Tom O'Donnell
Co-Founder and Director at Self-Organised Architecture (SOA Research CLG)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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About
Tom O'Donnell is a founding director at Self-Organised Architecture (SOA), an action-research think tank established to research and promote cooperative and collaborative approaches to housing and community development in Ireland (soa.ie).
In 2020-21 he co-authored the publication Roadmapping a Viable Community-Led Housing Sector for Ireland, which was the result of an SOA initiated 12-month multi-stakeholder research project to identify obstacles, provide guidance and make policy recommendations for Community-Led Housing (CLH) in Ireland.
This project was supported by the Housing Agency, the Land Development Agency, Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance, Goethe Institut Irland and the Housing Finance Agency. Stakeholders in the project included eight CLH groups from eight counties in Ireland, policymakers, local authorities, lenders from state, private and community sectors, housing practitioners and professionals from Ireland, the UK and Europe.
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, provided a Foreword to the publication and recognition in Irish law of Community-Led Housing, the Community Land Trust and Cooperative Housing followed in the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (see 'Publications', below).
In 2020-21, SOA were also Ireland partner of Sustainable Homes in Inclusive and Cohesive Cities (SHICC), an award-winning European Community Land Trust (CLT) project funded by Interreg NW Europe with partners from the UK, Belgium, France, Germany and Netherlands. This project led to the founding of a new European CLT Network, in which SOA is a founding signatory.
Tom O'Donnell studied architecture at University College Dublin and Cambridge University. From 2000-2007, he worked at Cork City Architect’s Department, Cork City Council, on a number of public and housing projects. He is based in Ireland and Germany.
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Imagine a London where every resident has the power to control the management of their homes, citizens co-design new developments, and steward land…
Imagine a London where every resident has the power to control the management of their homes, citizens co-design new developments, and steward land…
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Yesterday, August 14th was the centenary of Colin Ward's birth, as the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) blog https://lnkd.in/euaiJynk…
Yesterday, August 14th was the centenary of Colin Ward's birth, as the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) blog https://lnkd.in/euaiJynk…
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This week I am reading Housing the Co-op, A Micro-Political Manifesto by Sascha Delz Rainer Hehl and Patricia L Ventura. Amongst the wonderful…
This week I am reading Housing the Co-op, A Micro-Political Manifesto by Sascha Delz Rainer Hehl and Patricia L Ventura. Amongst the wonderful…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Passive House Designer
Passivhaus Institut, Darmstadt
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Publications
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Let communities take charge in cooperation with State agencies and civil society stakeholders
The Journal.ie
See publication‘Five Big Ideas to help solve Ireland's Housing Crisis’ as part of the Good Information Project
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Roadmapping a Viable Community-Led Housing Sector for Ireland
See publicationCo-authored with SOA co-director Padraig Flynn, this publication series is the result of a 12-month multi-stakeholder research project to inform and support the establishment of a Community-Led Housing (CLH) infrastructure in Ireland.
The research is intended to explain the concept, and to inform policy decisions which can facilitate a broad variety of approaches to CLH. The handbooks identify current financial and legal roadblocks and suggest measures to address these. Recommendations…Co-authored with SOA co-director Padraig Flynn, this publication series is the result of a 12-month multi-stakeholder research project to inform and support the establishment of a Community-Led Housing (CLH) infrastructure in Ireland.
The research is intended to explain the concept, and to inform policy decisions which can facilitate a broad variety of approaches to CLH. The handbooks identify current financial and legal roadblocks and suggest measures to address these. Recommendations are founded on comprehensive research of supportive policy for Community-Led Housing in the EU and the UK which empower communities to develop solutions addressing their particular housing needs.
The project was supported by the Housing Agency, The Land Development Agency, The Goethe Institut Irland, Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance and The Housing Finance Agency. -
Ideals and Necessities
Architecture Ireland
See publicationArticle on CLH and new typologies for Architecture Ireland, November 2019
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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German
Full professional proficiency
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Change #EU #competition #law for #housing now: Barbara Steenbergen (IUT): "All over Europe and beyond, also people with medium incomes are having…
Change #EU #competition #law for #housing now: Barbara Steenbergen (IUT): "All over Europe and beyond, also people with medium incomes are having…
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation recent report ‘Building Prosperity – Unlocking the potential of a nature-positive circular economy for Europe’ highlights…
Ellen MacArthur Foundation recent report ‘Building Prosperity – Unlocking the potential of a nature-positive circular economy for Europe’ highlights…
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Arbour Hill in Dublin is open and blooming! This is another example of how SuDS can be done of slopes and this time with tree planting… challenging…
Arbour Hill in Dublin is open and blooming! This is another example of how SuDS can be done of slopes and this time with tree planting… challenging…
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What wonderful news! One of the nerdy things I particularly like about Yorspace is the combination of the CLT, as a citywide steward and developer of…
What wonderful news! One of the nerdy things I particularly like about Yorspace is the combination of the CLT, as a citywide steward and developer of…
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Fantastic. Congratulations to all involved!
Fantastic. Congratulations to all involved!
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After almost 6 fantastic years with the Department of Rural and Community Development, the time has come for me to leave the civil service to pursue…
After almost 6 fantastic years with the Department of Rural and Community Development, the time has come for me to leave the civil service to pursue…
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The Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) is a member-led, not for profit, Community Land Trust based in south London. They have facilitated a…
The Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) is a member-led, not for profit, Community Land Trust based in south London. They have facilitated a…
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On Sunday I co-hosted (in Spanish) 'Voices from the desert', our second poetry event and first immersive workshop at an art space in San Pedro de…
On Sunday I co-hosted (in Spanish) 'Voices from the desert', our second poetry event and first immersive workshop at an art space in San Pedro de…
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Meet the client: Anurag Verma! Verma is chair of the Rural Urban Synthesis Society in Lewisham and has been instrumental in delivering a sustainable…
Meet the client: Anurag Verma! Verma is chair of the Rural Urban Synthesis Society in Lewisham and has been instrumental in delivering a sustainable…
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..And now to work with EU institutions together with our partners for an EU response that supports #public #social #cooperative #communityled housing…
..And now to work with EU institutions together with our partners for an EU response that supports #public #social #cooperative #communityled housing…
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Last May, our General Assembly of members elected 4 new Trustees to the European CLT Network Board, joining 3 existing Trustees. Agnieszka (Aga)…
Last May, our General Assembly of members elected 4 new Trustees to the European CLT Network Board, joining 3 existing Trustees. Agnieszka (Aga)…
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Today, Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed for her second term at the head of the European Commission. With her appointment now confirmed by a strong…
Today, Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed for her second term at the head of the European Commission. With her appointment now confirmed by a strong…
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