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Building Ireland

Building Ireland

A team of expert presenters in engineering, architecture and geography explore some of the finest example of Ireland’s building and engineering heritage.

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StatusEnded
Original NameBuilding Ireland
First Air DateJuly 8, 2014
Last Air DateMay 21, 2020
Seasons3
Episodes18
Episode Runtime 25min
Language
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksRTÉ One
S03E06

Marino Garden Suburb

In 1922, the new Irish government set about solving Dublin's housing crisis with a revolutionary housing scheme. The Marino Garden Suburb was one of the first schemes in Europe to provide high quality public housing with spacious gardens and parkland. 1500 houses were ultimately built to a range of innovative architectural designs and they are just as desirable today as they were in the 1920s.

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