1969

1969 – Apollo House, Tara Street, Dublin

Another one of the horrific buildings in this area, Apollo House with its pseudo-greek lettering,

In the early 1960’s the chapel in Kilmacud was proving to be much too small for the growing population,

Interesting form but could have benefited from some extra storeys in height to make the proportions more pleasing.

This complex of 850 flats, housing 2,400 residents was designed by architect Frank Robertson for the Northern Ireland Housing Trust.

The tallest structure in Berlin, the Fernsehturm was constructed by the old East German regieme as a symbol of hope and prosperity.

Thirteen floors of office space in a very sensitive location behind Fitzwilliam Place and on the banks of the Grand Canal,

Now part of the Dundalk Institute of Technology’s campus, this was a ground breaking Irish factory design.

Former library with cantilevered concrete stairs to public offices above. Originally a L-shaped plan,

One of several large hotels constructed in a couple of years for the Ryan Hotel group by Stephenson Gibney &

Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois, is affectionately known as “Big John,”