1961 – Commended entrant for Trinity College Dublin library
Turkish entrant, #201, which was commended in the competition to design a new library for Trinity College Dublin.
Turkish entrant, #201, which was commended in the competition to design a new library for Trinity College Dublin.
A joint entrant by a trio of Portuguese architects,
Design #127 was commended and described as prsenting “a ‘square’ solution of excellent scale and proportions with an ingenious and not unsuccessful bridge link with the old Library.
Highly commended design, No.86, the jury felt it was “a solution that attracted the Jury for its horizontal lines,
The winning design, No.123, in the architectural competition to design a new library for Trinity College Dublin.
Second placed entry by Haifa-based architects Alfred Mansfeld and Dani Havkin. According to the architects: “In order to achieve a harmonious relationship with the existing library and the museum building and to avoid architecturally awkward connections with these old buildings,
Designed in association with John Mesick, Thomas Ovington, and Lewis Zurlo.
From opening to early 2023 named after Bishop George Berkeley (1687-1753), this building caused quite a stir when built inside Trinity’s grounds next to Burgh’s Library building.
Fantastic modern library, now painted a dubious colour but listed in 2015. The interior book stacks are aligned with the windows,