1956

1956 – 900-910 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

A further development of his work at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive (immediately next door),

1956 – Arco de la Victoria, Madrid

The Arco de la Victoria (Arc of Triumph) is the work of architect Arregui and was erected in 1956 to honor the Spanish Army.

1956 – Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, Arizona

Architect: Anshen & Allen

Built on a twin pinnacled spur about 250 feet high, jutting out of a thousand foot red rock wall,

1956 – Church of the Immaculate Conception, Belturbet, Co. Cavan

Architect: William H. Byrne & Son

Unattractive church from the 1950s, designed by Simon Leonard of William H. Byrne &

1956 – Crown Hall, IIT, Chicago

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

Widely regarded as one of the most architecturally significant buildings of the 20th Century,

1956 – English Electric Company, Aldwych, London

Architect: Adams, Holden & Pearson

Headquarters building for English Electric Company, on the site of the grandiose Gaiety Theatre which closed just prior to the Second World War.

1956 – Kinnahalla Youth Hostel, Hilltown, Co. Down

Architect: G. Philip Bell & Roger H. Bell

Intended as a Youth Hostel to be known as the George VI Memorial Foundation Hostel,

1956 – Metro Cinema, Dundonald, Belfast

Built at a cost of £50,000, it was the first post-war cinema in Belfast with a balcony. It was an ill-timed venture.

1956 – National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Architect: Reginald Fairlie

Located on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh is the main building of the National Library of Scotland,

1960 – Sheraton Hotel, Denver

Architect: I.M. Pei & Associates

Now a Sheraton Hotel, this I.M. Pei designed building has passed through several hotel chains over the last fifty years.