1824 – Conservatoire d’art dramatique, Quebec City, Quebec
Based on plans by George Blaiklock,
Based on plans by George Blaiklock,
Designed to be constructed behind the Royal Irish Academy of Music on Westland Row by William Kaye-Parry,
It was built between 1884 and 1885 by the German architects Johann Friedrich Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert.
Originally built as an extension to the adjacent Royal Hotel as it also contained accomodation rooms in addition to function space.
Published in Academy Architecture and Annual Architectual Review 1895
“These designs were placed first by a professional assessor in a recent open competition promoted by the corporation.
The National Concert Hall is built on part of the Coburg Gardens (now Iveagh Gardens) in which the Dublin International Exhibition of 1865 was held.
After a 12-year delay, largely due to the difficulties of finding a suitable site,
An Architectural competition was held in 1920 to design a new muncipal building including a concert hall venue –