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Book TitleIreland, design and visual culture : negotiating modernity, 1922-1992
Chapter TitleFrom Dublin to Chicago and back again : an exploration of the influence of Americanised Modernism on the culture of Dublin's architecture, 1945-1975
Chapter AuthorRowley, Ellen
Book EditorKing, Linda ; Sisson, Elaine
PublisherCork University Press
ISBN9781859184721
Date2011
Page(s)pp209-231
Contentillustrations, photos, text
Note(s)From the sprinkling of testimonials, emblematic building activities and analysis of contemporary architectural discourse from the 1950s to 1970s author provides evidence of the influence of modern America architecture on Irish architects. Influence of Modernist architects Mies and Wright on specific Dublin buildings is described.
Subject(s)corporate headquarters ; embassy buildings ; architectural history ; Modern Movement ; banks ; 20th century ; Modernism ; office buildings
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