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Book TitleMore than concrete blocks : Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories : 1940-72
Chapter TitleCase study : Walker House : St Mary's Lane : Dublin 4 : 1964
Chapter AuthorKelly, Merlo
Book EditorRowley, Ellen
PublisherDublin City Council ; University College Dublin ; Four Courts Press
ISBN9781902703459
Date2019
Volume2
Page(s)pp284--293
Contentplans, sections, text
Note(s)The design of this architect's house was a re-interpretation of the courtyard house scheme devised by Mies van der Rohe. The concrete structure of the ceilings and external frame are exposed while the house's form is punctuated by three courtyards of varying scales.
Subject(s)architects' houses ; one-off houses ; architectural history ; architectural heritage ; architectural design ; 20th century ; concrete ; courtyard houses ; courtyards
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