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and if possible, go and have a look around it. She would point out any
interesting features and her enthusiasm, despite no formal education in the
subject, rubbed off on me; although I didn’t think of it in this way at the time.
“As a teenager I renovated an old stone building on my parent’s farm as a
place for me and my friends to meet. It was a good test just in case the reality
of the architecture course proved different to the dream, I loved doing it,’’
added Mr Bradley.
After graduating, Mr Bradley worked for Consarc Design Group in Belfast
and although he ‘loved his time working with them’ especially alongside highly
respected conservation architects such as Bronagh Lynch, he continued to
help out on the family farm.
“Working for the design group was a very busy period because I continued
to help out on the family farm as well as doing my own private commissions,
as I’m the only son,’’ he explained.
“I was traveling from Maghera to Belfast which wasn’t the best use of time
so I left Consarc and joined a local practice in McGurk Architects in the United
Kingdom. They are highly regarded throughout Northern Ireland and have
a wide range of expertise and within a few years, I was one of the senior
architects there. By that time, I had built up so many private clients that in
2011, I decided to open my own practice,’’ he enthused.
Since the practice was established, it has grown to be one of the most
highly recognised practices with offers of commissions in more tha