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Architecture of Leinster

10 February 2010
1984 – IDA, Wilton Place, Dublin

1984 – IDA, Wilton Place, Dublin

Architect: Tyndall Hogan Hurley Some extravagant plans were drawn up for this site including a design by Stephenson Gibney & Associates of three twelve storey towers with a facade treatment like their original...

02 March 2010
1988 – Unbuilt Dublin – Dublin Docklands Plan

1988 – Unbuilt Dublin – Dublin Docklands Plan

An early proposal for the Dublin Docklands submitted by Hardwicke Ltd. McInerney Properties plc, and The British Land Company. It ocused on recreational and social uses of the docks rather than business offices...

19 February 2010
1989 – International Conference Centre, Dublin Castle

1989 – International Conference Centre, Dublin Castle

Architect: Office of Public Works After its restoration by the Office of Public Works, conference facilities were added so the Castle could be used by the State when Ireland hosts the presidency of...

05 February 2010
1989 – Offices, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin

1989 – Offices, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin

Architect: Grafton Architects A rare example of good infill architecture on Ormond Quay. A former Presbyterian Church that was destroyed in a fire, leaving only its entrance doorways intact, was redeveloped as an...

09 June 2010
1991 – Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin

1991 – Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin

Architect: Burke-Kennedy Doyle Large office development constructed in stages over a few years, the Harcourt Centre is a forgettable late 1980s / early 1990s development that creates a poor foil for the former...

05 February 2010
1992 – Ashtown Visitor Centre & Castle, Phoenix Park, Dublin

1992 – Ashtown Visitor Centre & Castle, Phoenix Park, Dublin

Architect: Office of Public Works The oldest building in the park is Ashtown Castle, a restored medieval tower house dating from the 15th century. Restoration began in 1989 and it is located beside...

09 June 2010
1994 – Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin

1994 – Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin

Architect: Sam Stephenson (Phase I) Scott Tallon Walker (Phase II) This development was the final part of a controversial development lasting over twenty years. The site at Wood Quay had been earmarked as...

17 February 2010
1994 – Irish Waterways Visitor Centre, Grand Canal Docks, Dublin

1994 – Irish Waterways Visitor Centre, Grand Canal Docks, Dublin

Architect: Office of Public Works The Irish Waterways Visitor Centre is located in one of the waterways it celebrates – the 1796 Grand Canal Dock. Although seemingly a floating structure, the centre is...

30 June 2010
1994 – O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin, Co. Dublin

1994 – O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin, Co. Dublin

Architect: Scott Tallon Walker By the 1990s the need was recognized for an “˜aula maxima’ for University College Dublin as a home for conferring, alumni events and general conference. A lakeside site was...