1937

1937 – Congress Hall, Nuremberg, Bavaria

Architect: Ludwig & Franz Ruff

Even if you didn’t know its history, this is not a nice place –

1937 – Dublin Airport, Collinstown, Co. Dublin

Architect: Desmond FitzGerald

The original Dublin airport teminal was the most important pre-war Irish building in the International Style.

1937 – Federal Building, Regina, Saskatchewan

Architect: William H. Birmingham & Fred Hollingsworth

The four-storey stone and brick building presents a stepped back, geometric mass with a flat-roof and prominent central tower.

1937 – Forum Cinema, Crumlin Rd., Belfast

Architect: John McBride Neill

The Forum Cinema opened on 20 November 1937 and closed on 28 January 1967 –

1937 – Geragh, Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Architect: Michael Scott

Designed by Michael Scott as a home for himself, he had bought the site by the martello tower at Sandycove some years before,

1937 – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Architect: Irving Morrow

The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the United States.

1937 – Henrietta House, Henrietta Street, Dublin

Architect: Herbert G. Simms

One of a series of blocks designed by the City Architect’s Department in the 1930s throughout the city centre,

1937 – Library, Drumcondra, Dublin

Architect: Robert S. Lawrie

One of four public libraries built during 1937 by Dublin Corporation in the suburbs of Phibsborough,

1937 – Ringsend Public Library, Dublin

Architect: Robert S. Lawrie

One of four public libraries built during the period 1937 by Dublin Corporation in the suburbs of Phibsborough,

1937 – St Peter and Paul’s Church, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Ralph H. Byrne

This imposing if somewhat bland-looking church, sometimes mistaken for a cathedral, was designed by Ralph Byrne and completed in 1937.