ArchiseekJul 8, 2025
1790 – Design for Dublin Stamp Office
Described in 1790 as the east front design of the new stamp-office, possibly by Vincent Waldré, published in The Gentleman's Magazine for November 1790 along with views of Dublin buildings then standing. Waldré (1740–1814), was an Italian artist and architect who was born in Faenza but ended up in Dublin around 1787. Waldré
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ArchiseekJun 11, 2025

1960 – Proposed Hotel, Collinstown, Co. Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates

Design for hotel for Collinstown, so presumedly at Dublin Airport. Stephenson Gibney did eventually design a hpotel for the airport which opened in 1972.
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ArchiseekJun 4, 2025

1957 – Proposal for St. Laurence’s Hospital, Cabra, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope

Designed as a replacement for the North Brunswick Street hospitals - the Richmond, Whitworth, and Hardwicke Hospitals on a new site on the Navan Road. An Oireachtas Act in 1943 cleared the way for the plan to pro
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ArchiseekMar 9, 2025

1917 – Third Premiated Entry for NUI Senate House, Dublin
Architect: Edwin Bradbury

Third placed entry for a new university senate for the National University of Ireland on the corner of Merrion Square at Fitzwilliam and Mount Streets. Received a premium of £50.

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Architect: Edwin Bradbury Third placed entry for a new university senate for the National University of Ireland on the corner of Merrion Square at Fitzwilliam and Mount Streets. Received a premium of £50. "In this plan (by Mr Edwin Bradbury, F.R.I.A.I, Dublin) the examination hall occupies the south-east corner of the site, with main entrance

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ArchiseekMar 9, 2025

1917 – Second Premiated Entry for NUI Senate House, Dublin
Architect: O'Callaghan & Webb

Second placed entry for a new office building and university senate for the National University of Ireland. The site was on the corner of Merrion Square at Fitzwilliam and Mount Street
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1917 – Second Premiated Entry for NUI Senate House, Dublin | Archiseek.com

Architect: O'Callaghan & Webb Second placed entry for a new office building and university senate for the National University of Ireland. The site was on the corner of Merrion Square at Fitzwilliam and Mount Streets. Received a premium of £100. Described in their submission by the architects: ".... the offices have been grouped at the

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ArchiseekFeb 26, 2025

1953 – Second Placed Entry for Dublin Port and Docks Board Competition
Architect: Alan Hope

The second placed entry in the 1953 Dublin Port Offices competition to design a new Headquarters and Offices for the Dublin Port and Docks Board on Memorial Road alongside Busaras. The assessors were John
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1953 – Second Placed Entry for Dublin Port and Docks Board Competition | Architecture @ Archiseek.com

Architect: Alan Hope The second placed entry in the 1953 Dublin Port Offices competition to design a new Headquarters and Offices for the Dublin Port and Docks Board on Memorial Road alongside Busaras. The assessors were John M. Fairweather, Vincent Kelly, and Alfred Jones. The competition was limited to architects practising in Ireland. After adjudication,

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ArchiseekDec 13, 2024

1984 – Original Irish Life Scheme for George’s Quay, Dublin
Architect: Keane Murphy Duff

The original scheme of over 500,000 square foot of offices, retail and a limited amount of residential that received planning permission with severa
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1984 – Original Irish Life Scheme for George’s Quay, Dublin | Architecture @ Archiseek.com

Architect: Keane Murphy Duff The original scheme of over 500,000 square foot of offices, retail and a limited amount of residential that received planning permission with several conditions after a public hearing. Originally six office blocks and a central tower, An Bord Pleanála asked for the perimeter buildings to be scaled back and a distinctively

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ArchiseekDec 13, 2024

1973 – Speculative Office Scheme, Trinity Street, Dublin
Architect: Barry & Associates

To be built on site of the former Moira Hotel, which closed in 1973. This scheme never progressed, the site remaining empty for some years. Originally the hotel was bought from Jury's Hotels by developer Jim Staffor
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1973 – Speculative Office Scheme, Trinity Street, Dublin | Architecture @ Archiseek.com

Architect: Barry & Associates To be built on site of the former Moira Hotel, which closed in 1973. This scheme never progressed, the site remaining empty for some years. Originally the hotel was bought from Jury's Hotels by developer Jim Stafford of Wexford. According to Frank McDonald in “The Destruction of Dublin”, his business collapsed

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ArchiseekDec 11, 2024
1981 – Irish Life Scheme, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Large scheme proposed for site of former Adelphi cinema in Dun Laoghaire. From the late 1960s through the 1980s, various speculative schemes were proposed for this site.
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1981 – Irish Life Scheme, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | Architecture @ Archiseek.com

Large scheme proposed for site of former Adelphi cinema in Dun Laoghaire. From the late 1960s through the 1980s, various speculative schemes were proposed for this site.

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ArchiseekDec 11, 2024
1968 – Concept for Shopping Centre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Unbuilt scheme for shopping centre and hotel, and new cinema on the site of the former Adelphi cinema in Dun Laoghaire. Over the years several concepts were proposed for this site. Refused planning permission in 1969 by the Minist
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1968 – Concept for Shopping Centre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | Architecture @ Archiseek.com

Unbuilt scheme for shopping centre and hotel, and new cinema on the site of the former Adelphi cinema in Dun Laoghaire. Over the years several concepts were proposed for this site. Refused planning permission in 1969 by the Minister for Local Government after receiving outline planning permission from the borough council. "The reason given for

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