1957 – Morrissey’s Auctioneers, Merrion Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick H. Corcoran
Small office building designed by Patrick H.
1957 – National School, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
Architect: Basil Boyd Barrett, Office of Public Works
Now extended to the rear,
1957 – Nos. 16-17 Suffolk Street, Dublin
Architect: W.M. Mitchell & Sons
Mid century office building that replaced two ornate Victorian commercial buildings by J.J.
1957 – Proposal for St. Laurence’s Hospital, Cabra, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
Designed as a replacement for the North Brunswick Street hospitals –
1957 – Retail Kiosk, Ardkeen, Waterford
Architect: L.A. Roche, R & W Cunningham
Unusual retail kiosk near the Ardkeen hospital.
1957 – Runner Up Design for War Memorial Building, Belfast
Architect: W.F. Howard
Second placed entry in a design compeition to design a building to act as a war memorial for Northern Ireland providing office space for charities and organisations associated with the armed forces.
1957 – Seagram Building, New York, USA
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, with Philip Johnson (interiors)
Generally recognized as the finest example of skyscrapers in the International Style.
1957 – Small Grocer’s Shop, Dublin
Architect: Design Research Unit
In 1953, at the request of Herbert Read,
1957 – Sovereign Life Assurance, 287 Broadway, Winnipeg
Architect: Moody & Moore
Now unrecognizable after the addition of two floors and recladding in two renovations since the late 1960s.
1957 – St. Mary’s Church, Coolfancy, Co. Wicklow
Simple barnlike church with rendered exterior and small belfry on gable.
