1974 – Mary Mother of Mercy Church, Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan
Architect: Carr Sweeney O’Farrell
Freestanding irregular-plan and rendered Roman Catholic church, designed at a modest cost and intended to seat 650 parishioners.
1974 – Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Massive and obtrusive, Agriculture house is a large office block of concrete aggregate panels shoehorned into a tight site on Kildare Street.
1974 – Allied Irish Banks, Eyre Square, Galway
Architect: Colm Keogh, H.G. O’Connor Architects
Prefabricated concrete cladding on a corner site in the Eyre Square, Galway. Interesting approach to the parapet with the vertical elements continuing upwards and then just capped off with a horizontal slab which takes away from the form.
1974 – Bantry Library, Bantry, Co. Cork
Architect: Patrick McSweeney
Bantry Library was originally designed in 1962 by the Cork County Council architect Patrick McSweeney. While not an official project of the council at that time,
1974 – Findlater House, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Horrific office development that took the place of one of Dublin’s celebrated Findlater’s groceries store. Sold by the Findlater family in 1968 to the Lyons Group who had the buildings demolished in 1972 and this piece of rubbish erected by 1974 to their own designs.
1974 – National Management Centre, Sandyford, Co. Dublin
Architect: Arthur Gibney, Stephenson Gibney & Associates
The Irish Management Institute was originally headquartered in 81 Grafton Street. As its activities increased it required greater space prompting several moves before,
1974 – Palmerston House, Denzille Lane, Dublin
Architect: David Keane & Partners
Office building constructed on back garden of Merrion Square houses – Nos. 11-12. Built with a concrete exoskeleton to front and rear,
1974 – Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is at 1450 feet and 110 stories,
