1969 – Library, Coleraine, Co. Derry
Architect: John Neil, Dalzell and Campbell
Fantastic modern library, now painted a dubious colour but listed in 2015. The interior book stacks are aligned with the windows,
1969 – Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The design idiom of Mies van der Rohe is familiar to all from its adoption by the corporate world and its many ‘copies’
1969 – No.2 Burlington Road, Dublin
Architect: Tyndall Hogan Hurley
Originally when completed, the window bands were fully glazed, with panels of clear glass. Later tinted panels were inserted to create a combination of glass and solid panels –
1969 – Óstán na Rosann, Dungloe, Co. Donegal
Architect: Carr Sweeney O’Farrell
Feel the white heat of a modernising Ireland in this cheerful John Hinde postcard. Sadly the clean lines of the original hotel have been removed by later renovations.
1969 – Phoenix House, South Leinster Street, Dublin
Architect: John Costello & Associates
Office accommodation from the late 1960s, a rather grim exercise in concrete and projecting windows replacing a number of smaller Victorian commercial premises.
1969 – Restaurant Building, University College Dublin, Co. Dublin
Architect: Robin Walker, Michael Scott & Partners
The UCD restaurant building was awarded the RIAI Gold Medal for 1968-70,
1969 – Richardson Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Smith Carter Parkin / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
At 124 metres and 34 floors, this is one of the tallest buildings in the city,
1969 – Shopping Centre, Phibsborough, Dublin
Architect: David Keane & Partners
Almost universally disliked by the public as it dominates the area, an office tower with a strip mall and parking as a podium.
1969 – St. Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, Dublin
Architect: Arthur Swift & Partners
Built on the site of the old Richmond Barracks, and finally demolished after years of decline in 2013,
1969 – The Ardree Hotel, Waterford
Opened in the 1960s, the hotel had 160 beds and was the premier destination for visitors to the city for many years.
