1964 – New Ireland Assurance, Dawson Street, Dublin
One of the better buildings of the 1960s in Dublin is the office headquarters for the New Ireland Assurance Company on Dawson Street.
One of the better buildings of the 1960s in Dublin is the office headquarters for the New Ireland Assurance Company on Dawson Street.
Constructed on the site of the Magdalen Asylum on Lower Leeson Street after an architectural competition in 1960 –
A fine example of modern architecture in the heart of leafy Ballsbridge,
Engineers’ offices for M/s A. Guinness Son & Co., constructed by G.
Fitzwilliam Street once the longest expanse of intact Georgian architecture anywhere in the world was destroyed in the 1960s when the ESB a supposedly responsible semi-state body wantonly demolished twelve of the houses.
Definitely not the most popular building in Dublin but for many years it was the tallest,
A central hub for blending,
Described by Frank McDonald in ‘The Destruction of Dublin’
Much hated building on a very important site,
Built to replace some Georgian houses that were in use as office space for the print works behind,