1790s – Unbuilt Wide Streets Commission Approach & Entrance to Dublin Castle
Unbuilt plan by the Wide Streets Commissioners for a new ceremonial entrance to the Lower Yard of Dublin Castle and street to the “round church”
1787c – Unbuilt West Elevation of Houses of Parliament, Dublin
Architect:James Gandon
Unbuilt elevation design for west front of Irish Houses of Parliament in Dublin. Attributed to Gandon by the Yale Center for British Art.
1769 – Design for Royal Exchange, Dublin
Architect: Thomas Sandby
Third placed entry in competition to design a Royal Exchange for Dublin. Although some sources including Wright’s “An Historical Guide to Ancient and Modern Dublin”
2006 – Bifrost, Dublin
Architect: 3XN
Speculative design for an eco-living development in Dublin called Bifrost. Arranged as a continuous unbroken building, the building is split up into a series of different areas that offer a total of 186,000 square meters of high density mixed-use space.
2005 – The Watchtower, The Point, North Wall Quay, Dublin
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker
Started, with basement and foundation later filled in, with a view to restarting construction at a later date.
1966 – Office Scheme for Baggot St., Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott and Partners
Original speculative scheme for an office development on Lower Baggot St. in Dublin. After the site was cleared and existing residents evicted,
2006 – Proposal for Convention Centre Hotel, Dublin
Architect: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates
Unbuilt proposal for a Ritz-Carlton hotel to be located directly behind the Convention Centre Dublin.
2004 – Proposal for Anglo-Irish Bank Headquarters, Dublin
Architect: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates
Unbuilt proposal for headquarters for the Anglo-Irish Bank in Dublin. According to the architects: “The exterior design challenge was to create a modern,
1757 – Bedford Square, Dublin
Bedford Square was intended as the first scheme of the Wide Streets Commissioners, but was never developed despite appearing on several maps including Rocque’s Map of Dublin.
1871 – Design for Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral & Synod House, Dublin
Architect: George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street was commissioned by the distiller Henry Roe to restore Christ Church Cathedral which was in very poor shape.
