1981 – Dublin Port & Docks Building, East Wall, Dublin
Intended to be a building with a strong visual presence in the port and succeeds as such.
Intended to be a building with a strong visual presence in the port and succeeds as such.
The Ilac Centre was opened in 1981,
Large office developed first planned in the 1970s,
Built in several stages,
A long drawn-out scheme that took many years for completion.
Replacing the old East Stand which was constructed in 1927, the new East Stand cost £4 million and held thirteen thousand providing ten thousand extra seats over the previous capacity.
Some extravagant plans were drawn up for this site including a design by Stephenson Gibney &
The original scheme of over 500,000 square foot of offices,
An architectural ideas competition to design a replacement monument for the site of Nelson’s Pillar which was demolished in 1966.
Often referred to as Mississippi paddle boat in style,