1995

1995 – Arthouse, Curved Street, Dublin

Architect: Shay Cleary Architects

The Arthouse building is sited on Dublin’s newest street – the imaginatively named Curved Street.

1995 – MOMA, San Francisco, California

Architect: Mario Botta

Mario Botta’s building for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened in 1995 and became an instant architectural landmark.

1995 – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

Architect: Richard Meier & Partners

The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) is part of a cultural axis of buildings designed to open up the Raval area for rejuvenation.

1995 – Pembina State Museum, North Dakota

Architect: Yeater, Hennings, Ruff, Schutz, Rokke, Welch – Architects Planners

Sited along the Interstate to the Canadian border, this small museum’s viewing tower is a landmark for miles.

1995 – Puente de la Exposicion, Valencia, Spain

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

Known popularly as “La Peineta” (the hairdo) for its unusual form, this bridge was designed with a 14 metre high inclined arch that stretches from one side to the other.

1995 – The Ark Children’s Centre, Eustace Street, Dublin

Architect: Shane O’Toole & Michael Kelly

The Ark is Europe’s first cultural centre for children and contains a gallery,

1995 – United Kingdom Embassy, Merrion Road, Dublin

Architect: Allies and Morrison

Selected after an architectural competition, the embassy is arranged around a central courtyard, a cloister-like space shaping the organisation of the plan.

1995 – Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Moshe Safdie

This stunning architectural achievement by Moshe Safdie is one of Vancouver’s defining landmarks. The $100 million multi-building complex houses Provincial and Federal Government offices,