New heads lined up for Lyons' den
Three in a row: Henry J Lyons Cork projects include JCD Group's Railway Yard (centre, tower, due onsite Q2 2025) and the completed One Albert Quay, right, and OCP's Navigation Square, left, significantly completed
CHANGES at board level of one of Ireland’s largest architectural firms, employing 250 in Dublin and Cork, have been described as marking “an ambitious evolution of practice.”
New board and director appointment at Henry J Lyons – which currently has 220 employed in Dublin and a further 30 in Cork “strengthens operations while diversifying skills and expanding design leadership capabilities,” said the award-winning firm.
Claire Pierce, Eoin Flanagan and Neal Patterson have joined the board of directors: also appointed in senior leadership roles are four studio directors, a technical director, eight design directors, a head of AI and design innovation, and a sector lead for data centres.
Among the firm’s output are the Criminal Courts of Justice, headquarter buildings for the Central Bank, LinkedIn, Salesforce, KPMG and Amazon.
In Munster Henry J Lyons designed OCP’s Navigation Square, JCD’s One Albert Quay (where it now has its own offices) and Railway Yard, as well as securing planning for a 34 storeys tall tower at Custom House Quay, and Limerick’s Project Opera.
It also has significant projects internationally, and, apart from commercial buildings is involved in design for delivery of 16,000 homes across Ireland, as well as workspace for over 15,000 employees in Dublin city.
Welcoming the new board members and other appointments, MD Conor MacCabe said Henry J Lyons was "an industry-leading architectural practice with a strong vision for the future that will enhance our cities, our communities and our lives for decades to come."
"Our ambitious vision sees Henry J Lyons adapt and grow further, diversifying our skills, bolstering our expertise and delivering award-winning design both at home and internationally."
Details: henryjlyons.com
