For The Love of Ireland's Buildings: Treasures from fifty years of the Roadstone

Description: For The Love of Ireland's Buildings by Michael Lunt, Grainne Shaffrey, Sean Rothery Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A personal selection by artist Michael Lunt of over 120 drawings and paintings from fifty years of the Roadstone Calendar, reflecting the artists love of Irelands buildings and engineering in our towns and landscapes. Publisher Description For the Love of Irelands Buildings takes us on a tour of our built heritage, from ancient monuments to Modern architecture. For over fifty years the iconic Roadstone Calendar celebrated Irelands architectural treasures and triumphs of engineering, with artwork by Michael Lunt. Drawing on gems from that archive, the artist explores Irelands rich architectural legacy. Highlights include ancient sites, beautiful eighteenth- and nineteenth-century architecture, attractive shop fronts, atmospheric workers cottages, key places of work, twentieth-century innovations, and notable engineering projects, among them lighthouses, harbours, and bridges.Pen portraits from the original Roadstone calendars by architect Sean Rothery, writer Bernard Share and experts such as maritime historian John de Courcy Ireland detail key historical, architectural and environmental facts and stress the ongoing need for restoration and reinvention.For the Love of Irelands Buildings is a must for lovers of Irelands rich and at times surprising built heritage. Author Biography Michael Lunt designed for several leading Dublin advertising agencies during the 1950s and 1960 until he became an independent graphic designer in 1968. His experience spans a period of technological revolution: from early days working with T-squares and metal type to todays digital world.Roadstone, and later CRH of which Roadstone was a founder member, became Michael Lunts principal client and patron. He designed his first Roadstone Calendar in 1962, continuing with the commission for the next forty-nine years. The Roadstone calendar hung in thousands of Irish homes and businesses, and the art reflects the artists love of Irelands built heritage.Michael Lunt also taught design at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and DÚn Laoghaire Institute of Art and Technology, while executing major projects for AIB and IDA and creating the initial design for the magazine Technology Ireland for the IIRS.Having spent most of his working life in Dublin, Michael Lunt is now retired and lives in Wexford. Details ISBN 1788494466 ISBN-13 9781788494465 Title For The Love of Ireland's Buildings Author Michael Lunt, Grainne Shaffrey, Sean Rothery Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 160 Publisher OBrien Press Ltd GE_Item_ID:158359022; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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