Lorcan O'Herlihy
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Lorcan O'Herlihy is an architect. While studying architecture in Europe in the late 1970s, Lorcan became deeply immersed in painting, developing a highly international abstract expressionism
style. Lorcan currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
In 2004 the Architectural League of New York selected Lorcan O’Herlihy as one of the eight “emerging voices” in the United States. LOHA’s commitment to design excellence in commercial, educational and residential projects has earned 26 national and international awards including seven AIA/LA Design Awards. The firm’s work has been recognized internationally with a number of exhibitions and publications and has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Wallpaper*, Metropolis Magazine, Architectural Record, Architectural Review, Architecture, Progressive Architecture, A+U, and a book on LOHA’s completed works by Rockport Publications.
He has taught and lectured over the last decade, including the Architectural Association in London, Southern California Institute of Architecture [SCI-Arc], Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, Columbia University, New York and the National Building Museum, Washington D.C. among others.
Previously, Lorcan worked at I.M. Pei and Partners on the celebrated Grande Louvre Museum in Paris and as an Associate at Steven Holl Architects, where he was responsible for several projects including the award winning Hybrid Building in Seaside, Florida, which received a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
Non-profit design consultation and active member
Venice Community Housing Corporation
Non-profit design consultation and active member
Livable Places
Smart Growth/Sustainable Advocacy Group, Panel Participant
2 X 8 Student Outreach Program / AIA LA, Participant.
American Institute of Architects
Los Angeles Board of Directors
LA>
Board of Advisors
Los Angeles Conservancy
Active member and donor
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Project Director
Steven Holl Architects, 1986-1988
Design Team
I.M. Pei and Partners, 1983-1986
Design Team
Kevin Roche/John Dinkeloo & Associates, 1981-1983
Project Design Team
Paris, France
I.M.Pei and Partners
Project Design Team
Metropolitan Museum of Art*
Project Design Team
New York, NY
KRJD & Associates
Project Design Team
United Nations Plaza*
Project Design Team
New York, NY
KRJD & Associates
Project Design Team
J.M. Moudy Visual Arts Building*
Project Design Team
Christian University, TX
KRJD&Associates
Project Design Team
The Hybrid Building*
Seaside, FL
Steven Holl Architects
Project Architect
Habitat 825 http://www.archdaily.com/19880/habitat-825-loha-architects/
West Hollywood, CA
Gardner 1050 http://www.archdaily.com/23336/gardner-1050-lorcan-o%E2%80%99herlihy-architects/
West Hollywood, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center
Palos Verdes, CA
APCH Community Center
Los Angeles, CA
SMB28 Residences
West Hollywood, CA
Southern California Institute of Architecture
(Sci-Arc)
1997-1998
Unit Master
Architectural Association
1993-1995
Graduate Program Studio Instructor
Southern California Institute of Architecture
(Sci-Arc)
1991-1993
Studio Instructor
The Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design
1989-1991
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Lecturer
Bloomfield Hills, MI
2004
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
1981
Bachelor of Architecture
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA
1981
Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris...
style. Lorcan currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
In 2004 the Architectural League of New York selected Lorcan O’Herlihy as one of the eight “emerging voices” in the United States. LOHA’s commitment to design excellence in commercial, educational and residential projects has earned 26 national and international awards including seven AIA/LA Design Awards. The firm’s work has been recognized internationally with a number of exhibitions and publications and has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Wallpaper*, Metropolis Magazine, Architectural Record, Architectural Review, Architecture, Progressive Architecture, A+U, and a book on LOHA’s completed works by Rockport Publications.
He has taught and lectured over the last decade, including the Architectural Association in London, Southern California Institute of Architecture [SCI-Arc], Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, Columbia University, New York and the National Building Museum, Washington D.C. among others.
Previously, Lorcan worked at I.M. Pei and Partners on the celebrated Grande Louvre Museum in Paris and as an Associate at Steven Holl Architects, where he was responsible for several projects including the award winning Hybrid Building in Seaside, Florida, which received a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
Organizations & Activities
A Place Called Home [APCH] Youth CenterNon-profit design consultation and active member
Venice Community Housing Corporation
Non-profit design consultation and active member
Livable Places
Smart Growth/Sustainable Advocacy Group, Panel Participant
2 X 8 Student Outreach Program / AIA LA, Participant.
American Institute of Architects
Los Angeles Board of Directors
LA>
Board of Advisors
Los Angeles Conservancy
Active member and donor
Professional History
PrincipalLorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Project Director
Steven Holl Architects, 1986-1988
Design Team
I.M. Pei and Partners, 1983-1986
Design Team
Kevin Roche/John Dinkeloo & Associates, 1981-1983
Relevant Project Experience
Grande Louvre Museum*Project Design Team
Paris, France
I.M.Pei and Partners
Project Design Team
Metropolitan Museum of Art*
Project Design Team
New York, NY
KRJD & Associates
Project Design Team
United Nations Plaza*
Project Design Team
New York, NY
KRJD & Associates
Project Design Team
J.M. Moudy Visual Arts Building*
Project Design Team
Christian University, TX
KRJD&Associates
Project Design Team
The Hybrid Building*
Seaside, FL
Steven Holl Architects
Project Architect
Habitat 825 http://www.archdaily.com/19880/habitat-825-loha-architects/
West Hollywood, CA
Gardner 1050 http://www.archdaily.com/23336/gardner-1050-lorcan-o%E2%80%99herlihy-architects/
West Hollywood, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center
Palos Verdes, CA
APCH Community Center
Los Angeles, CA
SMB28 Residences
West Hollywood, CA
- Projects completed prior to founding LOHA
Education
Vertical Studio InstructorSouthern California Institute of Architecture
(Sci-Arc)
1997-1998
Unit Master
Architectural Association
1993-1995
Graduate Program Studio Instructor
Southern California Institute of Architecture
(Sci-Arc)
1991-1993
Studio Instructor
The Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design
1989-1991
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Lecturer
Bloomfield Hills, MI
2004
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
1981
Bachelor of Architecture
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA
1981