1974 – College House, Townsend Street, Dublin
One of the ugliest buildings to ever grace the city centre of Dublin,
One of the ugliest buildings to ever grace the city centre of Dublin,
A commercial headquarters on a US campus-style model with its heavily landscaped grounds, the AIB Bankgroup building was developed on lands belonging to the Royal Dublin Society across the road.
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 &
Formerly known as Pembroke Quay. Unique amongst the quayscapes of the city was Sarsfield Quay which had a unified commercial facade treatment.