Irish Housing Design 1950 - 1980: Out of the Ordinary

by Brian Ward

Book Overview

This book examines the architectural design of housing projects in Ireland from the mid-twentieth century. This period represented a high point in the construction of the Welfare State project where the idea that architecture could and should shape and define community and social life was not yet considered problematic. Exploring a period when Ireland embraced the free market and the end of economic protectionism, the book is a series of case studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032082054
• ISBN13: 9781032082059
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages