1968 – Former Curzon Cinema, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
Opened as the Curzon Cinema, and later the Lighthouse, the entrance foyer to this cinema was distinctly modern.
Henry J. Lyons & Partners
Henry J. Lyons specialised in commercial buildings before being joined by his son Samuel Lyons in 1939 as Henry J. Lyons & Son. His office continues to practise under his grandson, Anthony Lyons, who joined the office in 1967 as Henry J. Lyons & Partners.
1972 – Screen Cinema, Townsend Street, Dublin
Architect: Sir Thomas Bennett / Henry J. Lyons & Partners
A soulless 1960s cinema that is partially on the site of two of Dublin’s most famous theatres: the massive Theatre Royal and the smaller Regal Theatre next door.
1974 – College House, Townsend Street, Dublin
Architect: Sir Thomas Bennett / Henry J. Lyons and Partners
One of the ugliest buildings to ever grace the city centre of Dublin,
1988 – Treasury Building, Grand Canal Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
The former Boland’s Mill building was stripped back to its concrete frame structure and redeveloped into an office building in the late 1980s by Treasury Holdings.
2003 – Connaught House, Mespil Road, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
The replacement building on the Pelican House site – designed to maximise the floor space on the property at the expense of open space and aesthetics.
2005 – Design for Aer Lingus Headquarters, Dublin Airport
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
Proposal for an office development at Dublin Airport designed to be a headquarters for Aer Lingus.
2008 – Clare County Hall, Ennis, Co. Clare
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
The commission for the new headquarters for Clare County Council was won in a competition in 2004.
2010 – Competition design for ESB Headquarters, Fitzwilliam St., Dublin
Architect: Gilroy McMahon / Henry J. Lyons & Partners
This entry was a joint entry of Gilroy McMahon with Henry J Lyons and Partners in an international architectural competition to replace the ESB headquarters on Fitzwilliam St.,
2010 – Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
The new criminal courts complex in Dublin, designed by Henry J. Lyons Architects,
2017 – 10 Molesworth Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
Large office development on site of horrendous 1980s office building now deemed past its sell-by date.
