A modernist classic inspired by a 5th-century ringfort

This striking building is the Embassy of the United States for Ireland. It was designed by the American architect, John MacL. Johansen, in consultation with the prominent Irish architect, Michael Scott took his inspiration from a 5th-century Irish ring fort. It is one of the first buildings built in a ‘modern architectural style’ to be positively accepted in Ireland. The exterior of the building used pre-cast modular units made with concrete and the interior is bathed in natural light from glass walls shaped in a rotunda. The building is floored with Connemara marble and Irish granite is used throughout the walls.