1951 – 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Deceptively simple in appearance, these twin apartment towers set the standard by which all subsequent glass-and-steel highrises are judged.
1951 – Boland’s Biscuit Mills, Grand Canal Street, Dublin
Architect: Samuel Stevenson & Son
Built on the site of a building occupied by Éamon de Valera during the 1916 Easter Rising,
1951 – Cathleen’s Falls Power Station, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
The Erne Hydro Electric Scheme utilises the natural drop of 45m between the two power stations at Cliff and Cathaleen’s Fall on the River Erne to form the basis for the third-largest hydro operation in the country.
1951 – Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Designed and built from 1946 to 1951, Farnsworth House is considered an icon of international style architecture in America.
1951 – Former Bank of Toronto, Victoria, British Columbia
Architect: William F. Gardiner
Constructed as a branch of the Bank of Toronto and now an art gallery. The building has a simplified,
1951 – Post Office, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Architect: Office of Public Works
Designed by Seymour Rice and Ronald Tallon (later of Scott Tallon Walker) while staff of the Office of Public Works.
