your top 10 buildings 20th century (ireland)

Not Michael Scott’s house at Sandycove?

excellent idea for a tread

in no particular order…

Central Bank
Croke Park
Foundation Building, UL
Irish Building, UCG
Wooden Building, Exchange Street
Berekely Library, TCD
Busaras
Government Buildings (pity it isn’t the College of Science as intended)
Geragh, Sandycove (would have to disagree with whats said above)
Church of Christ the King, Cork

[This message has been edited by mht (edited 27 April 2001).]

Guinness Storehouse 1903
Church of Christ the King 1927-31
Dublin Airport 1939-41
Busaras 1944-1952
Berkeley Library 1961-67
Carroll’s, Grand Parade 1962-64
Carroll’s Factory, Dundalk 1969
Irish Management Institute 1974
Goulding House 1975
Meetinghouse Square (collection of buildings)

IFSC would have to figure in that poll for me

What about the American Embassy in Ballsbridge?

How about?

Tallon’s, Knockanure Chapel
de Blacam and Meagher’s, Becket Theatre Trinity College
Tallon’s, RTE Building
Murray’s, Bethlehem Chapel
ABK’s ,Trinity College
Temple Bar.

Crikey, I’ve just noticed my “senior member” title. What an honour Paul and I’ll try not to disappoint.

Paul I noticed you mentioned the Carrolls building on Grand Parade, pity it was desecrated both inside & out. Shouldnt modernist buildings in Ireland now be protected structures

De Blacam + Meagher’s new Temple Bar Apartments are very good and show timber detailing progression and maturity from Becket Theatre. Deserving of RIAI Award and more. Though a petition should be raised to get the owner who stuck the bloody fire alarm on the front face to remove it. Also why is it so difficult in Dublin and Temple Bar to sit outside with a glass of wine on a hot day?

Could I also suggest new Dublin Corporation offices (not the Sam Stevenson elements).

Dublincentric contribution:
Collins Barracks
Royal Hospital
Heuston Station
Guinness Storehouse
Jervis St Centre
Council Offices,Swords Village
British Embassy
Casino, Marino
Temple Bar
Connolly Station

What about the Department of the Taoiseach, Merrion Square and Liberty Hall…there’s a contrast.
When you try to compile a list however there are not many that are outstanding, are there? Hopefully the 21st century will have substantially more to offer.

[This message has been edited by GregF (edited 04 September 2001).]

Goulding House 1975
good choice paul
not the most original building but very worthy
what about the late lamented Archers garage?

and Alan, I’m in complete agreement on the sitting outside with a glass of wine-very difficult
but you could try Kelly & Ping in smithfield
the service is very patchy but the food and ambience are very good-the Brazen head is about the only pub in Dublin city centre where it is possible to sit outside (someone please prove me wrong)

O’Donoghues of Merrion Row has a rear courtyard too but gets packed at weekends in the summer

there are quite a few establishments around the city where one can have a quiet pint outside but they are all mostly just some chairs put out on the street and cordened off using the usual stretched fabric inside a frame there are alot of these places around grafton St-baily,Bruxelles ect.The only pub wuth a beer garden in the city centre is the Temple bar though (well that I can think of).Although on a sunny day around exams especially one is lightly to find a large contingent of bolton St. architecture students at the pav. in trinity on the dutch (-gold)! which has a great atmosphere but not everyone likes sittin on grass and theres not much civilised wine sippin’.