1970 – Aghadoe Heights Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Started as a bar and restaurant in 1967 which was an instant success due to its location and views. Extended and later turned into an hotel with 45 bedrooms in 1970.
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1970 – Aras an Phiarsaigh, Pearse Street, Dublin
Architect: Tyndall Hogan Hurley
Built on the site of the former McKenzie & Son warehouse that was destroyed in a fire in 1970.
1970 – Broadway United Church, Broadway, Winnipeg
Architect: Moody Moore and Partners
Constructed after the previous church on the site was destroyed in a fire. Designed to resemble the prow of a great ship,
1970 – Centennial House, 310 Broadway, Winnipeg
Architect: L. Harmatiuk
Striking building with a dynamic facade of contrasts between the white concrete panels with their subtle angles and the vertical strips of windows.
1970 – Fairmont Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Smith Carter Parkin
Horrendously grim slab hotel block with windowless lower stories, the Fairmont is as far removed from the elegant and nearby Fort Garry in style as it is possible to be.
1970 – International House, Hatch Street, Dublin
Architect: Burke-Kennedy Doyle
Large office development on a sloping site that allowed for underground parking. Finished with concrete aggregate panels that compliment the colour of the brickwork on Hatch Street.
1970 – Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Number Ten Architectural Group
The Manitoba Theatre Centre was designed in the Brutalist style designed by local architect Allan Waisman of Number Ten Architectural Group with input from the MTC artistic director Eddie Gilbert.
1970 – Newport Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: T. Sherman
Seventeen storey office building close to the midpoint of the downtown section of Portage Avenue. With its curtain walling and chamfered corners,
1970 – Northside Shopping Centre, Coolock, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Open-air shopping centre originally constructed in 1970 by Stephenson Gibney & Associates and much extended since.
1970 – U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Architect: Harrison & Abramovitz
In the initial planning stages, the U.S. Steel Corporation seriously considered making this development the world’s tallest building as an endorsement of their industry.
