1978 – Matt Talbot Bridge, Dublin
Architect: De Leuw, Chadwick and O’hEocha Consulting Engineers
Planned for many years to create a clockwise traffic flow up and down the quays,
1978 – Miesian Plaza, Baggot Street, Dublin
Architect: Ronnie Tallon, Scott Tallon Walker
The former Bank of Ireland headquarters in Baggot Street is most notable for two things other than its architecture: the amount of Bronze Manganese used in its construction –
1978 – O2 (Formerly Bord na Mona), Baggot Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Designed as the headquarters of Bord Na Mona,
1978 – Pennys, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne & Son
Former British Home Stores department store constructed on the site of the still-missed Metropole and Capitol Cinemas.
1979 – Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: OMA
Design submitted to architectural competition for an Official residence of the Irish Prime Minister.
1979 – Marks & Spencer, Mary Street, Dublin
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker
Grim department store with equally grim frontage onto nearby Liffey and Abbey Streets.
1979 – New Ireland Assurance Offices, Cavendish Row, Dublin
Architect: Campbell Conroy Hickey
“New Ireland Assurance Co Ltd topped out their latest property investment in Dublin last month at 7/8 Cavendish Row,
1979 – School of Agriculture, University College Dublin
Architect: Rooney Associates
A strong, muscular almost brutalist facade treatment gives the Agriculture building a stern and forbidding appearance.
1979 – Shortlisted Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: Lindsay Johnston
One of 15 entries shortlisted from 98 submissions to design a residence for An Taoiseach and state guesthouse at the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
1979 – Unbuilt Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Design submitted to architectural competition for an Official residence of the Irish Prime Minister.
