In 1980, she received her master's degree in environmental design from the Royal College of Art, winning the prize for best-graduating student.
It has received many awards and was published by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)[3] as an exemplary educational building.
[1] Sheila O'Donnell is a full-time professor at University College, Dublin[4] and has been a visiting teacher and critic at schools of architecture in Japan, Venezuela, and the United States, including Princeton, Michigan, Buffalo, Yale, Columbia, Syracuse, and Cooper Union.
[5] In 2015, O'Donnell + Tuomey won the 2015 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, the world's most prestigious architecture award.
[6] The award is approved by the British sovereign (Elizabeth II), to architects who have made a large impact on architecture.