We are delighted to announce that this year's Niall McCullough Lecture will be given by Tatiana Bilbao. The lecture will take place on Thursday 18th September at 6:30pm in the Edmund Burke theatre of Trinity College Dublin.

The Niall McCullough Lecture series marks the legacy and spirit of Niall McCullough FRIAI (1958-2021). Speakers who share common ground with Niall’s many interests – from modern architecture, ancient sites and buildings, radical interventions into older buildings, books, photography, film, music, nature – share a range of insights to be developed over the life of the lecture series.

Tatiana Bilbao founded her studio in 2004 with the aim of integrating research, design, community-based strategies, and responsible construction. Her practice develops architecture as a platform to enhance life across geographies and typologies, grounded in fieldwork and intellectual inquiry. Before founding the studio she served as advisor at the Ministry of Development and Housing in Mexico City.

Bilbao teaches at Yale University and has held academic positions at Columbia GSAPP, Harvard GSD, Rice University, and institutions in Chile and Germany. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, A+U, Domus, Arquitectura Viva, El País, among others.

She has been recognized with many awards throughout her career. In 2025 she was named an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (HFAIA), one of the highest recognitions for non-U.S.-licensed architects. In the same year, the Sea of Cortez Research Centre project was selected as one of the five finalist for the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), and her Pavilion for the Holy See won a Special Mention at the 2025 Venice Biennale.

This is a free event and tickets are essential. Tickets will be available in August 2025.

The Niall McCullough Lecture is presented by Valerie Mulvin, McCullough Mulvin Architects and Friends of Niall McCullough.

It is kindly supported by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the RIAI and Trinity College Dublin.