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In this reflective and enriching memoir, John Tuomey navigates the
places and memories of his life over the scope of twenty-five
years. First recognised for the urban regeneration of Dublin’s
Temple Bar, which included the construction of the Irish Film
Institute, the National Photographic Archive and Gallery of
Photography, his life in architecture led him to design social and
cultural spaces such as the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, the Glucksman
Gallery in UCC and the Victoria & Albert East Museum in London.
Imbued with many inter-textual references to poetry, drama and
literature and written in limpid prose, this memoir is inherently
literary in nature. Tuomey looks back to his early life where he
was born in Tralee and lived in different counties around Ireland,
from small towns to country landscapes, from schooldays in Dundalk
to student activism at University College Dublin. He traces the
pathways that led to his formation as an architect, reflecting on
the many cultural and social influences on his life. He excels in
capturing the social landscape of Dublin in the 1980s and pays
particular attention to the many buildings and social hubs of the
inner city. His transient years of moving from Dublin to London,
and subsequently working in places like Nairobi and Milan,
chronicle the international influences on his outlook. The key
relationships in his life, including meeting his future wife,
Sheila – a fellow student of architecture in UCD – and his
pivotal employment by James Stirling in 1976, form the backbone of
his personal and professional life. Tuomey’s expertise in his
field is unsurpassed, with meticulous detail given to the finer
aspects of design and architecture. His thoughts on the challenges
facing the encroaching erasure of city life in Dublin are essential
reading for anyone with an interest in the future of building in
the city.
General
Imprint: |
The Lilliput Press Ltd
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Country of origin: |
Ireland |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
John Tuomey
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84351-874-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-84351-874-0 |
Barcode: |
9781843518747 |
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