1980 – Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street, Dublin
A large development by Irish Life Assurance Company on the old Brooks Thomas yards consisting of blocks of various heights around courtyards both at street level and raised.
A large development by Irish Life Assurance Company on the old Brooks Thomas yards consisting of blocks of various heights around courtyards both at street level and raised.
Facing the former Clery’s department store,
Intended to be a building with a strong visual presence in the port and succeeds as such.
The Ilac Centre was opened in 1981,
Large office developed first planned in the 1970s,
Built in several stages,
A long drawn-out scheme that took many years for completion.
Replacing the old East Stand which was constructed in 1927,
Some extravagant plans were drawn up for this site including a design by Stephenson Gibney &
An architectural ideas competition to design a replacement monument for the site of Nelson’s Pillar which was demolished in 1966.