1962
Dublin
Hawkins Street Dublin
Lost Dublin
Thomas Bennett
Random Building
1880 – Water Tower, Phoenix Park, Dublin
1962 – Hawkins House, Poolbeg Street, Dublin
Architect: Sir Thomas Bennett
In a poll in 1998, this was voted the worst building in Dublin by the readers of Archiseek. Now due for a badly needed facelift, this much derided building and its nearby blocks on Tara Street and Townsend Street are some of the worst excesses of the 1960s in the city centre. In June 2016 plans were unveiled for demolition and redevelopment of the site, along with neighbouring Apollo House. Removed in 2020.