1956 – 900-910 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
A further development of his work at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive (immediately next door),
1956 – All Saints Church, Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Very much a local landmark, the massive church was built between 1954 and 1956 of concrete and limestone.
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: Simon Leonard, William H. Byrne & Son
Unattractive church from the 1950s, designed by Simon Leonard of William H.
1956 – Civic Centre, Holywood, Co. Down
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
Civic centre including library, a maternity and child welfare clinic, council chamber, and a public hall for 500 designed in the late 1940s for Holywood Co.
1956 – Crown Hall, IIT, Chicago, USA
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.
