 1987 published A Lost Tradition: The Nature of Architecture in Ireland.[7] In 1991 she completed a master's degree in Urban Studies (MLitt) at Trinity College Dublin.[8]

Mulvin worked on buildings such as Blackrock Further Education Institute and Public Library, the Irish Architecture Foundation, the Trinity Long Room Hub and the James Ussher Library. In 2020 she was elected to Aosdána.[9][10]

Personal life

Mulvin married Niall McCullough; he died in 2021.[7]

Bibliography

  • A Lost Tradition: The Nature of Architecture in Ireland (1987; with Niall McCullough)[11]
  • The Long Room Hub at Trinity College (2010)[12]
  • Blackrock Quartet: Blackrock Further Education Institute and the Carnegie Library (2014)[13]
  • Approximate Formality (2020)[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "EUMiesAward". miesarch.com.
  2. ^ Jodidio, Philip (April 2019). McClean Design: Creating the Contemporary House. Rizzoli. ISBN 9780847863501 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ O’Donoghue, Denise (14 October 2020). "Meet the 12 new members of elite artist association Aosdána". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  5. ^ "New Irish Architecture: AAI Awards". Architectural Association of Ireland – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "McCullough and Mulvin, space explorers". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ a b "Niall McCullough obituary: Brilliantly unconventional architect and author". The Irish Times. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022. (subscription required)
  8. ^ "McCullough Mulvin Architects". McCullough Mulvin. 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ McGarry, Patsy (13 October 2020). "Twelve artists elected to Aosdána". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ^ Cullinan, Emma. "Funnels, ferns and layers: new Blackrock library is full of surprises". The Irish Times.
  11. ^ Graby, John (20 December 1989). 150 Years of Architecture in Ireland: RIAI, 1839-1989. RIAI. ISBN 9780950462837 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "The Long Room Hub at Trinity College / [editor]: McCullough Mulvin Architects". 2010.
  13. ^ "Blackrock Quartet: Blackrock Further Education Institute and the Carnegie Library". BOOKS.IE.
  14. ^ "Approximate Formality by Valerie Mulvin". Books Upstairs.
  15. ^ Tipton, Gemma. "'We don't realise what we have.' In praise of the 'majestic' rural Irish town". The Irish Times.