Modern Dublin

detail-of-pre-cast-exposed-aggregate-concrete-structure-in-strong-sunlight — Agriculture House (1973)
Sam Stephenson

sunlight-casting-shadows-on-agriculture-house-arcade-with-exposed-aggregate-concrete-columns-as-man-in-jacket-walks-by

sunlight-casting-shadows-on-sam-stephenson's-agriculture-house-arcade-with-exposed-aggregate-concrete-columns-as-mother-and-son-walk-by

Modern Dublin is a celebration of a selection of Dublin’s twentieth-century architecture told through a series of triptychs. Each one serves as an anecdote of a particular time in that building’s story.

The narrative to this story can be read in many ways. It may be legible on a facade, in a detail or how the building relates itself to its environment. What exists are the result of design decisions formed by words, drawings and finally action. What we see is a built manifestation of the aspirations, beliefs and ideals of the people that commissioned, designed and constructed them.

This series is an attempt to share the the buildings and their stories, by extracting some of the moments that define them. By placing these together we see the ambition of these buildings at all scales. Together, the individual stories provide a window into the architectural ambitions of the time and reveal a rich architectural heritage worth preserving today.

exposed-concrete-and-reflective-glass-structure-reflects-courtyard-as-man-in-t-shirt-walks-through — Merrion Hall (1973)
Arthur Gibney

man-walks-through-sunlit-courtyard-with-plants-surrounded-by-exposed-concrete-and-glass-modernist-building

woman-walking-across-courtyard-towards-merrion-hall-front-elevation-of-exposed-concrete-and-reflective-glass-with-central-fountain

linenhall-school-of-trades-corrugated-concrete-detail — Engineering Workshops, Linenhall School of Trades (1971)
Tony Gleeson

linenhall-school-of-trades-corrugated-concrete-building-with-man-standing-under-projecting-entrance

linenhall-school-of-trades-corrugated-concrete-building-with-two-men-in-black-at-entrance-and-white-storage-container-in-front

pre-cast-exposed-aggregate-concrete-elements-with-red-neon-sign-with-letters-e-and-a — Phibsboro Centre (1969)
David Keane

pre-cast-exposed-aggregate-concrete-first-floor-with-red-white-and-blue-tesco-sign-and-shopping-trolleys-in-front

eight-storey-concrete-phibsboro-centre-with-nine-storey-vertical-circulation-tower-as-man-with-shopping-bag-crosses-the-road

dublin-institute-of-advanced-studies-sign-on-a-exposed-aggregatee-column-in-front-of-red-brick-walls — School of Theoretical Physics (1972)
Sam Stephenson

red-brick-modernist-building-of-school-of-theoretical-physics-with-exposed-aggregate-column-and-astronomy-and-geophysics-graphics-on-windows

five-storey-red-brick-modernist-building-of-school-of-theoretical-physics-with-man-walking-up-steps

red-brick-wall-with-small-window-and-edge-of-taller-window-with-tree-in-front — Roe & Co Distillery
[Former Guinnes Power Plant] (1949)
F.P.M Woodhouse / Alex Gibb & Partners

entrance-of-red-brick-former-power-plant-roe-&-co-distillery-with-distilling-pot-behind-glazing

front-elevation-of-red-brick-former-power-plant-roe-&-co-distillery-from-street-with-man-in-white-t-shirt-standing-at-railing

detail-of-morrissey's-blue-grey-and-off-white-mosaic-tiles-and-clock — Morrissey’s (1955)
Patrick H. Corcoran

elevation-of-morrissey's-blue-grey-and-off-white-mosaic-tiles-widndows-and-post-box

elevation-of-the-three-storey-morrissey's-blue-grey-and-off-white-mosaic-tiled-facade-between-two-buildings-in-front-of-a-bus-stop

detail-of-column-in-sun-and-shadow-of-archers-garage — Archers Garage (1949)
Kaye-Parry, Ross and Hendy

corner-column-of-art-deco-style-archers-garage-with-projecting-clock-as-a-cyclist-cycle-by

corner-of-art-deco-style-archers-garage-as-motorcyclist-drives-under

white-pre-cast-concrete-elements-of-texaco-house-with-green-tinted-glass — Texaco House (1972)
David Keane

white-pre-cast-concrete-elements-of-texaco-house-with-green-tinted-glass-beside-four-storey-tower-with-vertical-slit-window

corner-of-white-pre-cast-concrete-texaco-house-with-cars-parked-to-one-side

detail-of-limestone-panels-and-golden-door-with-celtic-symbols — New Ireland Assurance (1964)
Donncha McCullough / Morris and McCullough

elevation-of-new-ireland-assurance-building-with-limestone-panels-and-golden-framed-windows-as-people-walk-by

elevation-of-five-storey-new-ireland-assurance-building-with-limestone-panels-and-golden-framed-windows-as-people-stand-looking-at-golden-door

entrance-to-new-ireland-assurance-building-with-limestone-panels-and-engraved-writing — New Ireland Assurance (1971)
Patrick Campbell

elevation-of-new-ireland-assurance-building-with-limestone-panels-and-golden-framed-windows-as-man-in-blue-and-black-jacket-waits-for-the-luas

elevation-of-five-storey-new-ireland-assurance-building-with-limestone-panels-and-golden-framed-windows-as-people-walk-by

white-elevation-of-lisney-building-framed-by-tree-at-stephens-green — Lisney Building, 24 St. Stephens Green (1973) Ronald Tallon

white-elevation-of-six-storey-lisney-building-beside-four-storey-red-brick-georgian-building-in-front-of-stephens-green-as-three-people-walk-by

white-elevation-of-six-storey-lisney-building-in-front-of-stephens-green-with-a-van-and-jeep-parked--in-front-of-it

red-flowers-in-brick-formed-flower-box-in-front-of-brown-brick-and-concrete-stephen-court-building — Stephen Court (1971)
Andrew Devane

brown-brick-and-concrete-elevation-of-six-storey-stephen-court-building-with-red-flowers-in-brick-flower-box-as-people-walk-past

brown-brick-and-concrete-elevation-of-six-storey-stephen-court-building

man-cycling-by-pre-cast-concrete-building-with-grey-tiled-elevation-at-ground-floor — Lansdowne House (1967)
Brian Hogan

lansdowne-house-pre-cast-concrete-building-framed-by-tree-as-woman-walks-by

nine-storey-lansdowne-house-pre-cast-concrete-building-framed-by-tree-as-people-walk-by

Projects

light-shaft-streaming-onto-concrete-floor-and-wooden-chairs-of-hallway-with-wooden-balustrade-stairs

morning-light-filtering-through-trees-and-architectural-timber-fins-on-elevation-of-padel-club-at-sunrise-at-adare-manor-by-rotterdam-architectural-photo-grapher-andrew-campion

a-man-with-a-red-shirt-sits-in-the-sun-in-front-of-the-tepoztlan-bungalow-surrounded-by-forest

view-from-living-room-with-book-shelf-to-kitchen-island-with-dog-eating-from-bowl

woman-and-boy-walk-across-sleepers-towards-stone-and-wooden-clad-building-with-colorful-steel-columns-in-meadow

bboy-and-girl-in-modern-black-and-white-kitchen-with-timber-cladding-and-wooden-hanging-light-fixture

girl-wearing-red-sandals-with-black-shirt-and-striped-skirt-stands-on-window-seat-opening-window-to-boy-outside

the-tenters-dublin-8-interior-view-from-kitchen-to-dining-area-framed-by-red-steel-beam-overhead

living-area-with-angled-roof-and-brick-walls-with-views-to-garden-through-timber-framed-windows-and-man-sitting-on-a-couch-reading

green-l-shaped-couch-at-window-with-pink-rendered-wall-and-brick

textured-concrete-and-limestone-clad-front-elevation-at-twilight

exterior-view-of-university-hospital-waterford-new-mortuary-entrance-with-contemporary-curved-prayer-room-clad-in-stone-as-a-man-woman-and-dog-walk-past

front-elevation-with-lights-on-at-twilight

Father-feeding-daughter-banana-while-sitting-on-white-steps-with-toys-and-white-cat

adults-and-kids-at-wooden-dining-nook with-table-of-cups-plates-and-crossaints