Architecture

A Magnificent Pile! A brief architectural tour of the main library building

August 29, 2014 · 2 comments

in NLI Buildings

by Justin Furlong, Assistant Keeper, National Library of Ireland On August 29th, 1890, the present day National Library Ireland building was opened. Inspired by the suggestions of William Archer, NLI Librarian, designed by Thomas Deane & Son (Thomas was knighted on the day of the opening) and built by Messrs. Beckett of Ringsend, it was described […]

Tagged as: Architecture, Beckett of Ringsend, Café Joly, Carlo Cambi Siena, Charles Henry Cook, Dobbyn & Son, Dublin Evening Mail, Harrison's, J. & C. McGloughlin, Jones and Wallis of Brimingham, National Library of Ireland, Oppenheimer of Manchester, Thomas Deane & Son, Thomas Moore, Thomas W. Lyster, Victorian Dublin, William Archer, William Milligan

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After You and the recreation of an iconic Dublin building

February 21, 2013 · 8 comments

in Guest Bloggers

by Damien O’Connor, Writer/Director of After You In early 2010 I was awarded a grant by the Irish Film Board, RTÉ, The Arts Council and the BAI to make my short animated film After You. The idea for the film was to tell the tale of a Dublin doorman over sixty years. The storyline allowed […]

Tagged as: After You, Animation, Architecture, Brown Bag Studios, Cel' Division, Damien O'Connor, Dublin Doorman, Eli O'Dowd, Eoin Kavanagh, Film, IFTAs, JDIFF, Modelling, National Library of Ireland, Shorts, Thomas Newenham Deane, Wireframe replica

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