Peter Carroll

Director
Peter established A2 Architects Ltd. with Caomhán Murphy in 2005. Peter became Sole Director in 2012. The practice is a registered RIAI practice with Conservation Grade 3 accreditation.

Since graduating with 1^st Class Honours from University College Dublin in 1995, Peter has gained extensive Irish and international experience on a broad range of building types and sizes.

Prior to establishing A2 Architects Peter spent seven years as an Associate with O’Donnell & Tuomey in Dublin followed by a further three years as an Associate with the Pritzker Prize recipient Rafael Moneo in Madrid, Spain.

Peter’s roles in both practice and academia to date include the following:

• Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture University of Limerick (SAUL) 2008 – present
• Advanced Timber Construction Tutor at the School of Architecture University of Limerick (SAUL) 2008 – present
• Co-Director, SAUL Intelligence Unit (Annual Strategic Think Tank) 2009 – present
• External Examiner, University of Nottingham School of Architecture 2015 -2019
• Invited Contributor to Close Encounter – Meetings with Remarkable Buildings at Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
• Visiting Tutor to Thesis Year, KTH Stockholm, Sweden 2015 – 2016
• Co-Founder and Treasurer of DoCoMoMo Ireland 2010 – 2014
• Elected RIAI Council Member 2010 – 2012
• Collaborator with John Gerrard Artist to EV+A with ‘Pig Slat Benches’ 2010
• Visiting Tutor to Escuela Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid Sept. 2009 – May 2010
• Co-Curator (with Peter Cody Architect) + Contributor, Irish Pavilion, Inaugural Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2007
• Editor of the Architectural Association of Ireland’s Journal ‘Building Material’ 2000-2002
• Design Studio Tutor Year 4 UCD, 2000 – 2002 and 2005 – 2007

luÍs pedro

Associate Director
Luís joined A2 Architects as a qualified architect in 2014. Luís is a member of the RIAI and the Ordem dos Arquitectos Portugueses.

Luís graduated from Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa in 2006. Prior to joining A2, Luís worked with Tom de Paor and the Irish Architecture Foundation and in Portugal with Pedro Domingos Arquitectos, Carlos Lampreia [X] Arquitectos and with Luís Caiado – Loja de Arquitectura.

Luís has been Project Architect on a number of important projects recently including Rapid Delivery Housing in George’s Place Dun Laoghaire and The Brambles Housing in Sallynoggin.

Luís is a Certified Passive House Designer and is a  Studio Tutor in Year 3 at University College Dublin.

AIDAN BUTLER

Associate Director
Aidan joined A2 Architects as an Associate Director in 2019. He graduated from University College Dublin 1995. He is a member of the RIAI since 1999 and is a Registered Architect. He under­takes the role of Project Supervisor for the Design Process and he is accredited in Conservation Grade 3.

Prior to joining A2 in 2019, Aidan was a principal architect and a Director of Lorcan Greene and Associates Ltd. Aidan is now an Associate in A2 Architects.

Aidan has extensive experience as Project Architect and Lead Consultant on a wide variety of projects over €10M in the public and private sectors. He is currently Project Architect for the Redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire Baths, Queens Road, Dún Laoghaire.

GLEN O’DEA

Architect
Glen joined A2 Architects in 2018 following graduation from the Dublin School of Architecture. Glen is also a professional Irish Dancer and has spent a number of years travelling the world in Michael Flatley’s ‘Lord of the Dance’.

Glen is currently Project Architect on a number of public and private projects in A2 Architects including the Garda National Immigration Bureau at Shannon Airport and Ennis Work Relations Commission, both for the OPW. He is also Project Architect for a new gate lodge in Beechville. Co. Meath.

Glen is a member of the RAIA since 2022.

RAÍSSA ZANARDO

Architect
Raíssa joined A2 Architects in 2018 following her graduation from Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil. Raíssa spent her second year of university at the School of Architecture University of Limerick (SAUL) where she was the recipient of the UL President’s letter for the highest grade achieved in SAUL in both semesters. Her final year thesis work in Universidade Federal de Viçosa won 1^st prize for Best Architectural Thesis of the State of Minas Gerais (2018) and was published in the “Archiprix 2019 World’s Best Graduation Thesis”.

Since starting in A2, Raíssa has been working as a Project Architect on a range of projects at various design, tender and construction stages as well as many architectural competitions such as Morrison’s Island Cork City and Ireland House, Tokyo.

DÁire EnGLISH

Architect
Dáire initially joined A2 Architects as a student in 2017/2018. Dáire returned to A2 Architects following his graduation from the University of Limerick in 2020, where he received a First Class Honours and was awarded Best Student Thesis in SAUL 2020. His final year thesis work was the recipient of the 2021 AAI Maurice Craig Award and Highly Commended by the RIAI in the STW Student Excellence Awards 2020 and exhibited as part of the RIAI Conference 2020.

Dáire is also a part-time Design Studio Tutor in Y3 at the University of Limerick.

DAVID cOONEY

Architect
David Cooney joined A2 Architects in September 2022 after previously working in the office as a student for a year in 2018.

David attended the School of Architecture University of Limerick (SAUL) where he graduated with first-class honors in the class of 2021/2022. Prior to working in A2 David spent time working in Carr Cotter Naessens (2019) and took part in the UL Intelligence Unit ‘City Riverway Engage’ (2017).

Nuno Santos

Architect
Nuno Santos joined A2 Architects in November 2022 after his graduation from Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Nuno spent his fourth year of university at the School of Architecture University of Limerick (SAUL) where he won the SAUL Best Working Drawings Prize for 2020. Prior to working in A2, he spent time working in aNC arquitectos (2020).

Since he started in A2, Nuno has been working on several projects in different stages and contributed to the Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, In Search of Hy-Brasil.

Martin Smith

Company Secretary & Book Keeper

Martin is the Company Secretary and Book Keeper at A2 Architects since 2005. Martin keeps our team sane and he is by far our favourite Scottish Man.

Martin founded and runs NumberSmith, his own bookkeeping company since 2014.

FORMER COLLABORATORS

Julia Garcia Gonzales, Amanda Buckley, Miriam Dunn, Thomas O’Brien, Suzy O’Leary, Open Office Architects, Stephen Mulhall, Joan McElligott, Danny Holland, Briain Moriarty, Rubens Cano Cortes, Sinéad O’Shaughnessy, Seosamh O’Muircheartaigh, Ciara Keohane, Cliodhna Rice, Sarah Moylan, Aidan O’Dea, Donie Lowry, Abel Munoz, Nicola Russolo, Gordon Ellis, Manuel Gomez Tamayo, Lochlann Atack, Ross Melbourne, Paul Keane, David McInerney, Matthew Mullin, John Byrne, Joan McElligott, Séamus Bairéad, Georgy Daly, Conal Ryan, David Cooney, Dáire English, Anna Fagan, Peter Cummins, Clodagh Coughlan, Charlie O’Grady, Helen McFadden, Ciara Marlborough, Caoimhe Roughan and Jim Murphy.