1904 – Storehouse, St. James’s Gate, Dublin
Architect: A.H. Hignett / RKD Architects
Now known as the Storehouse (the Guinness Visitor Centre), for many years this building was under threat of demolition,
2001 – InterContinental Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin
Architect: Wimberley Allison Tong and Goo
According to the Four Seasons Hotel group who constructed it, this horrendous building “combines both Georgian and Victorian architectural styles”.
2001 – Boardwalk, Liffey Quays, Dublin
Architect: McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects
Constructed as a Millenium project along Bachelors Walk and Lower Ormond Quay, the Boardwalk is an attractive promenade mounted on the quay walls at road level over the Liffey.
2001 – Campshire Cafes, North Wall Quay, Dublin
Architect: DDDA Architects
2001 – Custom House Square, Mayor Street, Dublin
Architect: Anthony Reddy Associates
Distinctive cylindrical timber clad apartment block in the heart of the IFSC. Unfortunately it is surrounded by a closed compound of apartment buildings rather than being a landmark in a public space.
2001 – Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Architect: Günther Domenig
In summer 1998, Nuremberg city issued an architectural competition for the design of a Documentation Centre on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds.
2001 – Fleming Court, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: Project Architects
Large office development shoehorned into a tight site to the rear of Baggot Street. Interesting use of materials including a bright blue cladding and some fine timberwork.
2001 – L’Umbracle, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Located on the southern side of the City of Arts and Science, L’Umbracle, is a promenade with carparking underneath.
2001 – Longmeadow Apartments, Conyngham Road, Dublin
Architects: O’Mahoney Pike
More poor to average development architecturally on a great site overlooking the river Liffey, there are some excellent views from the upper storeys on the river front.
2001 – MACRO Community Centre, North King Street, Dublin
Architect: Derek Tynan Associates
Sited on an awkward triangular site next to the former Debtors Prison, this building was designed as a resource centre for the local community.
