It seems like the only real way to see the Milltown transformer station is from above. Unless you’re with the...
Drumcondra Library, Millmount Avenue, Dublin 9+
The public library in Drumcondra is a freestanding building, surrounded by a lawn and facing onto the southern end of...
The Freemasons’ Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2+
Though the Grand Lodge of Ireland dates from 1725 or earlier, work on their present building in Dublin began in 1866....
Model, Thomas Read, 4 Parliament Street+
One of the nicest things about running a blog is that, sometimes, people get in touch about interesting things you wouldn’t...
Shopfront, 91 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin+
Just a short distance from Knox Memorial Hall, the shopfront at number 91 is smart and symmetrical. Two panes to either...
Corner, 45a Home Farm Road, Dublin 9+
It’s not that you’d want every corner to stand out, but in the context of Home Farm Road and the...
Timber extension, 80 Ranelagh Road, Dublin 6+
Long before any grown-up sense of aesthetics, architectural significance, or cultural context, there’s the dreamhouse. It’s possibly not something all...
Sign, former Falks Lighting shop, Terenure Road East, Dublin 6+
Falks’ first premises in Dublin was on Exchequer Street, opening in 1947, though the company was established in London in...
Door, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2+
Compared to the noise of Pearse Street, its sidestreets are nearly invisible, but they have quiet lives of their own....
Luas bridge (Charlemont station), Grand Canal, Dublin 2+
Crossing the Grand Canal between Charlemont Place and Grand Parade, the Luas bridge at Charlemont station is one of the...
Diving bell, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2+
At the most recent City Intersections event on Smart Dublin, one of the three brilliant speakers was Mary Mulvihill of...
Slates, 1 Mount Pleasant Square, Dublin 6+
In more cynical moments, one might start to notice how often the blank gable end crops up in our built...
Fanlight, 41 Merrion Square, Dublin 2+
Though there’s something interesting about most of the city’s fanlights (even when they’re just a plain nook), the added function...
Interior, former Richmond Surgical Hospital, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7+
Back when I wrote about the former Richmond Surgical Hospital, I mentioned how much I would love to see the...
Capitals, University Church (Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom), 87a St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2+
The porch of the University Church, on the south side of St. Stephen’s Green, feels more densely designed than many...
Number one, 1 Ontario Terrace, Dublin 6+
Ontario Terrace is slightly idyllic, with a view over the canal and a wide strip of grass and trees buffering...