Building the Economy The Programmes for Economic Expansion (1959-72) and Irish Industrial Architecture

Conor O’Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2017
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

This thesis will examine the Programmes for Economic Expansion (1959-72) by the Irish Government and their implication on Irish industrial architecture. The three Programmes (1959-64, 1964-69, 1969-72), as published, will be examined along with legislative Acts, departmental reports, etc., to find information relevant to the construction of industrial buildings of the period. This dissertation will in addition follow the development of industrial buildings in Ireland and abroad during the period 1900-70. Industrial architecture was a mark of a nations modernity; therefore, this survey will help the reader to identify the progress of the Irish modernity in comparison to trends in international industrial architecture. Examples of Irish industrial architecture by Ronald Tallon during the period 1959-72 will be examined.

Irish Georgian Society

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Building the Economy The Programmes for Economic Expansion (1959-72) and Irish Industrial Architecture