Dublin, 1950 - 1970. Houses, Flats and High Rise Research Featuring more than 250 historic

Featuring more than 250 historic and contemporary architects (organised alphabetically) along with specially selected examples of their work

Bernard O’Mahony

From Trinity College to the Docklands

cottage and country-house interiors

and are preceded by an introductory essay on Dublin in 1847

Dublin, 1950 - 1970. Houses, Flats and High Rise Research Featuring more than 250 historicPublished by Four Courts Press ISBN: 978 81846825996 Paperback 452pp Housing occupies more land than any other urban use and it helps define the character of any city. Dublin continued to expand its footprint during the 1950s and quickly spilled over into the county area. Dubliners favoured a low density city, and a three or four bedroomed house with a garden and perhaps space for a car was seen as the norm. Dublin Corporation was an active house