1959 – 599 Empress Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Libling Michener and Associates
Originally constructed as the administrative office for the Manitoba Medical Service.
1959 – Brown & Polson / Knorr, Davitt Road, Inchicore, Dublin
Architect: Patrick Scott, Michael Scott & Associates
Brown &
1959 – Cerebral Palsy Clinic & School, Sandymount, Dublin
Architect: Brendan O’Connor
The National Association for Cerebral Palsy Ireland (C.P.I.) moved from their first home in Bull Alley to a large house on Sandymount Avenue in 1953.
1959 – Community Centre, Roundstone, Co. Galway
Architect: Mary Joan Trimble
Modern community centre from the late 1950s on the shoreline at Roundstone in Co.
1959 – Dublin Bus, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Brendan Ellis & G.P. O’Shea
A modern infill building on the western side of O’Connell Street,
1959 – Executive House, Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
Architect: Libling Michener & Associates
Designed as n upmarket apartment block,
1959 – Hydro Sub-Station No. 21, Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Libling Michener & Associates
Striking utility building from a time when public utilities still put an effort into their buildings.
1959 – Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin
Architects: Downes, Meehan & Robson
New modern facade placed on four existing buildings including the previous head office of 1936 designed by Vincent Downes for the same company.
1959 – John A. Russell Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Architect: Smith Carter Katelnikoff
Named after John A. Russell who taught at the University for 38 years and was named the first Dean of the Faculty of Architecture in 1964.
1959 – Modern Art Museum, Havana, Cuba
Architect: Rodriguez Pichardo
The modern Bellas Artes Museum is split into two buildings housing International and Cuban art.
