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Many architects would enjoy this account of John Tuomey’s early life, and the events that shaped his career as co-founder of O’Donnell + Tuomey – albeit there is more attention given to personal experiences here than to practice. It is beautifully written, bravely honest in some places and howlingly funny in others. There are moving descriptions of what it meant to be in Dublin at a time when large parts of the city were being transformed, and notable figures such as James Stirling are rendered with wit and affection in brilliant vignettes. Hopefully there’s a second quarter yet to come. 

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