National Photographic Archive, Dublin, Ireland
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| National Photographic Archive | |
| Designer | O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects, Dublin, Ireland , Architects |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Date | 1992 to 1996 |
| Building Type | Government Building, Museum |
| Construction System | Steel, glass, concrete, stone, brick |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Street Address | Meeting House Lane |
| Notes | Also houses Dublin Institute of Technology School of Photography. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | National Library of Ireland & Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Area | 1,530 square meters (16,500 square feet) |
| Stories | 3 |
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The National Photographic Archive is one of three adjacent buildings in Dublin's Temple Bar quarter, designed by the Irish architecture firm O'Donnell + Tuomey. The archive is home to a large collection of glass-plate negatives. The archive building stands at the north end of Meeting House Square, an open-air plaza where the nearby Irish Film Centre hosts film screenings in warmer months. A projection booth is positioned on the south facade of the archive building for this purpose. At the opposite end of the square, a shutter-style shade for a large window in the facade of the national photo gallery serves as the projection screen.
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Sheila O'Donnell & John Tuomey. O'Donnell+Tuomey:Selected Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007. ISBN 1568986017. NA 997.035A4 2006.
[edit] External Links
- National Photographic Archive - MyGuideIreland.com
- Irish Photographic Archives / DIT School of Photography - Archiseek
