Irish Life Centre
| Irish Life Centre | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Address | 1 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 PK03 |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Construction started | 1974 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 600,000 square feet (55,700 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Andrew Devane of Robinson, Keefe & Devane |
The Irish Life Centre is an office building complex in central Dublin, Ireland. It is the headquarters of Irish Life, a life assurance and pensions provider.
History
Development of the Irish Life Centre was led by Michael Lucey, property investment manager at Irish Life since 1968.[1] Construction started in 1974 and completed in 1985.
Design
The Irish Life Centre complex includes a number of office buildings, apartment buildings, Talbot Mall (a shopping arcade), as well as courtyards and gardens.
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The complex contains the sculpture Chariot of Life by Irish sculptor Oisín Kelly.[2]
References
- ↑ Clavin, Terry (2013). McGuire, James; Quinn, James, eds. "Lucey, Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ↑ "Chariot of Life, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Dublin City". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Ireland: Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
Further reading
- "Irish Life Head Office Opens". RTÉ Archives. RTÉ. 1977-12-01.
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (1979-09-01). "New Retail Outlet For Dublin". RTÉ Archives. RTÉ.
- Casey, Christine (2005). Dublin: The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. Yale University Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-300-10923-7. Search this book on
- "1980 – Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street, Dublin". Archiseek. 2010.
- Purlytė, Gabija (2012-11-20). "The Sunset of Modernism". TN2 Magazine. No. 4. p. 4.
- "Talbot Mall needs some new Irish life". Irish Times. 2013-04-26. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13.
- Kelly, Olivia (2016-02-26). "Irish Life to spend €8m redeveloping Dublin headquarters". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13.
- Sheridan, Andy (2017-11-04). "The Irish Life Centre". Andy Sheridan Photography (blog).
- O'Connor, Amy (2018-01-03). "An insider's tour of Dublin in 6 much-maligned modern buildings". thejournal.ie.
- Coyle, Colin (2018-12-16). "Demolition would signal the end for architect Andy Devane's house". The Sunday Times.
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