How it started
History
MacGabhann Architects was founded in 1975 by Antoin MacGabhann Snr. The company expanded in 1997 when his sons Antoin and Tarla returned from Glasgow and Berlin respectively. Head offices are located in Letterkenny and Belfast. The firm represented Ireland at the 2006 Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition. Their design projects range from houses to public and private buildings.
MacGabhann Architects won an award for 'Best Building in the Landscape' in Ireland and have also received awards and international acclaim for the Public Services Centre in Letterkenny.
In November 2008 the firm were awarded an "Opus Award", in the €2 million to €20 million category, for the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
Tarla MacGabhann
Tarla MacGabhann, (born 1965) graduated with a B.A. in architecture from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London in 1991. He previously studied at Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Thames College, London. He later Worked for Daniel Libeskind as on the Jewish Museum, Berlin. He lectures at Queen's University Belfast. He taught at HdK Berlin from 1995 to 1997.
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