Andrew Devane

After Devane graduated from UCD, he began working in the architecture practice of Robinson & Keefe. After a short time, Devane was offered a partnership with the practice, but decided to postpone any agreement. Around this time Devane made contact with American Architect, Frank Wright Lloyd. In his letter to Wright, Devane said: "I cannot make up my mind whether you are in truth a great architect – or just another phony." to which Wright replied: "Come along and see." On his return to Ireland in 1948 he took up Paddy Robinson and Cyril Keefe of Robinson & Keefe on their partnership offer and formed the Robinson, Keefe & Devane architecture practice (Now known as RKD Architects). ==Personal life==

Andrew Devane was born on 3 November 1917 in Limerick to a Roman Catholic family. His father, Dr John Devane, worked in St John's Hospital as a physician from 1915 until his retirement in the 1950s. He was married to Maureen Ashe in 1950 and had three sons, Richard, Martin and Tony. Maureen died in 1977. Later on in life Devane spent much of his time devoted to charity work, especially for Mother Teresa's cause in Calcutta, India. He died on 15 January 2000 in Calcutta. ==Selected works==

• Journey's End, House, Howth, for Devane family. Curvilinear extension to an earlier bungalow. • St Mary's Girls' School, Bishop Street, King's Island, Limerick. • St. Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra. Church, gymnasium, dining hall, residential accommodation, library, teaching facilities. • Urological Unit, Meath Hospital, Dublin. • Stephen Court, Dublin for Irish life. • A.I.B. Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Office complex and computer centre. • Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey Street. Includes swimming pool, theatre, and second floor gardens, with later extension onto Talbot Street. • St. Lelia's Church at Killeely Road, Ballynantybeg, Limerick. • St. Fintan's Church, atrium, campanile, parish centre, and parochial house, Sutton, County Dublin. • Irish Pavilion, New York Worlds Fair. Temporary building demolished. ==References==