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| Book Title | More than concrete blocks : Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories : 1940-72 |
| Chapter Title | Case study : Bord Failte HQ : Baggot Street Bridge : Dublin 2 : 1959-63 : demolished |
| Chapter Author | Rowley, Ellen |
| Book Editor | Rowley, Ellen |
| Publisher | Dublin City Council ; University College Dublin ; Four Courts Press |
| ISBN | 9781902703459 |
| Date | 2019 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Page(s) | pp250-259 |
| Content | photos, text |
| Note(s) | This office building, which was unpopular with the public, was generally considered to be the first central core building in Ireland. It was six-storeys high, with a flat roof, facades of repetitive fenestration and exposed concrete frame. |
| Subject(s) | corporate headquarters ; office buildings ; tourism ; 20th century ; Modernism ; architectural history ; Modern Movement ; concrete |
| QUB Location | Search QUB Library Catalogue |
| UCD Location | Search UCD Library Catalogue |