1979 – 360 Main, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Smith Carter
At 117 metres and 31 floors,
1979 – Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast
Architect: Daniel J. MacRandal
The original Andersonstown Leisure Centre building was designed by architect D.J.
1979 – Birr Community College, Birr, Co. Offaly
Architect: Peter & Mary Doyle
In 1974, the Irish Department of Education organised an open architectural ideas competition for the design of a new type of building – a ‘community school’.
1979 – Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: OMA
Design submitted to architectural competition for an Official residence of the Irish Prime Minister.
1979 – Entrance Block, Tara Hotel, London
Architect: Stephenson Associates
Originally a railway depot and goods yard,
1979 – Marks & Spencer, Mary Street, Dublin
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker
Grim department store with equally grim frontage onto nearby Liffey and Abbey Streets.
1979 – New Ireland Assurance Offices, Cavendish Row, Dublin
Architect: Campbell Conroy Hickey
“New Ireland Assurance Co Ltd topped out their latest property investment in Dublin last month at 7/8 Cavendish Row,
1979 – Royal Bank Plaza South, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: WZMH Architects
The two Royal Bank Plaza towers are connected by a 39-meter (130 foot) tall glass Banking Hall.
1979 – School of Agriculture, University College Dublin
Architect: Rooney Associates
A strong, muscular almost brutalist facade treatment gives the Agriculture building a stern and forbidding appearance.
1979 – Shortlisted Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: Lindsay Johnston
One of 15 entries shortlisted from 98 submissions to design a residence for An Taoiseach and state guesthouse at the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
