paul dillon architects was established in 1999. Originally from Galway, Paul Dillon received a B.Sc in Architecture from New York Institute of Technology in 1992 and a Masters of Architecture from California State Polytechnical University, Pomona in 1995. He won The Richard Neutra Award for his Master's Thesis and has served as a guest design critic at schools of architecture on a number of occasions. Paul Dillon Architects became the first Galway practice to win an AAI award in 2008. The practice accepts a small number of challenging projects each year, is highly motivated, led by design, and committed to the building process.