1972 – 24 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Architect: Ronnie Tallon, Michael Scott & Partners
Built for Lisney’s,
Built for Lisney’s,
An awkwardly long and narrow site begats a tall,
In 1964, a competition to design a masterplan for the UCD campus at Belfield was won by young Polish architect Andrzej Wejchert.
Opened in 1972 and nicknamed “the Burlo”
Replacing four Georgian houses,
Large office block built to house the local offices of the Canadian Grain Commission,
Originally, at the time of completion,
Conceived as a holiday village,
When first opened, the owner wasn’t certain it would be viable as a hotel due to its location,
Another Catholic church constructed during the reign of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid in the Dublin suburbs.