Book review: Celebration of modernist buildings across the State

Book's real strength is in the significant number of lesser-known, and too often forgotten, hidden gems
Eoin O Broin: 'The book's only weakness is the deliberate omission of the North of Ireland, which has its fair share of wonderful Art Deco, mid-century and brutalist gems.'

Eoin O Broin: 'The book's only weakness is the deliberate omission of the North of Ireland, which has its fair share of wonderful Art Deco, mid-century and brutalist gems.'

Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 - 01:20
Eoin Ó Broin, TD

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