1968 – Ecolab Corporate Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Architect: Hammel Green & Abrahamson
This is the purest example of an International Style building in Saint Paul. The clean,
1968 – Église du Précieux-Sang, St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Étienne Gaboury
Perhaps local architect Étienne Gaboury’s best-known work, the fabulous Église du Précieux-Sang in St. Boniface was completed in 1967.
1968 – Ford Foundation, New York
Architect: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates
The Ford Foundation Building pioneered the spacious, green, full-height atrium. Supported by an exposed steel structure,
1968 – Former Curzon Cinema, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
Opened as the Curzon Cinema, and later the Lighthouse, the entrance foyer to this cinema was distinctly modern.
1968 – Former Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin
Architect: Hooper & Mayne
The Kevin Street campus of the Dublin Institute of Technology wass a large purpose built structure opened in 1968.
1968 – Former Ryan’s Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
One of several large sprawling hotels for the Ryan Hotel group by Stephenson Gibney &
1968 – Guardian Assurance, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Architect: McDonnell & Dixon
Designed for the Guardian Assurance Company, this five-storey office building terminated an important vista from Earlsfort Terrace as well as being the last building along the Shelbourne Hotel side of the Green.
1968 – H.R. MacMillan Planetarium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Gerald Hamilton & Associates
Originally built as the Centennial Museum, the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium is a striking building as it seems to hover over the treetops,
1968 – Hampton House, Royal Avenue, Belfast
Architect: Robinson & McIlwaine
Replacing two existing buildings, Hampton House is clad with white vertical tiling. The zig-zag walling at upper levels has windows in the angles.
1968 – Michael Scott design for Wood Quay, Dublin
Architect: Robin Walker, Michael Scott & Partners
Runner up in the 1968 developer-led competition to design and construct a new headquarters for Dublin Corporation.
