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Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell co-founded Grafton Architects in 1978 after meeting at the School of Architecture at University College Dublin. As architects and educators, the partners honor “history while demonstrating a mastery of the urban environment and craft of construction,” as their Pritzker Prize announcement states. The Pritzker Prize-winning practice’s academic, civic, cultural, and residential projects balance strength and delicacy, resulting in impactful and unique works.