This Modern Love - Architectural Gems of 20th Century Ireland by Emma Gilleece

Based on RTÉ Culture’s 100 Buildings - a bold illustrated tour of modern Ireland in architecture.

Flat roofs, clean lines, bold ideas. THIS MODERN LOVE travels across Ireland’s early- to mid-twentieth‑century modernist landmarks - buildings that broke from tradition and imagined a different future. From civic centres and factories to churches, housing and schools, these structures tell a story of ambition, progress and new ways of living.

Together they form a vivid portrait of an Ireland looking outward, embracing international modernism while forging its own architectural voice. Clear‑eyed, visually driven and unapologetic, THIS MODERN LOVE invites you to rediscover a built heritage that is still shaping Irish life today.

The volume includes four critical essays by José Bernardo Távora, Elia Bernardos, Rui Jorge Garcia Ramos and José Gigante, as well as a conversation with Manuel Fernandes Sá.