GRAFTON ARCHITECTS - UNIVERSTIA LUIGI BOCCONI

The World didn’t notice for twenty-five years.

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UNIVERSITA LUIGI BOCCONI 2008 Milan, Italy Education Built

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PRE

Grafton Architects has been open for 25 years with only built work in Ireland, very few people have heard of them.

Type Commisions: 11 Competitions: 1

Awards 11

Program Retail: 2 Housing: 1 Education: 5 Hotel: 1 Public: 2

Status Completed: 9 Ongoing: 2

Publications/Media 4

Lectures 1

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PRE

1978-2008 Selected Events

Yvonne Farrell Shelley McNamara co-found Grafton Architects

1978

Studio Lecturer at University College Dublin

19772009

Temple Bar Square completed in Dublin, Ireland

1996

Denzille Lane Cinema completed in Dublin, Ireland

1999

North Kildare Educate Together compeleted in Kildare, Ireland

2003

10_10x2 publication by Phaidon selects four projects

by Grafton Architects to publish

2004

10_10x2 publication by Phaidon selects four projects

by Grafton Architects to publish

2004

Grafton Architects wins Architectural Association of Ireland Award

2005

Universita Luigi Bocconi is complete

2008

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PROJECT

Universita Luigi Bocconi, located in Milan, is their first completed work outside of Ireland.

(2008)

PROJECT

Universita Luigi Bocconi School of Economics Unversity Campus 45,000 sm Milan, Ittaly

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PROJECT

Universita Luigi Bocconi gets recognition from institutions around the world, putting Grafton on the map.

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PROJECT

Building Timeline Selected Events

Universita Luigi Bocconi is completed

2008

Dezeen published article on Universita Luigi Boccon

by Grafton Architects

2008

World Architecture Festival, Building of the Year Award, Universita Luigi Bocconi

2008

Grafton gives eight lectures around the world from Milan to NYC regarding Universita Luigi Bocconi

2008

Mies van der Rohe Awards Finalist - Universita Luigi Bocconi

2009

Architectural Association of Ireland Downes Medal - Universita Luigi Bocconi

2009

USC Price School establishes foregin exchange program with Universita Luigi Bocconi

2015

RIAI Institute of Architects of Ireland Gold Medal for Architecture, Universita Luigi Bocconi

2018

QS World University Rankings ranks Universita Luigi Bocconi as #7th University Worldwide in Business

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POST

Grafton becomes a global firm, lecturing at Harvard, Curating the Venice Biennale, and eventaully winning the Pritzker Prize.

Type Commisions: 24 Competitions: 8

Awards 46

Program Retail: 2 Housing: 1 Education: 14 Hotel: 1 Public: 4 Office: 2 Cultural: 1

Status Completed: 18 Ongoing: 6

Publications/Media 50+

Lectures 100+

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2008-Present Selected Events

Yvonne & Shelley begins teaching at Mendrisio Accademia di Architettura

20082010

Yvonne & Shelley awarded Kenzo Tange Chair at Harvard Graduate School of Design

2010

Yvonne & Shelley awarded Louis Kahn Chair at Yale School of Architecture

2011

New University Campus for UTEC Lima completed in Peru

2015

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Finalist

2016

Grafton Architects to curate 2018 Venice Biennale

2018

Institut Mines Telecom completed in Paris Saclay, France

2019

Institut Mines Telecom completed in Paris Saclay, France

2019

Grafton Architects awarded Pritzker Prize

2020

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