1929 – Ulster Museum, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: James Cumming Wynnes / Francis Pym
In 1913, a competition was held to design a new building to house the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery’s expanding collections.
1971
1971 – 161 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Part of the Lombard complex of buildings that includes the Richardson tower, and the Fairmont Hotel, this small office block is linked directly into Winnipeg’s underground walkway system.
1971 – Denver Art Museum, Colorado
Architect: Gio Ponti
This is a fortress for art – resembling nothing less than the keep of a medieval castle.
1971 – Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Burlington Road, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
With a debt to Kahn’s theory of serviced spaces and services, the Institute for Advanced Studies has a solid spine containing stairs,
1971 – IBM Building, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
This is Mies’ last American building and his largest, faced with dark aluminum and bronze-tinted glass.The original plan called for a U-shaped building,
1971 – New Ireland Assurance Company, No.9 Dawson Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick Campbell
Built for Irish National Insurance company, part of the New Ireland Assurance Company. A cleaner design than its earlier neighbour due to the flatter modelling of the facade and the narrower site,
1971 – Norwich Union Offices, Dawson Street, Dublin
Architect: Lardner & Partners
One of three office blocks built along Dawson and Nassau Streets by Norwich Union in the 1960s destroying a collection of varied Victorian commercial buildings in the process.
1971 – Palais de Justice, Montreal, Quebec
Architect: David & Boulva
The Palais de justice de Montréal, located in the Old Montreal historic district, is a stronglymodernist structure.
1971 – Texaco House, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: David Keane & Partners
One of the earliest use of load-bearing precast concrete perimeter units and glass curtain walling in Dublin.
1971 – Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Gustavo da Rosa / Number Ten Architectural Group
The Winnipeg Art Gallery is sited on an awkward triagular site,
