1954 – Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, France
Architect: Le Corbusier
This is a singular work in Le Corbusier’s oeuvre in that it departs from his principles of standardisation and the machine aesthetic,
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1954 – Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes, Cook’s Creek, Manitoba
Architect: Fr. Philip Ruh
Begun in 1954 by Father Philip Ruh, the Grotto is both a religious centre in its own right,
1954 – Presentation Sisters Convent, Ballyphehane, Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Fine 1950s convent complex still largely intact. The main architectural feature being the nuns small chapel which is expressed externally in the massing and with its large stained glass window clearly visible,
1954 – State Cinema, Phibsborough, Dublin
Architect: O’Connor & Aylward
A new cinema by Odeon (Ireland) Ltd. to replace the former Phibsborough Cinema on the same site near Doyles Corner.
1954 – Whitehall Grand Cinema, Dublin
The 1,000-seater Whitehall Grand Cinema opened on 31st July 1954.By the 1960’s it was home to both cinema and bingo, before converting to full-time bingo in 1974.
