‘The bunkers’

The Civic Offices are possibly the most controversial buildings erected in Dublin during the twentieth century—still referred to by many as ‘the bunkers’. A design competition was held and in 1968 it was announced that Stephenson Gibney Architects had won. As originally proposed, the scheme consisted of four concrete panel-clad towers with vertical window bays ... Read more

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