Vincent Kelly and his Contribution to Hospital Building in Ireland

Sheila Corballis
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2008
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

This dissertation examines Vincent Kelly’s contribution to the hospital building program of the 1930s, with particular reference to his role of education and advising other hospital architects on good hospital design. He was an active member on committees dedicated to the hospitalisation of Ireland during the period when a commissioning program was instigated. The work carried out by Kelly while on the Committee of Reference was invaluable. It laid the foundations for further research and study to be devoted to the cause of hospitals in Ireland. He has been hailed by members of the architectural and medical profession for his unfaltering dedication to the hospital situation in Ireland. He studied modern hospital design in Europe and adapted their style and techniques to his hospital buildings.

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Vincent Kelly and his Contribution to Hospital Building in Ireland