More than concrete blocks : Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories : Volume I /
Contributor(s): Rowley, Ellen [editor.].
Publisher: Dublin : Dublin City Council, 2016Description: 366 p. : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781902703442; 9781902703442; 1902703448.Other title: 1900-40.Subject(s): Historic buildings -- Ireland -- Dublin -- History -- 20th century | Architecture -- Ireland -- Dublin -- History | Historic buildings -- Ireland -- Dublin -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies | Historic buildings -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Guidebooks | Architecture -- Ireland -- Dublin -- History -- Case studies | Architecture -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Guidebooks | Dublin (Ireland) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History -- 20th century | Dublin (Ireland) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies | Dublin (Ireland) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- GuidebooksDDC classification: 720.941835 ROW Summary: Unpacking the history of Dublin's architecture during the 20th century, this book contains introductory historical essays of building culture in Dublin from 1900 to 1939; followed by 28 case studies ranging from iconic situations such as the 1917 rebuilding of Sackville Street lower (later O'Connell Street), to lesser-known structures like the concrete Oblates grotto, Inchicore (1929) or the public library, Drumcondra (1937). It is framed according to key historic questions, and raises issues around architectural technology and materials, patronage and urban planning, residents and ceremonial or daily use, and so on.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Unpacking the history of Dublin's architecture during the 20th century, this book contains introductory historical essays of building culture in Dublin from 1900 to 1939; followed by 28 case studies ranging from iconic situations such as the 1917 rebuilding of Sackville Street lower (later O'Connell Street), to lesser-known structures like the concrete Oblates grotto, Inchicore (1929) or the public library, Drumcondra (1937). It is framed according to key historic questions, and raises issues around architectural technology and materials, patronage and urban planning, residents and ceremonial or daily use, and so on.