Paul Clerkin
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In 1953, at the request of Herbert Read, and with support from the Irish Arts Council, Thurloe Conolly set up a “Design Unit for Ireland” office in Dublin. The co-directors included Senator Edward Maguire, Dermot O’Regan of CTT and Alan Nolan of the publishers Brown and Nolan. Essentially an Irish branch of DRU (Design Research Unit), a European design consortium founded by Herbert Read, Misha Black and Milner Grey, the Dublin office survived for several years before Conolly moved to London, to work with Read in the central DRU office.
A little something that could have been – a lock staircase to the river from the James St Harbour
We should promote a national paving day where we ask people to photograph incidents of this in Dublin
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A 1903 report from the Evening Telegraph
Here’s another piece of Victorian frippery on Nassau Street
Plan for a clock tower for the markets… just nothing much changes… plan… drop plan… plan again…
New Cultural and Heritage Centre at Bank of Ireland, College Green
New Cultural and Heritage Centre at Bank of Ireland, College Green
Always liked this group of buildings – damned shame if they get demolished after purchase….
We need to encourage owner co-operatives, group of people to buy this and create their own living spaces within the buildings.
Ànd more on Turvey, images and a description from 1906
Platten Hall, Co. Meath
https://archiseek.com/2014/1700-platten-hall-co-meath/#.UwOnZ_ldX3QDescribed in a publication of 1907 as “It is an ugly building now, in spite of its rich red colouring; but in formelr days, when it was a story higher, and had a gabled roof, its appearance was doubtless more attractive. “
