1910 – Offices, New Zealand Insurance Co., Brisbane, Queensland
Completed in 1909 or early 1910, and later destroyed.
Completed in 1909 or early 1910, and later destroyed.
A long drawn out project, the Parnell Monument was designed by Dublin-born American sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens with the assistance of two architects –
An imposing, sober colonnade of corinthian columns arranged in Doric order, McKim, Mead and White’s Pennsylvania Station combined glass-and-steel train sheds and a magnificently proportioned concourse with a breathtaking monumental entrance to New York City.
A fine composition with corner towers that break through the cornice on this quite long building. The facade is relatively simple but the repetitive nature of the design is quite pleasant.
Around 1900, working on a commission from local landowner Lord Monteagle, Francis Inigo Thomas designed a Market Square for Foynes,
Unbuilt proposal for a department store. This project was a particular favourite of Loos, with a watercolour rendering of the design hanging in his residence for many years.
Perspective View with Plan published in The Building News, September 16th 1910.
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