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Sisters of mystery and portents of doom

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2002 / May 23 2002

You wait around for years for a significant new piece of contemporary architecture in the heart of Dublin, and then suddenly two, both competition winners, arrive at once. Trinity College's James Ussher Library now nods along Nassau Street to the National Gallery's Millennium Wing on Clare Street. Both are unapologetically modern, each is nonetheless very different, yet both tease and challenge the observer.

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